Senior Technical Project Manager Full-time Job

Job responsibility

Contributes to project technical definition at an early development stage.

Manages the selection of technologies, configuration analysis, production estimates, availability, outages, and evaluation of innovative technology solutions.

Manages/Reviews all project related studies during bidding/development phase till hand-over to execution: pre-feasibility studies (if any), feasibility studies (if any), ESIA studies…

Leads the qualification, selection and management of technical consultants: Bid Technical Advisor, Owners’ Engineer, Lenders’ Technical Advisors, ESIA Consultant…

Leads the technical development and documentation of the contractual agreements during development/bidding and negotiation stage: EPC, PPA, electricity connection agreement, LTPRA, LTSA, O&M Contracts etc...

Manages the technical mark up and proposed deviations (if any) of bidding documents.

Contributes to the technical qualification of EPC Contractors

Manages the main equipment supplier’s selection with the EPC contractor.

Animates and manages several technical review meetings with the EPC contractor to optimize the plant design.

Proposes and defines technical-commercial optimizations with the contractor(s).

Prepares the technical related part of the project execution and operation.

Prepares all Construction technical and O&M related documents for the proposal/bid: EPC Term sheet and/or EPC Contract, O&M Term Sheet and/or contract, OM organization chart, including Guarantees and testing procedures, O&M philosophy...

Develops and manages the full O&M budget

Liaises with the lenders and the Lender's Engineer for the establishment of their due diligence report prior to Financial Close.

Manages internal approval process (for Bid submission including Construction, Technical and O&M) until Financial Close.

Support the negotiations with the contractors.

Punctually provides support to construction and operation activities.

Prepares the technical hand-over for execution stage.

Ensures experience capitalization and REX integration.

Performs Technology watch.

Frequent travels.

Qualification/Experience

Engineering degree, with a minimum of 15 years of experience.

Experience in projects technical development.

Experience in bid preparation.

Experience in thermal gas projects (preferably CCGT).

Experience in using Thermoflow software.

Experience in preparing and negotiating contractual documents: WPA, PPA, PWPA, EPC, EPCM, subcontractors, O&M, LTSA, LTPRA, consultants’ contracts...

Experienced in interfacing with BD team, legal team, finance team, construction team, operation team.

Experience in battery energy storage system, hydrogen, desalination or solar is a plus.

Experience within ENGIE Group is a plus.

Organized, rigorous, ability to step back.

Inter-functional, intercultural and interpersonal facilitation skills.

Ability to listen, lead and convince in a non-hierarchical position.

High negotiation capability maintaining a balance between assertiveness and flexibility.

Oral and written communication skills.

Languages: fluent English. Arab or French is a plus.

A world leader in low-carbon energy supply and related services, ENGIE with the support of its stakeholders is working to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral world and develop a diversified energy mix in which the share of renewable energy is expected to grow significantly.
Guided by its purpose, which is enshrined in its bylaws, the Group assists its customers with decarbonization through more energy-efficient, cleaner solutions which it designs and implements.
Operating in 31 countries, ENGIE relies on a streamlined business model that seeks to achieve the energy transition with confidence through its four core businesses: renewable energy, local energy networks, centralized networks, thermal generation and energy supply.
Our Group is active in around 70 countries, employs 170,000 people worldwide, achieved revenues of EUR 60 billion in 2019 and is listed on the major international indices.
In the Middle East, South & Central Asia and Africa, ENGIE has a regional presence of almost 30 years. We are the regional leading independent power & water producer with a gross capacity of 32 GW of power and 5.9 million m3/day of water. Our portfolio includes over 1 GW of renewable (solar and wind) in India, where we also provide Solar Home Systems to over 350,000 customers.

ENGIE is a main provider of Integrated Facility Management and Energy Efficiency Solutions in the GCC and owns 40% of Tabreed, the regional leader in District Cooling.