Employer Company: TotalEnergies Renewables Southern Africa
Domain: Strategy Economics Business
Type of Contract: Regular position
Experience: Minimum 10 years
Candidate Profile
Qualifications:
- BEng/BSc degree in Engineering (civil, electrical, mechanical, etc.).
- Minimum 7 - 10 years’ experience in development and/or execution of EPC projects of medium to large size.
- Minimum 5 years project management experience with medium and large size projects (preferably in the energy sector).
- Experience dealing with the local utility (ESKOM).
- Knowledge and experience in power purchase agreements.
- Experience in Contract, Risk, and Procurement Management.
- Deep knowledge of Project controls (cost controls, contract management, and scheduling).
- Consolidated knowledge in planning software (MS Projects, etc.).
- Master’s degree in project management or PMP is a plus.
- Fluent in English; other languages would be a plus.
Key Skills:
- Leadership skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- High degree of flexibility and adaptability to a changing environment.
- Capability to lead diverse international teams located in different parts of the world.
- Strong customer and business focus, effective management of multiple stakeholders.
Activities
This is a skilled position responsible for the overall management of all project teams involved in the transacting/closing phase of projects, including project finance, contract management, permitting, engineering, procurement, interconnection, HSE, insurance, and construction readiness.
- Coordinate and lead the project teams involved in the transacting/closing phase (pre-NTP) of the project.
- Manage and coordinate external advisors (financial advisors, LLA, LTA, owner engineers, ED advisors, etc.).
- Optimize the financial model.
- Direct interface with key stakeholders at the project level, including off-takers, partners, Lenders, Eskom, etc.
- Achieve financial close on time, under budget, and with the highest quality and HSE standards.
- Implement and lead all project controls processes: cost controls, contract management, and scheduling.
- Effectively communicate project progress and possible alternative plans to recuperate project deviations.
- Liaise with all team leads to identify possible conflicts on execution.
- Identify sources of likely problems early and proactively take preventive measures.
- Ensure a “no surprises” approach to project execution.
- Management of the project contractual obligations.
- Project reporting (internal and external).
- Establish cost report and KPIs for control of the project.
- Anticipate and lead internal governance processes to obtain the project’s FID.
- Support the preparation of bids.
TotalEnergies has announced its ambition to achieve carbon neutrality across all its activities by 2050, together with society. This climate ambition requires us to embark on a decade of transformation and particularly to massively develop the production of electricity from renewable sources.
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