Southern Africa

Reference No. MNW 450 24 02

Job Description:

Our client, a lean and high-performing IPP & developer, is looking for a senior renewables professional to join their team. The incumbent would have wide experience across all phases of the project life cycle, and excel at derisking projects from all angles, from project development to execution. 

Job Responsibilities:

1. Project Development

• Assist the Development and commercial team with technical assumptions.
• Lead on initiatives to identify suitable areas for greenfield development.

2. Project Structuring and Financial Close:

• Lead the technical process for structuring and taking projects through to financial close. 
• Review and finalize PPA, EPC, O&M, and Asset Management contracts from a technical standpoint.
• Lead point of contact with EPC, O&M, LTA and deal team.
• Ensure technical compliance with the PPA, Grid Code, and project-specific requirements.

3. Technical Oversight & Compliance:

• Working with the Owner’s Engineer, ensure compliance with technical standards and contractual obligations during construction, including equipment procurement and timelines, are aligned with project objectives.
• Working with the Owner’s Engineer, oversee detailed design and ensure all technical parameters are incorporated.
• Manage contractor and supplier alignment on technical aspects, timelines, and grid connection requirements.

4. Stakeholder Management:

• Serve as the Internal Owner’s Engineer, representing company interests across all technical engagements with contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and manage design change requests.
• Oversee site visits to ensure construction quality aligns with the design.
• Manage commissioning processes and ensure utility compliance.
• Develop sound relationships with key project OEMs, vendors, developers, service providers, consultants, etc

5. Contract and Performance Management:

• Assist with permits, licenses, and contract evaluations, providing technical inputs to EPC reviews and spare parts specifications.
• Ensure contracts with EPC and O&M providers reflect the highest standards and that duties of care are maintained.
• Manage technical inputs to contract negotiations, focusing on performance guarantees and warranties.

6. Execution & Delivery:

• Provide technical inputs for project reports and assist with lender and technical advisor clarifications.
• Support site teams during construction, commissioning, and testing, ensuring that design and construction meet required standards.
• Oversee the commissioning phase, working with the Site Commissioning Manager to manage testing and ensure grid compliance.
• Ensure the timely handover of technical deliverables, facilitating project close-out

Job Requirements:

• Relevant Engineering degree in Mechanical, Civil or Electrical.
• Masters and/or Project Management certification wlill be advantageous. 
• 10 Years of experience with 3-5 years in a senior capacity. 
• Strong experience in EPC, O&M, and Grid Connection.
• Proven experience in Technical Risk Management, especially during Financial Close and Execution. 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Mitchill Wernich at mwernich@camining.com

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Mitchill Wernich

Head of Energy

CA Energy

CA Energy will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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Reference No. VG 02 09 24

Reference Number: VG 02 09 24

Job Description:

The Group Consulting Mining Engineer is responsible for leading, advising and providing oversight of the mining discipline at various mining operations to ensure the mines operate safely, profitably and responsibly. The Group Consulting Mining Engineer is furthermore responsible to advise and provide consulting support in projects and growth initiatives at the various mining operations as well as growth opportunities that the Growth and Strategic Development Department are evaluating.

Responsibilities:

• Advise and provide oversight of all mining operations to ensure they operate within the legal framework and comply with legislation. This will include setting standards and a broad framework within which the mining discipline will operate.
• Assist the mines in setting strategic production and productivity objectives over the short, medium and long term.
• Ensure that all production activities and developments take place in line with the approved life-of-mine plan for each mine.
• Assist in planning, organizing, leading and controlling of specific projects with mine management and JV partner to ensure sustainability and profitability.
• Serve on relevant Boards and Committees as required to ensure proper governance and mandates are executed and implemented.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• • Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or equivalent.
  • Government qualifications and certificates, e.g. Mine Manager’s Certificate, GCC etc.
  • Financial qualification and an MBA equivalent are desirable.
• At least 10 years’ experience in mining operational environment and preferably operated at General Manager level or Senior Consulting level.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior managerial (Head of department) position.
• Relevant exposure/experience in both opencast and underground mines hard rock mines and bulk commodities.
• Good understanding and knowledge of all relevant mining disciplines relevant equipment and designs and ability to ensure relevant equipment is deployed.
• Project management knowledge and skills.
• Good understanding of budgets, costings, financial and numerical data.
• Sound knowledge of relevant transformation acts and legislation in the specific jurisdiction.
• Consulting and Advisory skills, facilitation and presentation skills, Influencing and negotiations skills, Communication skills.
• Ability to work well and effectively with individuals, teams, and both internal and external stakeholders.
• Willing to travel extensively in South Africa and abroad.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent Contract.

 

If you wish to apply for the position please send your CV to Vivienne Gower at vgower@camining.com

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Vivienne Gower

Divisional Director

CA Mining

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Reference No. AAL0061

Senior Manager FP&A Gauteng

 

Reference Number: AAL0062

 

Job Description:

Our client is one of the words largest content aggregators head quartered in Gauteng, The Netherlands and Dubai. Due to succession planning they are looking to recruit a senior manager of FP&A managing a team of 6. This truly a very commercial role you will need to be very forward thinking as this role will have little reporting.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Build and develop relationships with key stakeholders across the Group’s operating footprint, and provide key decision support to Senior Management
• Provide integral support to the Head of Finance and CFO for all forward-looking group reporting matters
• Review of business cases / opportunities identified by Senior Management and feedback with key re Prepare sensitivity, break-even analysis, scenario analysis and country level benchmarking to support decision making
• Identify and monitor causal financial relationships to assess reasonability of projections or to act as early warnings where corrective action is required
• Consolidation and review of the annual budget, forecast update and rolling forecast processes to ensure accuracy and completeness of projections
• Assist Head of Finance and General Managers in preparing defined short and medium-term plans and to ensure that all initiatives are aligned and prioritised
• commendations, risks and next steps

 

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Minimum 5 years post article experience, with at least 2 years within a finance management role
• Demonstrable experience in developing a high performing and independent team
• Knowledge of financial modelling and ability to create new models on an ad hoc basis
• Ability to make the connection between financials and commercials
• Experience working in multinational listed group would be advantageous
• Budget and forecast consolidation, analysis and presentation
• Rest of Africa Experience will be an advantage
• CA(SA)

 

 

Benefits and Contractual information:

• R1.4M – R1.7M
• STI
• LTI
• Bens

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Angus Lewis at alewis@caglobalint.com

 

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Angus Lewis

Senior Manager FP&A

Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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Reference No. AAL00014

• Intimate understanding of trends in technology globally
• Ability to apply these trends to our businesses and identify risks and opportunities therein
• Ability to lead business model change through these technologies and where applicable identify new areas of business opportunity driven by technology 

• Client centric and passion for Cx as well as an ability to monetize this 
• Proven ability to build moats using technology and or data
• Intimate understanding of building and running data science (engineering, models and BI) and behavioral science teams with proven commercialisation of such teams
• Experimental and innovative

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