Construction Manager

DESCRIPTION

As Construction Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the successful delivery of a large-scale PV project located in sub-Saharan Africa.
He/she will manage and liaise with planning related service providers, grid operators, electric utilities, communities, and other involved stakeholders in each jurisdiction. As well as being responsible for establishing the schedules and budgets of commercial and utility scale solar construction projects and ensuring that milestones and deliverables are met through the life of the PV project.

The Construction Manager will oversee the construction of a specific project by an EPC as well as running project specific design meetings with the engineering team and project management meetings on behalf of the company with sub-contractors and clients as required.

Key activities and responsibilities:

Work in conjunction with the Lead Project Manager, Head of Operations, Head of Contracts and Logistics and Engineering Manager/external Engineering to perform the following main activities.

• Being main point of contact when required for the EPC, Client and other stakeholders on the assigned project including weekly project meetings
• Internal and external reporting and meetings on project progress
• Other responsibilities for project delivery including:

Project Programme management throughout all periods of the project

• Assistance with plant design review process
• Overseeing plant procurement, and logistics
• Overseeing plant construction to ensure design, quality and health and safety, reporting and documentation standards are met including living on or near site for the majority of the construction period.
• Overseeing plant commissioning, punch list preparation and completion and project close out phases, including review of final documentation

EPC payment milestone management

• Weekly reporting to the Client on project progress
• Assistance with preparation of the company’s internal Project
• Management processes and policies.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and experience:

• Must be a resident of Zambia
• Minimum of 5 years proven experience in utility-scale Solar PV construction and project management experience with a strong operational background
• Thorough experience and technical understanding of utility-scale Solar PV systems.
• Strong electrical knowledge and ability to read/understand technical drawings.
• Suitable site H&S qualifications, .e.g., IOSHH of comparable local certification
• Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent combination of education and years of related experience.
• Significant experience managing vendor and client payment terms to achieve positive cash flow.
• Significant experience with design / build contracts from ground up that result in profitable construction projects.
• Strong understanding of financial models and management of budgeting cash flow.
• The ability to create and manage a schedule and budget to required margins.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.

Desirable skills:

• Extensive experience making day to day decisions at construction site.
• Awareness of British and International standards in terms of operation and regulatory.
• Familiarity with Solar PV technology, Data logging, Graphic displays and building management systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills; team player attitude.
• Ability to help build and strengthen an organization, building structure over time.
• Strong computer skills, including strength in MS Project, MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Valid Driver’s License