Job Description:

We are seeking a Principal Renewable Energy Wheeling Manager to be the lead Project Manager between the offsite wheeled Renewable Energy Projects (including the Global Energy Partner) and Anglo American mine sites to ensure the most robust and technically compliant projects and produce the lowest cost of energy over the PPA period.  This is an exciting position which will see you take responsibility for managing the projects, EPC and coordinating multidiscipline engineering, development and project activities to ensure projects are executed in a safe, technically compliant, efficient, cost effective and timely manner in coordination with the mine sites.

Initial focus will be to lead and manage the interface on engineering, permitting, procurement & subcontractor firming related to the development of Renewable Energy Projects of the mine sites in Southern Africa in respect to wind, solar PV & energy storage projects.

Other tasks will include:

• Facilitate connection with the developers for each of the sites to progress them to financial close.
• Interface with Eskom/power utility (outside of SA), the energy off takers (mines), government and permitting authorities, and internal/external stakeholders
• Technical interfaces with the engineers, designers, project developers permitting, technical compliance, schedule firming, cost firming, EPC contractor negotiations & power supply agreement negotiations
• Interface directly with the relevant stakeholders to fully understand how the renewable projects will meet performance, quality, technical compliance and safety requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Engineering or equivalent

Experience needed:

• c15 years experience in management of large projects
• c5 years experience in managing and executing renewable energy projects
• Demonstrated ability to perform projects under pressure
• Ability to think out of the box
• Always with a ïCan Do’ attitude
• Well-developed written and verbal communications skills