The key aspects of the role include:
1. Construction and Engineering Management:
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End-to-End Project Oversight: Manage design, construction and engineering aspects of multiple renewable energy projects (solar hybrid, wind and BESS) from inception to completion, ensuring they meet quality standards, design criteria, timelines, and budget constraints.
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Industry Stakeholder Engagement: Build relationships with contractors, technical consultants, network operators and other relevant industry stakeholders.
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Investment phase: Working with investment team to provide relevant advice on project opportunities and lead technical due diligence during M&A processes.
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Development phase: Support development of projects through project concept design, technical and constructability insights and input into construction contract tender and negotiation.
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Construction phase: Manage team of internal project managers and external construction management teams to deliver renewable energy projects safely, on time and on budget.
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Operations phase: Lead any works undertaken during DLP and general support with technical advice and input.
2. Financial Management:
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Cost Control: Build cost estimates for development and ensure cost-effective project execution while maintaining quality standards.
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Budgeting and Revenue Generation: Prepare and manage the team budget, allocating resources effectively to maximise revenue generation.
3. Team Management:
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Values Driven: Exemplify the Octopus values through active internal and external engagement.
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Team Management: Plan resource requirements to manage sustainable workloads in a dynamic business. Set clear objectives and responsibilities as well as managing career development for the growing construction and engineering team.
Outline of skills/experience required:
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Industry Experience: A background as a project manager or project engineer with experience managing complex renewable energy projects.
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Line management: Experience with direct reports including setting goals, career progression and performance management. Understanding of budgeting and resource allocation.
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Strategic Mindset: The ability to create process, set goals, prioritize projects, and align them with the company’s overall objectives.
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Technical Proficiency: Active involvement in project development and construction with experience resolving technical and construction issues.
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Collaboration: Sharing ideas, giving/ receiving feedback and learn from others.
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Communication Skills: Ability to present to a broad range of stakeholders involved in renewable energy projects including explaining concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
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Leadership Skills: Confidence in managing EPC contractors, teams and driving results.
What we offer
- 💰 A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits
- ✈️ Extra Annual Leave entitlement
- 🏡 Flexible working
- Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. We also understand the value of diversity, and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment. We would welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.
Our Values
At Octopus we don’t just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around three principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:
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Be Bold – We like people who make decisions quickly and are OK changing their mind if it turns out there’s a better way of doing things.
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Be Helpful – We like People who behave like it always day one and who remember without our customers there is no business.
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Be Straightforward – We like people who have opinions and express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand.
