Job Summary
DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE | ENERGY – Cape Town, SA
2 YEAR CONTRACT (Sub-Con Agreement) – Start Immediately!
R1 – R1,5K Per Annum Negotiable and based on Qualification and Years of relevant experience
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage energy programmes and projects
- Facilitate and manage the alignment between all relevant stakeholder interests within the energy sector
- Monitor and oversee the performance of implementing agents contracted by their Client to deliver on their Energy Resilience Programme strategy
- Evaluation of municipal support requirements
- Source and communicate energy sector intelligence
- Strategic Management
- People Management; and
- Financial Management and coordinating budget management of the energy resilience projects.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience required:
Required
- An appropriate NQF8 or higher tertiary qualification (4-year B-Degree / B-Degree + Hons) in the field of Engineering, Science, Resource Management, Commerce, Economics, Sustainability, Climate Change and/or Environmental Science or other equivalent qualification. Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
- 10 years’ experience in the Energy sector with a minimum of 5 years at a management level; and
- 3 years’ experience in public procurement of project financed infrastructure projects at national or sub-national level (e.g. PPPs, PPAs, PFMA, MFMA, MSA procurement.
- The level of experience (ideally 3 or more years) must be in the South African renewable energy industry, public or private (e.g. PPA, REIPPPP, IPP Office, IPPs, project developers, lenders).
Preferred
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent in the fields above;
- Experience in developing, co-ordinating and managing the implementation of energy related strategies;
- 3 years’ experience in public procurement of project financed infrastructure projects at national or sub-national level (e.g. PPPs, PPAs, PFMA, MFMA, MSA procurement.
- The level of experience (ideally 3 or more years) must be in the South African renewable energy industry, public or private (e.g. PPA, REIPPPP, IPP Office, IPPs, project developers, lenders).
- Knowledge and understanding on the South African electrical distribution and transmission network
- Extensive stakeholder management experience in the energy sector, across multiple spheres of government, the private sector and academia.
- Experience / ability in sourcing and communicating energy sector intelligence (including research, dissemination & application) including experience with commercialisation of technology and services; and
- Management experience (Human Resource & Financial Management)
- Knowledge and understanding on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and how it affects South Africa and particularly the Western Cape (desirable)
Key Competencies:
This role calls for several specific skills and characteristics, including:
- Understanding of the electrical distribution and transmission network
- Strategic Capability and Leadership
- People Management and Empowerment
- Programme and Project Management
- Financial Management
- Change Management
- Knowledge Management
- Service Delivery Innovation
- Problem Solving and Analysis
- Client Orientation and Customer Focus
- Communications
To apply for this role, please forward a detailed copy of your CV together with a motivation summary in line with the requirements of this role to Andrea Jones: ajones@elev8recruitment.co.za and Nicole Spamers: nspamers@elev8recruitment.co.za