Senior Project Development Manager - Cape Town, South Africa - EarthStream

EarthStream

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job Details:

Sector:
Solar
Location: Cape Town
Job Ref: PR/118715_
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Negotiable per year
Expiry Date: 12 July 2023
Contact: Natascha Marais-
Start Date: ASAP

Our client, a leader in the PV space, is currently on the hunt for a Senior Project Development Manager to join their family in Cape Town.

Primary Responsibilities:

Project management of multiple wind, solar and hybrid projects in various stages of development, ensuring completion within budget and on schedule:

Develop an understanding of the relationship between site selection, technical design and project economics in order to be able to develop the best possible projects (optimised at capex or tariff level)
Using GIS and other tools, assisting in the identification of project sites
Assisting with landowner negotiations
Establishment and management of the project budget
Assisting with plant design tasks including turbine, PV array, road and electrical layouts
Management of the various project licensing tasks including liaising with the statutory organisations

- that administer the various approvals and permits necessary

Assisting with investor selection processes
Assisting in tender submissions
Assisting in the oversight of less senior members of the Development Team
Developing, negotiating and closing development and project site sales agreements
Assisting with high level financial modelling processes
Project risk mitigation and reporting
Recording and reporting of project progress
Project development support to the C&I Sales, EPC Sales and Hybrid Sales teams; depending on

- the particular project, such support being varying combinations of the above tasks

Participation in project and programme reviews when required

Qualifications, Experience

A degree in Engineering, Business or Natural Science
Proven ability to speak and write fluently in English
High degree of project development experience within the renewable energy sector (ideally within REIPPPP) or in other industries facing similar challenges, such as infrastructure and construction
Proven commercial experience in the negotiation of Project Sale Agreements
Possession of a valid, South Africa Code 08 driver's license
Motivated, driven and ability to selfmanage
Strong administrative skills
Proven ability to work within a small project development team
Proven ability to solve problems creatively
Proven experience of successfully managing multiple projects within budget and on schedule

Other

Willingness to travel to relevant project sites in Africa and the client's head office (Europe) will be required in line with business requirements
In addition to the duties mentioned above, the job holder is required to perform administrative duties related to a standard project management role

Desirable Attributes

A degree in Engineering, Business Science. Law or similar
Cash flow modelling experience
Proven experience in the successful negotiation of land acquisition agreements.
Thorough understanding of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) Environmental Authorisation assessment process; ideally with respect to renewable energy projects
Able to perform research, write articles and present to an audience