Ideally, as a Project Engineer: Wind Energy, you would
- BEng/BSc/BS (Mechanical, Mechatronic, Electrical)
- 10+ years’ experience in the wind energy environment.
- Strong understanding of turbine supply and installation EPC and O&M agreements, experience with split wind farm contracts is preferred.
- Experienced in contract negotiation
- Awareness and understanding of the relevant technical codes, regulations and standards relating to the development of renewable energy projects in South Africa.
- Ability to balance and prioritize multiple, complex tasks.
- Ability to analyze, manage and present data
- Attention to detail required
- Expertise in performance testing of wind energy projects
- Requires an organised approach to working, task prioritisation and time management.
- Commercial mindset and experience with optimizing overall business from a technical design and execution perspective
- Take ownership of meeting deadlines and drive tasks to completion.
- Strong initiative and the ability to proactively identify required tasks.
- Able to work independently and in groups
- Excellent interpersonal skills that establish and promote effective relationships
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Interest in renewable energy projects
- Proficient in English
- Willingness to travel and spend time on site
- At ease with working at heights
- A valid Driver’s license
As a Project Engineer: Wind Energy, you would be responsible for the following:
- Responsible for the general day-to-day technical project management of the relevant Projects.
- Drafting Employers Requirements/Specifications (and other contractual schedules) which are well integrated with the turbine supply, installation and service contracts
- Negotiation and finalization of supply, installation & service contracts (commercial, technical and legal aspects, latter in conjunction with legal teams)
- Leading the technical interface between the various work packages (finance, legal, technical, permitting, grid connection, etc.) necessary to fully develop the Projects.
- Lead the consideration of technical options of the projects, identifies optimal solutions from a technical, commercial and execution perspective at early stage including civil, mechanical, and electrical aspects of wind plants, interconnection and high-voltage design and yield assessments.
- Realization of technical and commercial analysis of proposals, recommendation for the selection of the supplier and model
- Ensuring technical compliance with Project documents.
- Coordinating the procurement process of contractors to perform services under the relevant EPC and O&M agreements.
- Coordinating and managing the procurement of technical advisors (owner’s engineer, etc.).
- Interfacing with owner’s engineer (OE), sponsors legal advisors and lenders legal and technical advisors (LLA & LTA), contractors, Lenders, etc. during financial close process and construction.
- Optimisation of design and pricing parameters..
- Manage the Contractor design review process during concept and detailed design (in consultation with the OE)
- Provide technical input for financial close of successfully awarded projects.
- Maintaining the project time schedule.
- Meeting tight deadlines and keeping within budget.
- Technical, contractual, and operational management of wind turbine supply, installation and service contracts
- Prepare management presentations and generate periodic reports with the progress status of the company's projects.
- Technological & commercial horizon scanning of wind OEMs/products
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives via market intelligence and LCOE reduction initiatives
- Monitor the installation of the wind farms in collaboration with the construction teams, verification of the proper application of the supply and installation contracts in the field and follow-up of inspection and test procedures
- Monitor on-site commissioning of wind turbines and SCADA
- Technical coordination with asset management teams
- Participation in the improvement of procedures
- Such other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the position.
- The role description should develop along with the changing demands of the projects’ objectives and priorities.
As a Project Engineer: Wind Energy, you would be responsible for the following:
- Responsible for the general day-to-day technical project management of the relevant Projects.
- Drafting Employers Requirements/Specifications (and other contractual schedules) which are well integrated with the turbine supply, installation and service contracts
- Negotiation and finalization of supply, installation & service contracts (commercial, technical and legal aspects, latter in conjunction with legal teams)
- Leading the technical interface between the various work packages (finance, legal, technical, permitting, grid connection, etc.) necessary to fully develop the Projects.
- Lead the consideration of technical options of the projects, identifies optimal solutions from a technical, commercial and execution perspective at early stage including civil, mechanical, and electrical aspects of wind plants, interconnection and high-voltage design and yield assessments.
- Realization of technical and commercial analysis of proposals, recommendation for the selection of the supplier and model
- Ensuring technical compliance with Project documents.
