Solar PV Construction Manager

An exciting opportunity for a Construction Manager at a leading European Solar PV company with an established international presence. 

The Opportunity:

• Coordinate and supervise construction works for solar projects in Spain and European countries.
• Be responsible for detailed project cost calculations and execution time schedules.
• Draft scope of works for subcontractors and run respective tender processes for their selection and appointment.
• Negotiate and manage contracts with subcontractors, including signing of milestone achievement certificates and variation orders.
• Coordinate subcontractors and provide expertise on site, handling on an ad hoc basis quality issues and reporting to the HQs in relation to project execution progress.
• Ensure implementation of adequate Health, Safety and Security measures on site, safeguarding integrity of workers and material.
• Comment on the project design, providing valuable feedback in relation to actual conditions on construction sites and lessons learned.
• Support the creation of the AsBuilt design package.
• Establish and maintain a network of international and local subcontractors.
• Coordinate the acceptance of completed projects and their handover to the plant management.

The Individual: 

• You have a degree in engineering, ideally in electrical engineering.
• A post-graduate degree in project/construction management or similar will be considered an asset.
• You have several years of construction experience with international exposure.
• You have several years construction experience in the solar sector, preferably with utility scale free field plants.
• Beyond Spanish, you are business fluent in English, additional languages would be considered an asset.
• You are willing to undertake extensive, possibly longer, international business trips and stays abroad.