RIC Energy, a pioneering company in the renewable energy market with presence in four continents, is looking for a Project Manager Development.
What are we looking for?
The Project Manager must be familiar with all aspects of solar PV project development in the permitting and construction phases, lead and take ownership of the assigned projects and bring them to COD and/or RTB status.
For greenfield projects, they oversee and collaborate with the internal and external teams to obtain all the permits, authorizations and licenses necessary to bring the projects to RTB status.
During the construction phase, they are the owners of the project, i.e. they are the ultimate responsible for bringing the projects under their mandate to COD, ensuring on-time execution from RTB to COD by supervising the main contractors from the point of view of the owner/operator of the project.
During the operation phase they supervise and coordinate the works carried out for the asset managers and O&M suppliers and other engineers and consultants (i.e. environmental). They control the performance of the projects.
It is a great opportunity for Project Managers who want to have a wider responsibility over the project cycle rather than construction itself.
Functional Responsibilities:
· Lead and liaise with all the stakeholders involved in the project development and construction phases to obtain all the permits, licenses and works necessary to bring the assigned projects to RTB and/or COD status.
· Monitoring development project cost and ensure cost reduction, respecting the budgets set forth for each project.
· Provide review and feedback to the engineering set of drawings contributing with comments to increase performance and reduce budget.
· Project scheduling management through activities definition, sequencing, resources and duration estimation.
· Coordination with external stakeholders/internal structured finance team for the preparation of detailed project reports.
· Liaison and resolution of questions posed by lenders, investors and their advisors.
· Review of available permits, approvals related to environmental, and any other associated electrical infrastructure of the projects and preparation of risk and mitigation matrix for the same.
· Liaison with internal teams and external advisors for the preparation of documentation, layouts, and drawings related to permitting/approvals of projects as per requirements of government authorities.
· Provide communication and supervision of tasks related to key local stakeholders such as landowners, local and regional administrations, utilities, insurance providers and local suppliers and service providers.
· Oversee site assessments or environmental studies for projects.
· Coordinate energy assessment, engineering and construction activities to ensure that projects needs and objectives are met.
· Carry out periodically monitoring of energy production and power plant performance.
· Management of warranties during the operating period.
· Drafting, negotiating and closing contracts with vendors, suppliers, grid owners, developers, operators and maintainers.
COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Communication
· Internal: Investment Committee and all internal departments and units
· External: Local, Regional and National authorities, Vendors, Subcontractors, Suppliers& third party companies
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE
Minimum Qualifications:
· Electrical or Industrial Engineer; MSc Renewable Energy preferred
Minimum Experience:
· At least 3 years of proven experience as Project Manager in the development of renewable energy in photovoltaic technologies
Languages Requirements:
· Fluent in English and/or Spanish
· Native Italian Speaker
Particular Skills:
· Proven understanding of permitting process for solar PV power plants
· In-deep knowledge of the applicable regulation.
· In-deep knowledge of the regulatory and technical procedures for grid connection
Generic Skills:
· Good organizational and coordination skills
· Good engineering, analytical, verbal and written communication skills
· Energetic committed person who can work in a flexible way to achieve goals
· Independent self-starter able to manage own workload with minimal supervision
· Self-motivation and pro-active attitude
· Co-operative and supportive team player