- Coordinating the procurement process of contractors to perform services under the relevant EPC and O&M agreements.
- Coordinating and managing the procurement of technical advisors (owner’s engineer, etc.).
- Interfacing with owner’s engineer (OE), sponsors legal advisors and lenders legal and technical advisors (LLA & LTA), contractors, Lenders, etc. during financial close process and construction.
- Optimisation of design and pricing parameters..
- Manage the Contractor design review process during concept and detailed design (in consultation with the OE)
- Provide technical input for financial close of successfully awarded projects.
- Maintaining the project time schedule.
- Meeting tight deadlines and keeping within budget.
- Technical, contractual, and operational management of wind turbine supply, installation and service contracts
- Prepare management presentations and generate periodic reports with the progress status of the company's projects.
- Technological & commercial horizon scanning of wind OEMs/products
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives via market intelligence and LCOE reduction initiatives
- Monitor the installation of the wind farms in collaboration with the construction teams, verification of the proper application of the supply and installation contracts in the field and follow-up of inspection and test procedures
- Monitor on-site commissioning of wind turbines and SCADA
- Technical coordination with asset management teams
- Participation in the improvement of procedures
- Such other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the position.
- The role description should develop along with the changing demands of the projects’ objectives and priorities.
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Education
- Graduate Degree in Engineering
Experience, knowledge & skills
- Minimum 10 years of experience within the solar PV and HV works and/or battery storage industry, working for an EPC Contractor, Technical Advisor, Owner Engineer, or well-known IPP/Project Developer
- Robust technical background within the renewable industry, in terms of electrical or mechanical or civil engineering
- Business background in Renewables
- Specific experiences in both pre-construction and execution stages
- Experience working in a multi-cultural / multi-site environment, and in a wide transverse / cross-functional mode
- Fluent in English (French as a plus)
- South African citizen
- Preference will be given to previous disadvantaged individuals
- Synthetic and analytical mind, process driven, results oriented, project and team oriented, perseverance, adaptability, autonomy, open-mindedness, interpersonal skills
During development phase, Project Manager is responsible and accountable for the overall Technical Workstream of its portfolio of solar, BESS (battery) and HV works, with the aim to reach Final Investment Decision (FID) as per the development plan. With his/her project team, he/she is responsible to perform all the relevant feasibility assessments, design, schedule and price optimizations pre-construction with a specific focus on:
- Assessing appropriately the Business/Project needs
- Managing site surveys and technical studies performed by Third Parties (geotechnical, hydrological, topographical…)
- Assessing performance
- Performing preliminary designs accordingly and optimizing them (Generation/storage Plant and interconnection), in compliance with local regulations, in order to achieve the optimum in terms of LCOE
- Assessing CAPEX and OPEX, performing LCOE analysis and optimizations
- Defining the project schedule
- Managing Technical Due Diligences, with internal and/or external support, when needs be
- In direct contact with the Business Development leader in charge, he/she contributes also to business and economics aspects, with a focus on:
- Managing RFP, reviewing, clarifying and challenging EPC/BOS Contractors offers
- Managing RFP, reviewing, clarifying and challenging main equipment vendors’ offers
- Confirming technical inputs to be included in business models in order to justify investment decision and/or to convince partners
- Preparing and negotiating the procurement/supply contracts with contractors and equipment suppliers
- Preparing project’s execution strategy and set-up
- Reporting to TotalEnergies and JVs relevant committees.
- He/she contributes then to the investment decision, which will be based TotalEnergies governance and thus may require attendance to the relevant committees.
- During project execution, he/she is responsible and accountable for the overall coordination of construction of the project, with the main aim of completing the work on time, within budget, as per project requirements, and without any major HSE incidents. He/she will pay specific attention to:
- Overall management of the EPC contractors. Interact with the Contracts Manager to ensure any potential contractual issues are pro-actively addressed.
