Hybrid Project Manager - Transmission presso Red Rocket South Africa Pty LTD

General Description / Job Purpose:

1. Supporting Development/Transaction Team to bring renewable projects (wind, solar, biomass and hydro) to Financial Close if applicable;
2. EPC / IPP Project Manager for Transmission related projects during execution (detail design, construction, commissioning and defect liability period) according to the requirements of the applicable Company procedures;
3. As applicable for EPC or IPP roles, support for procurement of service providers, contractors and suppliers for the execution of renewable projects if applicable.

Responsibilities:

1. General:
   • Use reasonable endeavours to remain abreast with market and technological developments and to identify new technologies that may contribute towards the development of the Business and improvements in the Company;
   • Foster and lead a corporate culture that promotes sustainable ethical practices, encourages individual integrity and fulfils social responsibility objectives and imperatives;
   • Recommending policy and procedure improvements;
   • Ensuring overall compliance to all the internal Policy and Procedures of the Company, including compliance with Corporate ESMS (Environmental, Social, Management System), IFC Standards and Equator Principles;
   • Carry out duties in a proper, loyal and efficient manner to the best of their ability and at all times act in good faith and use their best endeavours to properly conduct, improve, extend, develop, promote, protect and preserve the business interests, reputation and goodwill of the Company and not do anything or engage in any activity which is or may become harmful or contrary to such interests;
   • Immediately disclose to the Employer any information which comes to their knowledge and which does, or may, lead to them not being lawfully able to perform their duties or responsibilities.

1. Development and Transaction Phase
   • Support business development to identify construction and operations risks in the early stage of the project development;
   • Responsible and or support for Budgeting and Scheduling to define the main technical assumptions that will be part of the financial model of the Owner;
   • Support Transaction team during the financing due diligence;
   • Ensure a project budget, incorporating the necessary soft and hard costs, is developed and agreed with the Owner’s shareholders;
   • Review Requests for Information (RFIs) to ensure EPC contractor and design/engineer/consultants are providing thorough and efficient responses, and that RFI responses are being forwarded to/from the appropriate parties; advise Owner of RFIs that may incur additional cost and/or scope change prior to implementing work;
   • Support for procurement of EPC Contractor/s  (as the case may be for IPP and EPC roles) during the Transaction phase. This includes assisting with Requests for Proposal (RFPs) with the necessary technical and commercial schedules; evaluation of proposals with Transaction team, Procurement team and Engineering team; negotiation of commercial terms; and finalisation of contracts for execution;
   • Ensure that the EPC contractor and its subcontractors are properly insured and bonded;
   • Responsible for the cost solidity of the project.

1. Execution Phase (EPC role and, where applicable, for IPP role)
   • During the Execution Phase, the Project Manager is responsible and accountable for managing the following aspects of a project in an integrated manner to achieve project objectives: scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, procurement, risks, communication and stakeholder engagement.
   • Responsible for advocating the EPC’s best interests by over-seeing the assigned project during each phase;
   • Control procurement of subcontractors and suppliers to the EPC: manage the selection of the main suppliers and subcontractors as well as negotiate with them the subcontracts;
   • Manage the subcontractors, suppliers and consultants during and after the construction phase so that the project can be finalised in time, budget and quality as per the EPC Contract;
   • Collaborate with the project team (Project Engineer, Construction Manager, Health and Safety Manager, Environmental Manager, Quality Manager, Project Planner, Commissioning Manager, Legal, etc…) before, during and after the construction phase;
   • Direct internal operations to achieve project budgeted results and other financial criteria, and to preserve the company capital funds invested in the project;
   • Ensure that all the  relevant insurances, permits and contracts remain in full force during the construction of the facility;
   • Perform on-site inspections for quality of workmanship, quality of materials, conformity with plans & specifications, code compliance, on-site safety, project schedule vs progress, and general progress of the construction project;
   • Maintain observation reports/logs including work description, work methods, contractors on site, weather conditions, observations, photos, etc.;
   • Attend, or conduct, periodic construction progress meetings with the subcontractors and suppliers. These meetings should include discussions of potential or pending change orders, problems, schedule, budget, requests for information and any other areas of interest;
   • Review progress billings from the subcontractors and suppliers and when necessary negotiate revisions;
   • Ensure all claim releases are executed with all progress;
   • Monitor the schedule throughout the process, report deviations and variances, and assist in the developing alternate methods for corrective action;
   • Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team and shareholders;
   • Issue a proper Internal Report and Monthly Report to the Owner by highlighting progress, risks and opportunities and any other main information pertinent to the project;
   • Review subcontractors and suppliers change orders on behalf of client;
   • Review and assess if each of the contract milestones are achieved and prepare and issue the relevant certificate duly signed;
   • Record all certificates, change orders, amendments, etc in the proper folder and make sure it is always available to the project team;
   • Ensure all the EPC contract requirements are fulfilled before the final completion is released;
   • Manage the punch list at the end of the project, until the completion thereof;
   • Hand over the project documents to the relevant party;

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

1. A suitable engineering qualification in the built environment ;
2. Registered Professional Construction Project Manager (Pr.CPM) to practice Construction Project Management in South Africa is preferred. Candidates will be considered.

Minimum Previous Experience:

1. 5+ years as a Project Manager in the Transmission/Distribution environment;
2. Strong Contract Management Experience, mainly related to EPC;
3. Expertise in substations and high voltage line  projects;
4. Experience in Africa is preferred;
5. South African citizen is preferred.

Other Skills and Competencies:

Behavioural

• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Resilience and flexibility
• Influencing and persuading
• Providing direction through change
• Working with authority

Leadership:

• Business acumen
• Build and motivate teams
• Change leadership
• Coaching and mentoring
• Delegation of authority and responsibility
• Developing organizational talent

Knowledge:

• General management
• Auditing Project life cycle models (PLCM)
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
• Occupational health and safety (OHS) Act
• Project Integration
• Project scope management
• Project time/schedule management
• Project cost management
• Project quality management
• Project human resource management
• Project communications management
• Project risk management
• Project procurement management
• Project stakeholder management

Skill:

• Analytical/judgement/problem-solving
• Client focus
• Negotiation, persuasiveness
• Planning and organizing

Languages

• English (Read, write & speak)