Karusa & Soetwater Site Manager

Enel Chile S.A; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Enel Green Power is seeking a Site Supervisor for Karusa and Soetwater wind farms in Northern Cape, South Africa. You will manage O&M activities, supervise contractors, maintain equipment, and ensure adherence to safety and environmental standards.

The role requires strong English communication, 5+ years in wind O&M, and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering. Travel is expected across locations, with permanent placement in SA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; Professional Engineer preferred.
• At least 5 years in wind O&M or similar technical role.
• Knowledge of HV/MV equipment and grid code aspects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and operations of two wind facilities: Karusa & Soetwater (handover ETA 2021).
• Coordinate plant activities following safety, environmental and quality rules.
• Plan and supervise scheduled and corrective maintenance with subordinates.
• Supervise on-site contractors and report daily activities.
• Provide traceable maintenance statistics and progress reports.
• Coordinate meetings with OM Contractors and support departments.
• Manage plant logistics, spare parts and warehouse inventory.
• Develop maintenance schedules aligned with OEM specifications.

Skills

Wind plant operation

Contractor management

English communication

Stakeholder liaison

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

SAS

CKS

JIRA

CMS

AutoCAD

Job description

Site Supervisor function will be responsible for overall O&M Activities at Karusa - Soetwater wind farms, under full service structure, in the future one more plant can be added to his responsability. Coordinate the plant activities with service providers and site personnel in general. Follow up maintenance activities to ensure maintenance plans are applied according equipment specitications and EGP needs. Keep track of plant spare part inventory and coordinate with main service providers to keep at plant level all components needed for corrective mainteanance. Use EGP software platform as SAP, SAS, CKS, JIRA, CMS etc. Be garrant that plant activities are performed following EGP safety, environmental and quality rules and procedures without exceptions. Manage relationships of local stakeholders, Land Owners and Community Consortium in coordinations with LCO and EGP needs. Coordinate plant activities with Eskom. Be aware of plant commitments regarding Job Creation and preferencial expenditures. Promote plant personnel training and development. Work in full communication with EGP head office and use technical departments support. Be proactive and encourage plant team to look for innovative solutions and procedures for O&M. Work to meet plant KPIs such as availability, plant production, Zero accidents, budgets for plant O&M cost, and others.

What you will do:

• Manage Maintenance and Operations of two Wind Energy Facilities: Karusa & Soetwater WF (under construction ETA of handover 01/06/2021)
• Coordinate plant activities following EGP Safety, Environment and Quality rules and procedures, aiming to ensure zero accidents in our duties.
• Manage with support from your plant sub-ordinates, to plan and execute scheduled and corrective maintenance works.
• Coordinate, supervise and report on site contractors daily activities.
• Make available traceable maintenance and inspection progress statistics and reports.
• Provide communication platforms for supporting departments (Local Control Room [LCR], Technical Support, Performance improvement departments, auditors, HR and HSEQ.)
• Coordinate Technical and/or Operational Meetings with the OM Contractors
• Manage plant contractors (WTG, EBOP, CBOP, small services, others)
• Manage relationships of local stakeholders, Land Owners, Community Consortium
• Coordinate Job Creation and preferential expenditures with the Community Liaison Officer (CLO).
• Utilise support of the EGP Technical Departments (OMI, P&C, WCC) to share and elevate technical problems and look for solutions.
• Utilise provided Plant Management Software Tools to the benefit of productivity and efficiency improvement.
• Provide innovativations and implement strategies to improve safety, productivity, reliability and local service provider
• Manage plant logistics and warehouse spare parts.
• Coordinate plant activities to maintain a plant equipment contractual availability and push to always over
• Developing maintenance schedules in conjunction with adhering to OEM specifications.
• Carrying out all legal aspects for plant equipment,
• Liaising with Eskom, local municipality and community liaison officer; Technology Support Engineers, and the LCR in terms of plant up time and activities being carried out in the plant.
• Manage plant personnel as such as to create opportunities for their development looking for getting their best effort for the plant activities.
• Structuring personnel, fleet and Technology Services to support and respond to plant operations at any given time.
• Manage contracts issued, from Security, Substation Services, Road, building maintenance and plant maintenance services and other similar in order to ensure best results.
• Finance application and monthly reporting.
• Carry out MV/HV switching operations for maintenance and inspection purposes.
• Provide statutory compliant machinery, equipment and facilities
• Perform regular traceable inspections of quality and safety of the plant equipment/assets.
• Prepare plant reports to keep O&M fully informed about plant performance, results, and criticalities, others necessary to better run the plant.
• Parts of the Technology equipment is automated, therefore ensuring all components pertaining to plant and substation communications are in order (including spares), collecting, quantifying data from different systems.
• Trace favorable conditions for executing maintenance versus production.
• Compiling and submission of Monthly Reports, and generation of plant update reports to General Management.
• Review of equipment performance with supporting departments
• Tracing machine performance through Power curves, Production analysis, Alarms and faults.
• Management of Safe execution of daily tasks through provided
• Tracking performance of the Technology and local contractors.
• Providing input and support to all stakeholder meetings.

Who you are:

• In depth knowledge of wind industrial, power plant engineering, wind plant operation & maintenance, and environmental and safety requirements;
• Knowledge and experience on MV/HV equipment
• Proficiency in coordinate and monitoring contractors' performance for O&M, safety, quality, environmental conformance, and schedule;
• Knowledge of the energy market and the relationships with Eskom, and government institutions in connection with this sector.
• Managing people with care and in best professional way;
• Liaison skills with Internal & External stakeholders.
• Microsoft word processing, spread sheet, excel, projects scheduling and AutoCAD software.
• Excellent verbal, written, and analytical English skills;
• Detailed individual with organizational skills to compile and track plants documentation, events, and conduct performance analysis;
• Good personal work skills with due consideration for office protocol and expectations;
• Valid Driver's License.

What we search for in you:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical-scientific field accredited by recognized South Africa Council or Institute; Professional Engineer is preferential.
• At least 5 years work experience in wind industry or similar technical role in Operation and Maintenance of wind farms.
• Knowledge of national and international contracts for services and materials in the energy sector.
• Experience in operation and maintenance of HV/MV equipment & systems. GMR2.1 Certify formation.
• Government Certificate of Competency will be advantageous.
• Knowledge in the grid code compliance of South Africa is advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Country Language;
• Ability and willingness to travel and take temporary assignments on different locations in South Africa.

What we offer:

Permanent role based in Northern Cape

You can apply until: 17 September 2026

Who we are:

Enel Green Power is part of Enel's Group, and manages all the generation from renewable sources in Enel's world countries. Our pillars are sustainability and innovation. We want to build a new way of living energy, creating sustainable development and making clean energy accessible to all. A world leader in clean energy, with a total capacity of more than 54 GW and a generation mix that includes wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric power, as well as energy storage facilities, Enel Green Power is at the forefront of integrating innovative technologies into renewable energy plants.

Innovation, Trust, Proactivity and Responsibility are the core values of our Organization. We are always looking for different perspectives, ideas and points of view. Each person is important to us, independently from their gender, age, nationality, ability or any other form of diversity or specificity. We are a people focused Company and we work to empower all our colleagues through development programs and lifelong learning.

We promote work flexibility recognizing the importance of well-being and work-life balance.

Find out more information on our website: www.enelgreenpower.com