Technical Director - Wind

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Technical Director

London, United Kingdom or Brazil

A London based wind energy development and investment platform with a focus on emerging markets. The company sources and develops wind opportunities from Greenfield stage to acquisition of licenses through local partnerships – in several Latin America countries, Ukraine and South Africa. They are seeking to recruit a Technical Director to assist with the growth of our dynamic and fast growing business.

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure management of wind energy project development from initial site screening up to construction
• Manage due diligence process on potential acquisitions of Greenfield projects and development assets
• Technical interface with local development teams
• Originate and manage wind assessments and engineering studies
• Coordinate with local development partners and support permit applications
• Conduct site visits to assess site suitability and prepare deliverable reports
• Prepare detailed cost estimates budget and schedules for individual projects based on business plan
• Coordinate with third parties (e.g. technical consultants) to validate conduct cost estimates and cost schedules in support of project financing
• Select manage and direct engineering and contractors and vendors
• Support negotiations with turbine suppliers and subcontractors
• Ensure appropriate document control processes are in place and maintained

 

Qualifications:

• Be qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
• 4-7 years experience in wind energy assessment
• Possess excellent project management communication and problem solving skills and experience
• Have a good knowledge of the wind energy business
• Be able to understand interpret and prepare technical reports
• Previous experience of managing and working with 3^rd parties
• Be able to communicate effectively including via remote link
• Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication and organizational skills
• Willingness to travel frequently
• Have well developed IT skills