- Guide the Employers’ Construction manager in his/her work on site
- Placing a constant and strong emphasis on HSE
- Being fully informed about the site work by, amongst others, regular site visits
- Identify potential risks and opportunities throughout the execution period
- Acting as a key point of contact with stakeholders, including the ESKOM, the local communities
- Liaise with the ED Manager to ensure that the overall ED targets are achieved
- Ensure that the O&M Contractor is ready and in place to take over at COD
- Reporting to TotalEnergies and JVs relevant committees and provide technical support to the execution teams, in order to deliver the projects on time, on budget and as per project requirements, from NTP through COD until EPC Contract Final Acceptance
During asset operation, he/she provides technical support to the Asset Management / O&M teams with a focus on technical scope.
He/she directly contributes also in building and improving solar PV, BESS and HV works, with a focus on:
- Developing innovative solutions (products, processes, projects schemes…)
- Ensuring standardization of processes/procedures/templates related to his/her scope
- Managing Lessons Learned and keep up-to-date dedicated registers related to his/her scope
- Developing and managing KPIs and continuous improvement activities related to his/her scope
- Training and coaching more junior staff
Those are the essential duties and responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.
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During development phase, Project Manager is responsible and accountable for the overall Technical Workstream of its portfolio of solar, BESS (battery) and HV works, with the aim to reach Final Investment Decision (FID) as per the development plan. With his/her project team, he/she is responsible to perform all the relevant feasibility assessments, design, schedule and price optimizations pre-construction with a specific focus on:
- Assessing appropriately the Business/Project needs
- Managing site surveys and technical studies performed by Third Parties (geotechnical, hydrological, topographical…)
- Assessing performance
- Performing preliminary designs accordingly and optimizing them (Generation/storage Plant and interconnection), in compliance with local regulations, in order to achieve the optimum in terms of LCOE
- Assessing CAPEX and OPEX, performing LCOE analysis and optimizations
- Defining the project schedule
- Managing Technical Due Diligences, with internal and/or external support, when needs be
- In direct contact with the Business Development leader in charge, he/she contributes also to business and economics aspects, with a focus on:
- Managing RFP, reviewing, clarifying and challenging EPC/BOS Contractors offers
- Managing RFP, reviewing, clarifying and challenging main equipment vendors’ offers
- Confirming technical inputs to be included in business models in order to justify investment decision and/or to convince partners
- Preparing and negotiating the procurement/supply contracts with contractors and equipment suppliers
- Preparing project’s execution strategy and set-up
- Reporting to TotalEnergies and JVs relevant committees.
- He/she contributes then to the investment decision, which will be based TotalEnergies governance and thus may require attendance to the relevant committees.
During project execution, he/she is responsible and accountable for the overall coordination of construction of the project, with the main aim of completing the work on time, within budget, as per project requirements, and without any major HSE incidents. He/she will pay specific attention to:
- Overall management of the EPC contractors. Interact with the Contracts Manager to ensure any potential contractual issues are pro-actively addressed.
- Guide the Employers’ Construction manager in his/her work on site
- Placing a constant and strong emphasis on HSE
- Being fully informed about the site work by, amongst others, regular site visits
- Identify potential risks and opportunities throughout the execution period
- Acting as a key point of contact with stakeholders, including the ESKOM, the local communities
- Liaise with the ED Manager to ensure that the overall ED targets are achieved
- Ensure that the O&M Contractor is ready and in place to take over at COD
- Reporting to TotalEnergies and JVs relevant committees and provide technical support to the execution teams, in order to deliver the projects on time, on budget and as per project requirements, from NTP through COD until EPC Contract Final Acceptance
During asset operation, he/she provides technical support to the Asset Management / O&M teams with a focus on technical scope.
He/she directly contributes also in building and improving solar PV, BESS and HV works, with a focus on:
- Developing innovative solutions (products, processes, projects schemes…)
- Ensuring standardization of processes/procedures/templates related to his/her scope
- Lessons Learned and keep up-to-date dedicated registers related to his/her scope
- Developing and managing KPIs and continuous improvement activities related to his/her scope
- Training and coaching more junior staff
Those are the essential duties and responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.
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