Engineering Manager - Wind

ACWA Power - Egypt - Al Jizah

Job Description:

Be fully aware of Power Purchase Agreement, EPC Contract, O&M Agreement and various Project Agreements and manage the stakeholders effectively in line with the contracts.

Leads the IPP Engineering team in all disciplines of Engineering and Design;

Defines a review strategy (base line) in collaboration with the OE – FI;

Assures multidisciplinary coordination in collaboration with the OE ( FI);

Organizes internal weekly coordination meeting with OE;

Leads internal (topic review/coordination) meeting;

Develops and maintain cooperative working relationship within the team;

Assures the coherence of the technical concept towards of the EPC contract in collaboration with the OE;

Assists/ leads topics / close out meetings with the EPC contractor;

Approves the mission of the OE engineers to assist in meeting outside the OE offices;

Mitigates any engineering & design risks;

Day to day engineering decisions & implementation of long & short term plan, catch up plans, etc;

Extends full support to Project Director/CEO & act on any engineering & design defect and forewarn on deficiencies both in the contracts and the ones which cannot be managed through contractual requirements;

Timely management and posting of Engineering reports, Management Information Reports;

Timely Highlighting of Key Issues & concerns along with probable solutions / options;

Ensure that reliability, safety and quality aspects are focused and part of the plant design;

Supports the Project team in the discussion related to technical issues for which the EPC contractor either claims variation orders or disagrees


Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering Electrical is a must. Master's in Engineering preferred
  • Minimum 14 years of engineering and design experience. With experience mainly dealing with PV projects.
  • Must have strong EPC experience dealing with Wind projects
  • Experience in handling at least 4 large full cycle Wind projects.
  • Proven success in developing and improving engineering processes
  • Working knowledge of project contract terms and ability to translate contracts and financing agreements into concise techno-economic analysis
  • Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering principles. A broad knowledge of recognized American and British design codes.
  • Great analytical skills with Incredible problem-solving abilities
  • Effectively work in a collaborative, cross-functional and open culture
  • Effectively communicator, negotiation and influencing skills

Post date: 16 October 2024
Publisher: LinkedIn
Post date: 16 October 2024
Publisher: LinkedIn