Cape Town: Project Technical Manager posted by Hire Resolve
Posted on 2025-08-29 00:00:00
Employer | Hire Resolve |
---|---|
Category | Other Engineering |
Location | Western Cape / Cape Town |
Job Summary
Hire Resolve is currently seeking a Project Technical Manager to join our client’s dynamic team in Cape Town. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in overseeing technical aspects of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and in alignment with project specifications.
Responsibilities:
- Support to Structuring Phase of projects:
- review and approval of technical supply contracts ensuring that the Plant is technically compliant with the PPA, Grid Code and other critical project documents (such as the Scatec functional requirements, project programme and permit and licensing conditions etc.).
- Managing and facilitating the detailed design as per the Scatec Solar Operating system.
- Ensuring that the project programme is reasonable and accurately considers the detailed Design Timeline, key equipment procurement and allowance for commissioning, testing and local Grid Connection requirements
These can be further broken down as follows:
- Follow the guidelines and prescribed company structures as outlined by the Operating System
- Plan and manage engineering resources to ensure tasks are completed and delivered on time, especially with regards to detailed design and contract technical inputs.
- Ensure all technical parameters in the Project Documents (such as the functional requirements) are incorporated in the Final Project Design.
- Understand technical and environmental constraints inherent in the project and ensure this is carried through in the detailed design and project contracts.
- Manage and interface with contractors, utilities and equipment suppliers to establish, negotiate and align all technical aspects of the project.
- Establish timelines and schedules based on the project schedule and contracts to ensure successful interconnection, commissioning and grid code compliance.
- Assist Business Development to obtain all project permits and licenses, in terms of required engineering input
- Support Supply Chain with technical inputs to the following activities: Review (S) – EPC and/or contractor proposals for compliance technically and contractually, Specification of the spare parts list to be delivered after Execution is completed, Manage the process to complete the technical schedules of the relevant project contracts, Prepare formal requests, responses or clarifications towards contractors and consultants, Manage the technical scoring and evaluation of all bids, equipment and contractors.
- Lead and manage the technical due diligence process towards the Lenders Technical Advisors.
- Assist the PM to establish and mitigate technical risks through an effective and updated Risk Register.
- Set up Doc Control and filing protocols to proactively limit time from COD to TTO.
- Represent and drive the technical solution when interfacing with internal stakeholders such as the SPV, Asset Management, Business development and others; as we as all external stakeholders typical to a project.
- Support to projects in delivery/execution
- Follow-up and coordination of engineering discussions with subcontractors and suppliers on all technical matters.
- Manage and assess design change requests to be approved by the Lead Engineer and Project Manager
- Assist supply chain with closing out and clarification of key supply contract schedules.
- Clarify and agree interfaces towards the grid and the grid operator.
- Ensure all technical standards are defined prior to the start of construction.
- Visit site on a regular basis to ensure that construction is being implemented as per the design and in line with relevant technical standards and desired quality.
- Plan and manage technical resources (engineering, as-well-as external consultants) throughout the execution stage to ensure resources are available as needed and notified in advance as required.
- Provide early warning to the PM on any issues in the project that may influence connection dates or the quality of the final product.
- Assist with training of document controllers on site regarding the operating system and project documents.
- Assist the SPV representative with clarifications towards lenders and Employers Technical Advisors
- Ensure that SSO remains compliant to its contractual obligations set in the Project Documents
- Contribute to drafting the relevant project reports (Bi-weekly, monthly etc.).
- Assist the Quality Department with input into technical queries.
- Attend and support during project meetings with contractors and utilities.
- Establish the plant commissioning and utility compliance plans and procedures.
- Plan and manage the hot commissioning phase of the plant in coordination with the Site Commissioning manager and Site Construction Manager.
- Support in project close out phase by preparing and gathering technical documents as needed to achieve TTO on time.
Requirements:
- Degree in Electrical, Electro-Mechanical or Mechanical Engineering; or technical qualification with substantial working experience in the industry.
- 7+ year of general engineering experience; or technical project management experience; or equivalent project engineering experience.
- An excellent knowledge of MS Office, and project reporting
- Exposure to Utility Scale PV / Wind Project execution, developed and executed under Project Finance structures.
- Project Management Certificate.
- 3+ years renewable energy experience; Lenders Technical Due Diligence; Owners Engineer workstreams.
- Exposure to High Voltage Networks and Sub-Stations.
- Masters Degree in Engineering.
- Advanced understanding of basic electrical design and operation of LV/HV and DC/AC systems, distribution and transmission network and physical aspects of renewable energy systems (solar, wind), with a view of planning and implement commissioning, testing and Grid Code Compliance of the plant.
- Expert understanding of all relevant contracts (EPC, FIM, O&M, Grid Connection, PPA, etc) and ensure compliance with all contractual requirements.
- Ability to understand and mitigate risk to project programme, quality and cost, in respect to the project baseline, and Scatecs minimum requirements.
- Ability to communicate effectively with other departments, external parties such as suppliers, contractors, lenders, O&M and management. Ability to create trust and build confidence in our abilities.
Benefits:
Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.
- Apply for this role today, contact Chandre Cordier at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
- You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: Engineers@hireresolve.za.com
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
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