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Project Manager

Job Reference: 00000068
Date Posted: 11 January 2012
Employer: juwi renewable Energies Limited
Location: West Midlands
Salary: Market Rate
Sector: Senior Management
Job Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 28 February 2012

Job Description

Job overview

The successful candidate will beresponsible for the effectiveevaluation, planning and development of potentialPV projects(ground-mounted / roof-top) with a size of up to 5MW per powerplantor bigger if the FIT legislation allows or if ROC finance isviable.He/she will be part of a team of other in-house projectmanagers carrying outcommercial, legal and technical due diligencesfor specific projects,identifying and liaising with internal &external legal advisors,development partners, as well as managingand liaising with planning-relatedservice providers, gridoperators, electric utilities, communities and otherinvolvedstakeholders in the UK.

Your duties and responsibilities:  

Effective evaluation, planning anddevelopment of potential sitesfor PV installations (roof-top andground-mounted) with a size of upto 5MW, or bigger if the FIT legislationallows or if ROC finance isviable, per power plant.

Contributing toward the success of a teamof in-house projectmanagers.

Undertake commercial, legal and technicaldue diligences forprojects either directly, with support of other departmentsorexternal service providers.

Liaison with and/or management ofinternal and external legaladvisors, development partners,   planning related serviceproviders, technicalconsultants, construction subcontractors,surveyors, project clients andlandowners, grid operators, electricutilities, communities and other involvedstakeholders in theUK.

Supporting the Head of Project Managementin the development ofeffective strategies and procedures to develop PVprojects in UK

Project manage and oversee specificprojects over the entireproject development process including site assessmentand layout,planning, permitting, purchasing and construction handover.

Liaise and work closely with theConstruction Manager to supportthe construction and commissioning process forspecific projects

Supporting the Head of Project Managementin the building a solidpipeline of profitable projects that support a sustainablebusinessfor juwi Solar UK.

Conduct detailed assessments of sitesacquired by the siteacquisition team all the time mindful of economic,administrative,environmental, contractual and technical considerations

Project manage the process to carry outenvironmental assessmentsand grid connection studies for specific projects

Work with local authorities to obtainplanning permits and othernecessary licences, clearances permits for specificprojects

Close interaction with specializeddepartments of juwi Solar andthe juwi Group`s HQ in Germany, in particularconcerninginternational business development, project acquisition,projectmanagement, system design, purchasing, construction, O &M and projectfinance

Develop and maintain necessary personalnetworks to stakeholdersat different levels that effect the successfuldevelopment ofspecific projects such as local authorities as well asenvironmentalgroups, industry associations, grid operators orserviceproviders.

Supporting the Head of Project Managementin assuring thatproject management team targets are met.

Supporting the regular update of projectpipeline reports andundertaking the regular update of specific project reports

Supporting the Head of Project Managementin financial planningfor the project management department

  Supporting the Head of Project Managementduring theannual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process of the juwiGroup

Responsibility for financial managementof budgets for specificprojects

Implementation and regular use ofstandard tools, processes and software

Your profile

Skills & attributes required:

Must be degree educated with anelectrical/mechanicalengineering, environmental or planning background.

Must have proven project management experienceand excellentproject management skills.

Proven understanding of the UK Planningprocess, procedures &legal framework.

Ability to interpret drawings.

Strong commercial acumen.

Strong communication & inter-personalskills.

Must be able to work to strict deadlines& budgets.

MS Word, Excel, Project.

Knowledge of Health & Safety, riskassessment, CDM andBuilding Regulations.

Experience Desirable in the following:

Awareness of renewable energy sectorespecially solar PV

Awareness of renewable energy policy

Familiarity with Solar PV technology

Engineering recommendation G83 and G59

Electrical Competency and Understandingof UK ElectricalLegislation

Data logging

Graphic displays and building management systems.