Head of Renewable Construction Program

About the role

A fast-growing international renewable energy developer and independent power producer is hiring a Head of Renewable Construction Program based in Muscat, Oman. The role takes over each project after the Development team finishes it and leads contracting, permitting, construction and commissioning through to commissioning and handover to Operations. It covers a multi-gigawatt portfolio of secured wind, solar and battery energy storage capacity, including a flagship round-the-clock wind, solar and storage program in Oman, a utility-scale solar plus BESS project in Southern Africa, and future projects from a 10+ GW pipeline.

Key responsibilities

• Receive projects from Development, verify design basis, permits, land, grid and commercial commitments, define the contracting strategy and lead tendering, evaluation, negotiation and award of EPC, OEM and BOP contracts
• Obtain construction permits and approvals, meet ESIA and grid-connection conditions, and oversee design reviews and financial close
• Define the delivery strategy for the portfolio and set up and lead the Program Management Office, prioritising people, contractors and capital to hit annual MW-to-COD targets
• Hold accountability from notice to proceed through mechanical completion, energisation, commissioning, COD and handover, directing EPC contractors and OEMs and managing interfaces across civil, electrical, HV substation, transmission and grid packages
• Enforce HSE plans, permit-to-work systems and incident investigation standards, own QA, inspection and test plans and commissioning, and control budget, contingency, cash flow, variations and claims
• Act as senior counterpart to offtakers, grid operators, regulators and lenders, report to the Board, build and lead a regional team and ensure complete as-built records for handover

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering or related field; postgraduate qualification preferred
• 12+ years in power or infrastructure projects, including utility-scale renewables and multi-project program leadership
• Track record delivering 200 MW+ wind, solar and/or BESS projects from contracting to COD, ideally hybrid plants
• Proven safety leadership and experience in the GCC and/or Sub-Saharan Africa
• Preferred: PMP/PgMP, NEBOSH or equivalent HSE qualification, chartered engineer status, experience on both developer and EPC contractor sides, Arabic

Required skills

• EPC contract management (FIDIC or equivalent)
• HV grid-connection and project-finance lender experience