Junior Project Development Manager

  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • Work experience
  • Project Management, Product Management
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Ready to achieve great things together?

We are looking for a talented Junior Project Development Manager in Cape Town, South Africa to join our dynamic Project Development team. Do you think innovatively, are a team player and have a passionate about sustainability. Does that sound like you? Then apply now. We look forward to getting to know you.  
 
full time/ part time - unlimited

Your contribution to the energy transition

The Project Development Unit predominantly develops utility-scale solar, wind and hybrid projects to be bid in the REIPPPP (or other sovereign backed programs in Africa) or used as the basis of possible utility scale embedded or wheeling projects in the future.  As a Junior Project Development Manager, you will be required to manage various projects and the development tasks necessary. Depending on each market and business model, these tasks variously include site selection, land acquisition, plant layout, permitting and the commercial negotiations for the sale of equity and procurement of goods and services. These tasks cover the development phase through financial close to construction phase support. You will also be asked to assist with some general team administration tasks, providing a limited amount of redundancy to the Team Assistant.
 
As the Junior Project Development Manager, you can look forward to the following tasks.
 
Project Development Management
Project management of multiple wind, solar and hybrid projects in various stages of development, ensuring completion within budget and on schedule:
  • Develop an understanding of the relationship between site selection, technical design and project economics in order to be able to develop the best possible projects (optimised at capex or tariff level)
  • Using GIS and other tools, assisting in the identification of project sites
  • Assisting with landowner negotiations
  • Establishment and management of the project budget
  • Assisting with plant design tasks including turbine, PV array, road and electrical layouts
  • Management of the various project licensing tasks including liaising with the statutory organisations that administer the various approvals and permits necessary
  • Assisting with procurement of construction commodities
  • Assisting with procurement of key components
  • Assisting with investor selection processes
  • Assisting in tender submissions
  • Assisting with high level financial modelling processes
  • Project risk mitigation and reporting
  • Recording and reporting of project progress
  • Project development support to the C&I Sales, EPC Sales and Hybrid Sales teams; depending on the particular project, such support being varying combinations of the above tasks
  • Participation in project and programme reviews when required
General assistance to the Department
Assistance across a variety of tasks including:
  • Permit applications
  • Invoice processing
  • Project scheduling and costs
  • Participation within meetings and preparation of meeting minutes
  • Maintenance of electronic and hard copy filing system incl. virtual datarooms
  • Occasional travel to established and potential project sites across the country
  • Provide general administration support to the Project Development team, e.g., summary of documents, investigate/track competitor movements, etc.
  • You may also be asked to participate in field trips and renewable energy (RE) related seminars

Your energy is required

You impress us with these qualifications:
  • Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or Environmental Science is preferable
  • Experience in Engineering, GIS or Environmental Science through tertiary education/apprenticeship training will be an advantage
Experience:
  • Background knowledge in the field of renewable energy will be preferable, particularly a conceptual understanding of wind and solar energy
  • Proficiency in MS Office (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) is required, while knowledge and proficiency in GIS Packages such as Google Earth, ArcGIS or similar will be an advantage
Personal Attributes:
  • A good team player
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, whilst an additional local language will be an advantage
  • Thorough and diligent in your work
  • Self-motivated, proactive and reliable
  • Able to work under pressure and independently
  • Effective and efficient organizational skills
  • Able to manage different tasks simultaneously
  • Have a keen interest in the renewable energy industry
  • High degree of flexibility is essential as overtime may be required during busy periods
  • Intercultural understanding and the ability to work within an international work environment are important
You have more to offer? We will gladly consider it. You don't meet all the requirements? No problem. We look forward to receiving your application.

Your energy booster at JUWI

At JUWI, an inspiring working environment awaits you. Our flexible working conditions creates the space for you to integrate your work into your life:  
  • Company culture: a space for creativity and innovation
  • International teams: collaborating and communicating continuously with teams across the JUWI group fosters professional growth in a culturally diverse environment
  • Structured environment: benefit from well thought out processes and procedures within our ISO 9001:2015 certified matrix organization
  • Professional development: access to a wide range of opportunities for advancing your career 
  • Hybrid working: you can work from home up to 3 days per week 
  • Medical Aid: we contribute a fixed amount towards your medical aid premium 
  • Personal Accident Insurance: we provide cover for accidents 24 hours a day, 356 days a year, world-wide 
  • Performance-based bonus: work toward your best performance, with your bonus also reflecting the region's performance

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This is us - a strong team shaping the future
 
At JUWI, we stand for a sustainable and strong future for all of us. Our motto “Power of Our Unity. Sustainable. Together. Strong” permeates everything we do, from planning to implementation.
 
As a pioneer in the field of renewable energy, we develop innovative solutions to drive the transition to a sustainable energy supply. Our commitment to climate protection, community and economic progress is deeply rooted in our DNA.
We look forward to meeting you.
 
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