Senior Site Manager – Solar PV & BESS

• Work Experience At least 8 years of construction and site-management experience, including senior responsibility on utility-scale Solar PV projects of 300 MW or larger.
• Job Opening Status Open
• Industry Energy and Utilities
• Degree Bachelor's
• Job Role Senior Site Manager – Solar PV & BESS
• State/Province Eastern Cape
• Country South Africa

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 asthe Project Company's principal representative on site, holding overall responsibility for site execution on this large utility-scale Solar PV and BESSproject. 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 worksexecuted 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 andsite-based, requiring relocation to Botswana for the duration of construction,testing, commissioning and handover.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the Project Company's principal representative on site, holding overall responsibility forthe successful execution of utility-scale Solar PV and BESS construction activities, ensuring the project is carried out safely, on schedule, within budget and in complete accordance with contractual, technical and quality requirements.
• Lead and manage all site operations, providing clear direction to site engineers, discipline leads,supervisors and contractors while maintaining effective coordination acrosscivil, 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 technicalapprovals, 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 andworks as executed, identifying discrepancies at an early stage, initiatingred-line markups and as-built records, and coordinating resolution with thedesign team, the OE and the EPC Contractor.
• Take technical decisions onsite within delegated authority to keep construction progressing, escalating tothe Project Director / Senior Project Manager only matters that fall outsidethat authority or carry material cost, schedule or contractual impact.
• Monitor EPC Contractorcompliance with the EPC Contract, approved IFC drawings, technical specifications, method statements and project procedures, resolving technicalissues 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, trackerystems, inverter stations, MV/HV equipment, substations, BESS facilities and associated Balance of Plant (BoP) infrastructure, ensuring all approvedengineering requirements and construction standards are fulfilled.
• Oversee construction,testing and energization of the project substation and switchyard, includingHV/MV power transformers, switch gear, protection and control panels, earthingsystems and the transmission line tie-in to the BPC network.
• Lead…