Description:
A medium-sized solar energy company with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg is looking for a Principal Agent - Project/Contract Manager to join their Cape Town team
Minimum requirements:
· Technical Qualification (B/Bsc Eng or B Tech) or PMP certification
· Minimum two years of development/construction Project Management/Principal Agent experience
· Knowledge and experience in JBCC Minor Works Agreement/Principal Building Agreements.
· One year of solar PV Project Engineering and/or Management experience (preferably in the C&I embedded generation market)
· Electrical Qualification or wireman’s licence
· Solar PV draughting or design experience
· Familiar with Google Workspace
· Consultancy experience or Lenders TA, Construction Monitoring or Owner’s Engineering experience
· Knowledge of the design, construction, operations and maintenance of electrical/mechanical PV system components
Your responsibilities will include:
· Coordinate and manage scheduled project meetings, milestone assessments, and contractor claims
· Facilitating solar PV contractors in delivering successful projects throughout the entire project cycle
· Site visits and quality inspections during feasibility and construction phases
· Representing the Client in contract negotiation and supplier due diligence
· Managing projects as the Principal Agent working with client-appointed quantity surveyors, architects and structural engineers
· Ensuring the design is executed in accordance with the contracts in place, with the project specifications and in compliance with construction good practices, local rules and standards
· Detailed design interrogation, drawings, calculations, datasheets, procedure and documentation for the project provided
· Developing lessons learned and return on experience
· Tracking of key deliverables
· Contract management - EPC tender design, coordination, management, evaluation and review
· Monitoring and reporting on PV projects through the construction and operational phases
· Providing technical engineering support on PV projects at all stages of the project development cycle
Should you meet the above requirements, please send a detailed CV to engineering.jobs@mspstaffing.co.za or call the team on XXX-XXXX.