Contracts Specialist (renewables) - Cape Town

• He/She is reporting to the Legal Manager. He/she has to interact with business, technical, execution, financing and management teams from various locations. He/she has to interact with various teams within TotalEnergies, in order to deliver the projects. Finally, he/she is in direct contact with 3rd parties, like Partners, Contractors, Advisors (Technical, Legal), Lenders
• This role may require business travels.

The Contracts Manager supports TotalEnergies Renewables's growth and profitability while being responsible and accountable to:

• manage the overall Contract Managing Workstream of its portfolio of projects,
• successful preparation and execution of those projects, in terms of HSE, budget, time schedule and performance criteria, quality, client satisfaction, risk and opportunities.
• This role requires thus autonomy and accountability.

HSE

To effectively manage and minimise HSE risk within your area of responsibility by ensuring:

• Compliance with all HSE Policies, rules, guideline and legal requirements
• The promotion of a safe working environment and positively contributing to the company's HSE KPIs and risk reduction strategies
• That HSE competency requirements are identified & enforced within your area of responsibility

Activities

• Support the Development Team during the bidding phase to prepare termsheets and other relevant documentation linked to EPC and O&M Contractors.
• Negotiate contracts with Contractors after award.
• Leads and directs all contractual aspects of executing the project including risk assessment.
• Having detail knowledge of the Power Purchase Agreement, EPC Contract, O&M Agreement and various Project Agreements/permits/consents and manage the stakeholders effectively in line with the contracts.
• Be effective in responding to the correspondences from various counter parties and ensure the interest of the Company is protected.
• Actively monitors the project progress in line with the contract schedule and ensure the parties adhere to the program.
• Interfaces with senior management team, finance and legal personnel to meet overall project deliverables.
• Establishes procedures for award and administration of any Project contracts
• Verifies the invoices of the contractors along with the Owner's Engineer and process the payments.
• Understand and prepare invoicing procedure for the Company and work together closely with the model consultant in finalizing the Settlement system and plant model software.
• Monitors and manages the Company's various registration documents, certifications, construction permits, project related permits, NOCs and work actively to ensure timely renewals.

Those are the essential duties and responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum 7 Years of Experience working with large Wind, PV or Energy Storage projects in the Renewable Energy industry, preferably in the REIPPPP. Previous experience of interacting with ESKOM on self-built projects is a strong preference.
• Professional Certification in Contracts Management is recommended
• Be able to understand and analyse the details of non-contractual matters such as engineering, cost control, planning and construction in order to provide relevant contractual support.
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and strong communication skills is required.
• Be a team player, yet be able to work independently and duly manage the workload and priorities.
• Strong preference for South African Citizens, with previously disadvantaged individuals being a further preference.