CAPE TOWN, South Africa
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Site Construction Manager
Country South Africa Workplace location CAPE TOWN-TYGER VALLEY CHAMBERS 2(ZAF) Domain Industrial Projects, Maintenance / Inspection / Technology Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 6 years Candidate Profile The main purpose of this position is to coordinate activities and interact with EPC to monitor project HSE, Quality, Budgetand KPI’s to deliver a fully constructed, commissioned and tested Facility by:1. Having detailed knowledge of the Power Purchase Agreement, EPC Contract, O&M Agreement, and variousProject Agreements/permits/consents and manage the stakeholders effectively in line with the contracts.2. Organizing the integrated site team in order to supervise the EPC Contractor’s construction progress, quality of theworks, including commissioning until COD (i.e. inspection witnessing, clearing punch list items, issuing mechanicalcompletion certificates, turnover packages readiness, checking and implementing commissioning procedures.)3. Ensures the EPC Contractor’s compliance with all the site HSE rules and regulations at every stage ofconstruction.4. Ensures the EPC Contractor’s compliance in executing of the works with the approved Method Statements/ RiskAnalyses and regulations at every stage of construction.5. Together with the HV Electrical Engineer, act as the Owners’ interface to Eskom6. Organization of the site lay-out, offices, storage area, etc.7. Assists to all site meetings, progress and/or discipline technical meetings with EPC Contractor.8. Site HSE culture and Safety Walk down with EPC9. Monitors and check the EPC Contractors’ work across each discipline to ensure the timely delivery of the works.10. Provides the Project Director with the inputs for the monthly progress reports, relevant information to check EPCContractor invoices.Verification of the site logbook managed by the EPC Contractor. Issue the Owner Engineer logbook.In cooperation with the Project Planner,a) Follow up of the actual progress versus planned values,b) Ensure that the critical activities are executed according to schedule, and look for opportunities to createmargin within the critical path.c) Analyse the works and imposes optimizations towards the Contractor where possibled) Evaluate and approves all recovery plan of the delayed activities to secure the overall schedulee) Support the schedule engineer in drafting the progress reports towards Project Directorf) Daily management of on-site technical personnel (hours present, leave, etc.) for the personnel reportingdirectly to him, in cooperation with HR manager
Activities Ideally as a Site Construction Manager, you would possess the following: 
· Previous experience in Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPPP) Project Bidding,Award to Financial Close, Construction and OperationsA bachelor’s degree in any discipline of EngineeringMinimum of 7 years’ experience in construction of power plants (technology based), preferably for PV and/or BESS plants.Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is preferredEPC background and experience is a firm requirementPrevious PV and BESS projects preferredKnowledge of Eskom Main transmission system and substation constructionProject size experience to match the size of project at handA minimum of 1 project construction completedKnowledge in grid code testing and complianceBe knowledgeable in international standards and “best practice” in relation to constructionFamiliar with the OHSACTBe knowledgeable on environmental legislation and good industry practice in relation to construction worksIT proficiency MS Word, MS Excel or similarBe prepared to be site based during the construction periodDriver’s license Context & Environment TotalEnergies gross low-carbon power generation capacity worldwide is currently close to 10 gigawatts. TotalEnergies targets 35 GW of a renewable generation capacity in 2025 and will continue to expand its business to become a leading international player in renewable energies with a target of 100 GW by 2030.
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