Power Procurement Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Power Purchase Agreements contract management and project management
• Stakeholder management
• Domain matter support
• Project/Financial Management

Key Requirements

Qualification

• B.Eng or BHons in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications coupled with 8+ years
• BTech/BSc in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications coupled with 10 years
• PMP (or equivalent; OR Project Management Qualification),
• OR experience,
• ECSA Professional registration or eligibility for ECSA professional registration as a professional engineer or technologist (advantageous)

Experience

• Proven experience in the project management and delivery of contracts from tender to completion within a large/complex construction project.
• Systems Engineering best practices
• Project and Program Management
• Government procurement processes
• Supplier Management
• ISO9001 Quality System
• Work methods, designs, policies and processes related to their program

Knowledge

• Knowledge of and experience in power generation and distribution.
• Knowledge of national and international standard where applicable
• Knowledge of and experience in Power Purchase Agreements.

Competency Requirements (Extreme Importance, Essential)

• Teamwork and Collaboration: Cooperates with others to achieve organisational objectives and may share team resources in order to do this. Collaborates with other teams as well as industry colleagues.
• Influence and Communication: Identifies critical stakeholders and influences them via an influential third party, for example through an established network, to gain support for sometimes contentious, proposals / ideas.
• Resource Management/Leadership: Sets up and maintains effective and efficient work teams and manages performance and resources, to achieve objectives. Chooses appropriate management strategies and communication styles to maintain high levels of motivation and productivity. Gives feedback for development purposes and provides support and direction for improvement.
• Judgement and Problem Solving: Anticipates and manages problems in ambiguous situations. Develops and selects an appropriate course of action and provides for contingencies. Evaluates, interprets and integrates complex bodies of information and draws logical conclusions, synthesises proposals and defends options with reasoned arguments.

High Importance (Desirable)

• Proactiveness
• Strong leadership qualities
• Organised and systematic way of working
• Documentation rigour, quality and maintaining configuration
• Adherence to development processes and quality systems
• Planning and time management
• Display problem-solving skills
• Display excellent interpersonal skills
• Work independently as well as in a team environment
• Strategic thinking