Solar PV Project Developer

Is your job sucking the energy out of you?Is this you?You are a dedicated and a disciplined person. You love trying new things and exposing yourself to new challenges in new environments. You are a big fan of renewable energy. You are confident, charismatic, and ambitious. You enjoy working in a collaborative environment making you a great team player. You are an adventurous and an adaptable person who is looking to be a part of a team who wants to make a difference in the world.You are looking to join a stable and growing company who will value your hard-work and efforts. You come along with a minimum of 3 years in project management, with knowledge and experience working in commercial, industrial, and utility scale.You are keen to gain national and international exposure on various exciting projects and you love being challenged and kept busy at all times.What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll enjoy it)As the Project Developer, you will be responsible to identify, analyse, assess, and negotiate project development opportunities for all Photovoltaic projects.You will be attending and managing the entire development process, including tendering. You will also be conducting cost analysis and financial models, development budgets and schedules. You will be securing land rights: preparing and submitting land use permitting applications and also handle the negotiations with landowners, communities, and government authorities of all levelsYou will assist the sales team with preliminary Helioscope layouts and work with other team members to generate new opportunities through research, networking, account profiling and other market penetration strategiesWhere you’ll be doing itYour new employer is an international Energy Efficiency developer that has been operating for 13 years, with a presence in 15 countries across the world. They offer their customers full solutions from project design, construction, financing, management, operation and monitoring.When you are not travelling to see clients, you will be based in a wonderful office in Johannesburg. You will be working with a group of people who are very big on teamwork, continuously helping each other and supporting each other. You will be a part of a team that has built a strong reputation in the industry.What you’ll needYou have an Electrical or Mechanical degree, combined with your minimum of 3 years’ experience project and contract management in Solar PV in Commercial, Industrial and utility scale sectors.You have a strong understanding of general finance and budgeting with brilliant business negotiation skills and you understand the South African Land Acquisition ProcessesYou have the ability to travel nationally and internationally. You work well independently and within a team and you have a self-motivated and positive attitude.What’s in it for youYou will receive a fair and market related salary. You will be exposed to a family orientated and caring work environment with an opportunity to travel