CL - Pre Construction Senior Project Manager

• Reporting to: Pre-Construction Manager Senior Latam

• Department: Development & Construction

• Job Location: Santiago, Chile

• Travel Required: Frequently

Company Overview:

Mainstream Renewable Power is the leading independent developer of utility-scale wind and PV solar power plants. The company is focused on delivering a high quality portfolio of wind and PV solar assets across high-growth markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Mainstream Renewable Power is a renewable energy development company with operations in North America, South America, Colombia, APAC, South Africa and Ireland. Our core business is to develop, build and operate renewable energy plants thereby helping to build a sustainable future – globally and locally.

Summary of the Role:

Andes Mainstream Renewable Power has embarked on the first phase of a 3 year, $2bn construction plan and development a Potfolio of 2700 MW in development phase. The company is looking for a Pre Construction Project Manager who will work in carry out the projects to Financial Close and keep relationship with landowners, communities, authorities and intern team. The successful candidate will join the Development & Construction Team in Chile and will report directly to the Pre-Construction Manager Senior Latam.

What you will do?

As Pre Construction Project Manager, you will be responsible primarily for managing projects through its latest stages of Development Phase up to Financial Close is achieved, when the projects are handed over to the Construction Project Manager. Your key responsibilities comprise of the following:

• Receive the project from Development team and coordinate the hand over process

• Managing the project through its latest stages until financial close process

• Coordination with Project Finance and Commercial teams

• Controlling the project budget and pre-construction schedule, focusing in construction schedule

• Lead the relationship with landowners, and other stakeholders until Financial Close

• Preparing the engineering package with the engineering and technical teams

• Preparing the procurement package with the procurement team to tender for the supply and construction contracts, coordinating the internal review and helping in the negotiations

• Closing out any development issues to the point where the project can pass financial close test.
  For the above you will need to:

• Liaise and cooperate with other functional and regional teams

• Engaging and managing technical and engineering consultants

• Define and coordinate the pre-construction engineering, environmental licenses, stakeholder strategy and grid connection processes during development and preconstruction phase

• Liaise and cooperate with external parties – banks, independent engineers, suppliers, contractors, authorities, etc.

• Significant autonomy in work, but a strong reporting and approval process using Mainstream’s procedures and processes (based on PMI® PMBOK®)

• Interaction with the relevant in-house teams – Health & Safety, Solar & Wind analysis Group, GIS, engineering, Grid connection, environmental, permits, communications & communities, construction and operation

• Participate in company knowledge sharing groups which focus on sharing of expertise globally.

What we require?

• A high standard of commitment with Safety, assuming safety as a priority value in all its task and responsibilities. (Mandatory).
• Our preferred candidate will be educated to engineering degree level, with 7+ years of working experience in development of renewable Projects.
• Managing project development and construction experience in power generation industry. Experience in renewables is an advantage.
• Strong project management skill set required including contract management, contract administration, scheduling, planning, financial control and management.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Candidates should be comfortable presenting to management at all levels, also in English
• Candidates should be capable of managing internal and external resources.
• Ability to use Microsoft software as well as specialist software packages such as AutoCAD, MS Project and SharePoint.
• Fluency in English & Spanish.
• Certification as Project Management Professional (PMP) is an advantage.
• Accountabilities
• Project safety –implementing and enforcing Mainstream’s SHEQ processes and procedures.
• Overall project leadership through the relationship with your contractors and consultants.

What we offer?

We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial organisation, in a growing market in a fast paced industry. You will receive a very competitive total benefits package including an excellent base salary, bonus scheme.