Senior Site Manager – Solar PV & BESS

Job Location - Botswana

Job Summary:

The Project Company is constructing a 500+ MW utility-scale Solar PV plant with an integrated 500+ MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Botswana, to be connected to the national grid. We are seeking an experienced Senior Site Manager with a strong electrical background to act as the Project Company's principal representative on site, holding overall responsibility for site execution on this large utility-scale Solar PV and BESS project.

The successful candidate will be the main person on site, coordinating the EPC Contractor, the Owner's Engineer (OE) and the Lenders' Technical Advisor (LTA), reconciling the approved design with actual conditions and works executed on site, taking technical decisions within delegated authority, verifying progress against the approved construction programme, and issuing daily and weekly site reports to project leadership. The role is permanent and site-based, requiring relocation to Botswana for the duration of construction, testing, commissioning and handover.

• Act as the Project Company's principal representative on site, holding overall responsibility for site execution on this large utility-scale Solar PV and BESS project. The successful candidate will be the main person on site, coordinating the EPC Contractor, the Owner's Engineer (OE) and the Lenders' Technical Advisor (LTA), reconciling the approved design with actual conditions and works executed on site, taking technical decisions within delegated authority, verifying progress against the approved construction programme, and issuing daily and weekly site reports to project leadership.
  
  The role is permanent and site-based, requiring relocation to Botswana for the duration of construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Lead and manage all site operations, providing clear direction to site engineers, discipline leads, supervisors and contractors while maintaining effective coordination across civil, electrical, mechanical and commissioning activities.
• Act as the primary technical interface on site between the EPC Contractor, the Owner's Engineer (OE) and the Lenders' Technical Advisor (LTA), coordinating technical approvals, inspections, design conformance reviews and contractual sign-offs, and resolving technical, construction and interface issues affecting project delivery.
• Reconcile the approved design (IFC drawings, technical specifications) with actual site conditions and works as executed, identifying discrepancies at an early stage, initiating red-line markups and as-built records, and coordinating resolution with the design team, the OE and the EPC Contractor.
• Take technical decisions on site within delegated authority to keep construction progressing, escalating to the Project Director / Senior Project Manager only matters that fall outside that authority or carry material cost, schedule or contractual impact.
• Monitor EPC Contractor compliance with the EPC Contract, approved IFC drawings, technical specifications, method statements and project procedures, resolving technical issues before they impact construction progress.
• Manage the interface with company and relevant regulatory bodies on grid connection, outage planning, protection settings and energization sequencing.
• Monitor the installation and integration of significant project systems such as PV arrays, tracker systems, inverter stations, MV/HV equipment, substations, BESS facilities and associated Balance of Plant (BoP) infrastructure, ensuring all approved engineering requirements and construction standards are fulfilled.
• Oversee construction, testing and energization of the project substation and switchyard, including HV/MV power transformers, switch gear,…