**Reporting to**:Portfolio Manager
- **Department**:Development & Construction
- **Job Location**:Santiago, Chile
- **Travel Required**:Frequently
**Company Overview**:
Mainstream Renewable Power is the leading independent developer of utility-scale wind and PV solar power plants. The company is focused on delivering a high quality portfolio of wind and PV solar assets across high-growth markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Mainstream Renewable Power is a renewable energy development company with operations in North America, South America, Colombia, APAC, South Africa and Ireland. Our core business is to develop,
build and operate renewable energy plants thereby helping to build a sustainable future - globally and locally.
**Summary of the Role**:
**What you will do?**
As Senior Development Project Manager, you will be responsible primarily for managing projects through its Development Phase up to Financial Close is achieved, when the projects are handed over to the Construction Project Manager. Your key responsibilities comprise of the following:
- Review opportunities for wind and solar projects in LATAM, focused in Chile
- Managing the project through its development until financial close process
- Controlling the project budget and schedule
- Lead the relationship with landowners, and stakeholders until Financial Close
- Preparing the engineering package with the engineering and technical team
- Preparing the procurement package with the procurement team to tender for the construction contracts
- Closing out any development issues to the point where the project can pass financial close test.
**For the above you will need to**:
- Liaise and cooperate with other functional and regional teams
- Engaging and managing technical and engineering consultants
- Define and coordinate the preliminary engineering, environmental licenses, stakeholder strategy and grid connection processes during development and preconstruction phase
- Liaise and cooperate with external parties - banks, independent engineers, contractors, authorities, etc.
- Significant autonomy in work, but a strong reporting and approval process using Mainstream's procedures and processes (based on PMI® PMBOK®)
- Interaction with the relevant in-house teams - Solar & Wind analysis, GIS, engineering, Grid connection, environmental, permits, communications & communities, construction and operation
- Participate in company knowledge sharing groups which focus on sharing of expertise globally.
**What we require?**
- A high standard of commitment with Safety,
assuming safety as a priority value in all its task and responsibilities.
- Managing project development and construction experience in power generation industry. Experience in renewables is an advantage.
- Strong project management skill set required including contract management, contract administration, scheduling, planning, financial control and management.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Ability to use Microsoft software as well as specialist software packages such as AutoCAD, MS Project and SharePoint.
- Fluency in English & Spanish.
- Certification as Project Management Professional (PMP) is an advantage.
**Accountabilities**
- Project safety -implementing and enforcing Mainstream's SHEQ processes and procedures.
- Overall project leadership through the relationship with your contractors and consultants.
**What we offer?**
We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial organization, a diverse workplace with regards to gender, age and cultural background in a growing market in a fast-paced industry. You will receive a very competitive total benefits package including an excellent base salary, bonus scheme and share options.
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"This job offer encourages the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace."_
