Project Manager – Solar PV Plant | French Speaker

Duties And Responsibilities

Markets/Customers

• Key account management working closely with the client and other stakeholders to achieve satisfaction

Financials

• Financial, commercial, change, and risk management of the project.
• Monitoring and reporting project performance to the client and senior management.
• Achieve Targeted Operational Profitability for the project.
• Support Cash-flow situation (timely delivery and proper invoicing).
• Quarterly and Annual operational forecast (Man-month schedule).
• Undertake commercial negotiations with clients and sub-consultants.
• Developing operational schemes and service agreements (e.g. PPA, TCA) for the plants.
• Business support/development of the operational strategy.

Processes

• Project Management capabilities for the development, planning, and execution of large-scale Engineering Consultancy and Site Supervision Renewable Energy (Solar) projects.
• Coordinate between head office engineering and site engineering teams.
• Communication between various stakeholders.
• Construction supervision/monitoring.
• Technical assistance for tendering, evaluation of bids, advice on the final bidder, and contacts negotiation.
• Facilitate project inspection, verification, monitoring, and witnessing tests.
• Monitoring and expediting variation requests.
• Maintain/develop change management systems – claims through all PMs and senior engineers.
• Contract management (knowledge of FIDIC, RIBA will be an advantage).
• Monitoring and expediting defects.
• Quality Management skills in an international context and standard.
• Project risk assessment and mitigation.
• Preparing the monthly management reports.
• Manage Sub-consultants and Contractor.

Not limited to;

• Strong leadership, efficient team management skills, ability to resolve conflict situations, and effective problem-solving skills.
• Day-to-day management of project activities that include establishing and delivering project deliverable on project milestones, project resources (funding, personnel support), and assembling project schedules and revenue targets.
• International experience working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Fast decision-maker under heavy load or fast track project.
• Excellent communication, presentation skills (technical & strategic).
• Power of persuasion.

Qualifications, Experience & Other requirements

Qualifications

• University degree (Bachelor/Masters) in a relevant discipline (e.g. in renewable energy, Civil, electrical, mechanical engineering, etc).
• PMP certification is a plus.

Experiences

• A minimum of 8 years of work experience in Engineering and Project Management Consultancy for complex, multi-discipline engineering and construction supervision projects with around 5 years’ experience in the renewable energy sector working on solar PV projects.
• Experience in 10+ MW projects as a project manager is a plus.

Language

• English should be excellent – speaking, writing, and reading (Required)
• French should be excellent – speaking, writing, and reading (Required)

Other

• Proficiency in MS Office like Excel, Word, Outlook project and/or Primavera, AutoCAD, PVsyst, ETAP.
• Open to travel frequently in the region or outside.
• Flexible attitude, team-oriented