Senior Renewable Energy Lead

Senior Renewable Energy Lead

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Job title

Senior Renewable Energy Lead

Organisation

Pacific Community

City

Suva

Country

• Fiji

Region

Asia and Pacific

Type of job

temporary contract

Duration

32 months

Sector

Renewable Energy

Language of description

English

Job description

The role – Senior Renewable Energy Lead will lead the technical components of small to medium-scale sustainable power supply systems (focus on solar PV and hybrid micro and mini grids), and management support to SPC’s energy projects, particularly those in Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Kiribati. The incumbent will help raise SPC and member state capacity and profile in effectively delivering sustainable electrification initiatives which will be a key facet of the role.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Leading technical components (design, installation, oversight and commissioning) of SPC’s electrification projects

• Lead the development of appropriate designs, detailed drawings, specifications and tender documents for FSM and Kiritimati sustainable electrification infrastructure works.
• Support procurement administration and tender evaluation processes, providing technical advice as needed.
• Support contract management and regularly liaise directly with contractors to facilitate successful achievement of deliverables.
• Lead electrical infrastructure works undertaken directly by SPC and local counterparts (i.e. not outsourced).

Supporting management of SPC’s electrification projects

• Support project managers with planning, reporting, administration, procurement, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, technical guidance, contract management, financial management, site supervision, etc.
• Provide technical advice and support to other project activities, including energy audits, community education and awareness, data analysis, electrical utility institutional capacity building, operator training, grid extensions, OH&S, etc.
• Provide ongoing guidance, quality control and recommendations to improve project delivery.

Leading, coordinating and strengthening the implementation and integration of SPC’s portfolio of energy projects and activities

• Identify technical capacity gaps and build SPC and counterpart/partner capacities in appropriate fields of energy security and electrification.
• Consolidate lessons learned, best practices and knowledge sharing products to streamline and strengthen implementation of rural and outer island electrification projects.
• Work with project and communications teams to prepare case studies (and/or similar communications products) to publicize achievements made and promote application of sustainable energy.
• Identify opportunities and leverage funding to expand scale of SPC’s energy security project portfolio.

For a more detailed account of the key responsibilities, please refer to the online job description.

Application deadline

2024/10/13

URL

https://reliefweb.int/job/4093316/senior-renewable-energy-lead

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