Project Development Manager

ib vogt apac; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 600,000,000 - 900,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ib vogt apac is seeking a Project Development Manager to lead the land acquisition and permitting workstreams from tender through Ready-to-Build for power plant projects in Indonesia. The role focuses on coordinating costed land acquisition plans, handling permitting steps, and ensuring alignment with internal teams and external partners.

The ideal candidate brings at least 5 years of relevant experience in Indonesian power project development, with strong vendor management, and fluency in

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in power plant development in Indonesia
• Strong land acquisition and permitting experience
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills

Responsibilities

• Coordinate land acquisition steps including cost items and timelines
• Coordinate permitting steps, cost items, and external parties
• Develop and coordinate TORs for land acquisition and permits
• Engage with local stakeholders and government authorities
• Support reporting on project development progress (PPA, land acquisition, permitting, technical studies)

Skills

Land acquisition

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & cost control

Project coordination

English/Indonesian fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in management or engineering design

Tools

Land information systems

Job description

Project Development Manager is responsible in conducting and supporting the coordination of all the development workstream tasks from tender/project award stage to Ready-to-Build (RTB).

Responsibilities:

• Create and coordinate the outline of land acquisition steps, calculate the cost items, procure the external outsourced parties (if any), manage the progress, deliverables, paperworks, and related reports.
• Create and coordinate the outline of permitting steps, calculate the cost items, procure the external outsourced parties (if any), manage the progress, deliverables, paperworks, and related-reports.
• Develop and coordinate internal documents (ToR) related to land acquisition, permitting, and site studies
• Coordinate the communications and relationships with local stakeholders and external relevant parties related to land acquisition and permitting
• Conduct KYC and compliance check on the exteral outsource party to avoid compliance and reputation risk of the company.
• Coordinate the obtainment of information with to other teams (Engineering Team, Investment Team, Business Development Team, etc) to achieve all the conditions required for land acquisition and permitting completion
• Support the Project Integration Manager in producing reports and paperworks related to the overall project development progress (PPA, land acquisition, permitting, technical studies)

Qualification(s) & Requirements of This Role:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in management or engineering design
• Min 5 years of relevant industry experience in power plant development in Indonesia, with a strong understanding of land acquisition, permitting, and vendor management.
• Proficiency in developing, vetting, and managing land‑acquisition and permit progress and deliverables, including timeline and cost‑control
• Proficiency in calculating detailed breakdown of budget to conduct land acquisition and permit
• Proficiency in communication and relationship management with local stakeholders (land owners, government admins, and local vendors)
• Proficiency in the use of government‑owned tools for land variable vetting (zones, ownership, etc) and permit applications
• Proficiency in developing and creating Terms of References (TORs) with in regards to land acquisition and permits
• Understanding in land and permit technical variables that affect engineering design and constructability
• Proficiency in English and Indonesian, both written and verbal