Senior Engineer – Balance-of-Plant (Renewable Energy)

Job Description

A leading IPP is looking for a Senior Balance-of-Plant Engineer with extensive bidding and construction experience.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Degree in Electrical Engineering
2. 8 – 15 years’ experience, with extensive experience on renewable energy plants (wind and solar)
3. Experience in BOP engineering and designing with techno-commercial understanding
4. Strong understanding of EPC and O&M agreements
5. Experience in tendering and bidding for wind and solar projects

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:

1. Interface between the company and consulting engineers on wind and solar design issues, BOP, costing etc.
2. Optimisation of design and pricing parameters
3. Active involvement in tendering and bidding for wind and solar projects
4. Negotiations with EPC contractors, turbine suppliers, BOP contractors, etc.
5. Negotiating contract Heads of Terms and final EPC and O&M agreements
6. Subcontractor agreements
7. BOP budgeting provisions
8. Assisting with design of interconnection works, HV lines, substations and grid access control interface
9. Contract pricing, negotiation and contracting for above
10. Technical input for financial close of successfully awarded projects
11. Project management, interface with LTA, contractors, Eskom, Lenders, etc during construction
12. Delegation of various tasks as described above and where required, management of junior engineers