Want to join a frontrunner in renewable energy that is actively seeking early entry into new markets globally? Since the establishment in 2007, Scatec has acquired extensive knowledge and experience in developing, building and operating solar, wind and hydro power plants and storage solutions. Driven by our company values and competent global workforce, we aim to deliver competitive and sustainable renewable energy globally; protect our environment and improve quality of life through innovative integration of technology; and create shareholder value. We are present on four continents and are headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
Main purpose of position
Currently we are looking for a Technical Development Manager in either Oslo/Amsterdam/Tunisia to be part of our global team working together towards our vision – Improving our future. As our Technical Development Manager you will have the overall responsibility to support our projects during the opportunity and development phase by managing the engineering, supply chain and project control resources and workstreams to deliver a consistent EPC Technical and Commercial offer to Business Development.
The Technical Development Manager is the key liaison between Operations department and Business Development department. You will be supported and cross funictionally work with other disciplines in Scatec, such as engineering, supply chain and project control.
Your responsibility will be to assess the pre-feasibility of the projects with your outstanding technical knowledge, mainly civil works and electrical related and manage front-end engineering studies by using internal or external resources. Your good knowledge of the construction local cost and local network, you are capable to deliver a cost competitive EPC budget, considering the specific site conditions and grid interconnection solution(s) of the projects.
- Gather all useful information and inputs from Business Development Department and support them to prepare the deliverables for the Decision Gate 1 and 2.
- Coordinate and plan Engineering, Supply Chain and Project control internal resources and workstreams to ensure smooth and efficient documentation delivery.
- Responsible for overall technical workstreams in early phases of PV/Bess/Wind/P2X projects, including feasibility and front-end engineering studies, site studies, HV technical preliminary design and design specifications in contracts.
- Lead the development of technical concepts and solutions of the projects, identifies optimal solutions from a technical, commercial and execution perspective at early stage including civil, mechanical, and electrical aspects of power plants, interconnection and high-voltage design, yield assessments, as well as assessment of other technologies (floating PV, PV, Bess, Wind, P2X, etc).
- Ensure that the EPC budget is competitive and consistent with specific Technical Solutions, uncertainties, and risks of the projects.
- Lead external and internal technical development processes and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to successfully lead the project to construction start.
- Manage EPC deliverables in Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Tenders organized by the off-takers.
- Work in a core regional team consisting of a handful of project development and project finance resources to jointly ensure we reach the company’s ambitious growth targets.
- Support the organization by co-developing and updating the Operating System to streamline processes, ensure homogeneous quality of the deliverables and efficient delivery.
Qualifications and competencies
- Education: Technical university level degree, all relevant engineering disciplines
- Experience: 5 - 10 years professional experience, ideally from other renewable players, EPC company,
- Language: fluent both written and spoken in English, an advantage with French and/or Arabic
- Experience with tender preparation and Construction Budget preparation.
- Experience with business development phase of projects and understanding of power markets and in particular renewable energy is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of technical aspects of renewable energy, power generation, interconnection and transmission
- Experience with overall management and planning of technical workstreams of large infrastructure projects within the renewables industry
- Experience with Technical Due Diligence
- Commercial mindset and experience with optimizing overall business from a technical design and execution perspective
- Working knowledge and understanding of main technical contract structures in the renewables industry
- Multidisciplinary understanding and EPC projects
- Participation in constructing phase and Operating and Maintenance phase is desirable
Personal characteristics
It is part of every employees’ terms of reference to contribute to Scatec's vision: Improving our Future and adhere to our company values which are:
- Predictable: demonstrate clear communication and listening skills, shares information in an open and honest way
- Driving results: demonstrate determination, pro-activeness, can prioritise and work independently
- Changemaker: demonstrate entrepreneurship, can challenge, fast learner, take initiates and adjust
- Working together: demonstrate teamwork, shares responsibilities, can compromise, has a can-do attitude
Scatec is an exciting, innovative and ambitious company operating in a growing industry. We offer a challenging and interesting position where you will be part of a flexible, diverse and truly international working environment consisting of highly competent and committed colleagues with a positive drive to make a difference.
Scatec is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by appropriate law. All hiring decisions are made based on merit, competence and business need.
Applications will be processed on a continuous basis.
