Project Manager at Total Energies
TotalEnergies DG Middle East Africa is a hub based in DUBAI which growth is significantly ambitious. An historic activity in Dubai helps support the development happening in the Middle east region as well as in Africa with a good center of expertise established in the Dubai affiliate.
TotalEnergies is presently launching its activity in Nigeria and needs to onboard double specialty profiles (technical Sales / Project Manager) to support the Business Developer already working on projects offers in RSA and to achieve the projects the entity there will be awarded for.
Job Title: Project Manager/Technical Sales
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
HSE
- Strict adherence and compliance towards Group QHSSE policy (including MAESTRO) with high Quality of QHSSE performance and complying with affiliate’s QHSSE Policy, Procedures & specific rules & regulations applicable to the area of activity at all times.
- Participate in the training program to acquire QHSSE knowledge and impart this training to colleagues as and when required by Management.
- Reporting of near misses, incidents, hazards & injuries to line Manager within the time frame as required by Quality, HSSE, Energy policies and Manuals.
- Participate in the investigation and analysis of incidents as and when required.
- Strict adherence to QHSSE requirements with full authority to stop any operation for safety reasons.
Project Development Support
- Analyze EPCs and contractors offers in terms of quality, HSE, and cost
- Prepare and launch RFPs to contractors for awarded projects
- Shortlist and negotiate with contractors for awarded projects
- Prepare and update engineering tools and templates
- Coordinate with design team to prepare and follow-up local approvals and regulatory obligations.
- Liaise with HQ technical services for technical specifications use and continuous improvement and with remote engineering support when applicable.
Project Manager Roles
- Manage multiple projects execution at a time from EPC contract negotiation to hand over with focus on safety, security, quality, budget, planning and documentation management.
- Support and follow-up the permitting and Engineering team in local approvals and regulatory obligations.
- Support & follow-up on-board suppliers including EPCs and engineering consultants, in full respect of HSE, Quality and compliance guidelines and specifications.
- Engage in commercial negotiations and maintain relationships, to ensure equipment and contractors are optimally and sustainably procured.
- Ensure strict adherence of projects design and material selection as per contractual requirements.
- Ensure construction quality & safety by regular visits and reports.
- Manage projects construction with focus on safety, quality, budget, and planning.
- Coordinate with one or several contractors (EPC) + equipment suppliers the construction of the projects.
- Ensure proper projects commissioning and testing of the plant as per contractual requirements and industry good practice.
- Hand-over the projects to both O&M Team and Client in line with set contractual objectives.
- Ensure the documentation management is up to the company requirements.
- Engage in commercial negotiations and maintain relationships, to ensure equipment and contractors are optimally and sustainably procured.
- Built strong Relationship with Client after proper handing over from sales/development team.
Technical Sales Support Roles
- Conduct feasibility studies, preliminary solar designs, CAPEX/OPEX estimation and solar plant performance simulations.
- Assess site characteristics, constraints and analyze consumption demands of the customer during prospection phase.
- Prepare technical offers and presenting them to potential clients, support the sales team in the negotiation with clients.
- Prepare internal CITS Dossiers and investment committee presentations.
- Technical support and contribution to around 30MW awarded per year
Qualifications
- 3 years of experience related to design, construction, technical sales
- Min. 5 years of projects management experience on solar projects.
- Experience in rooftop, ground-mount, carport, wheeling DG projects
- Experience in Low & medium Voltage POC project / Projects size up to 50 to 70 MWp
- Experience in hybrid solution with BESS solution would be very much appreciated
- Graduate from a premier university with a degree in engineering and/or electrical  Graduate degree and/or related professional qualifications considered as a plus.
- Experience with maintaining minimum functional specification, commissioning checklists, and standard operating practices for rooftop solar projects.
- Working experience of the RSA context in electrical norms, renewable energy regulations, construction codes, is required.
- Knowledge of project management good practices, engineering, and solar specific software such MS Project, AutoCAD, PVSyst, Meteonorm, SolarGIS, Helioscope, Sketchup, etc.