Portfolio Project Manager – Utility-Scale Solar PV

Copper Quail; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Copper Quail is recruiting on behalf of one of South Africa's leading IPPs—a serious player with a growing portfolio of utility-scale Solar PV and BESS projects. This is an owner-side leadership role taking a defined portfolio from transaction through construction, commissioning, handover and DLP, acting as the owner's representative and keeping delivery, governance and risk under control.

Cape Town-based fixed-term contract. Travel to project sites as required.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, QS or similar
• Compulsory: utility-scale Solar PV development and execution experience on the owner/IPP/developer side
• Ideally 10+ years in major engineering or infrastructure projects, with 5+ in renewables in South Africa
• SACPCMP, ECSA or PMP registration advantageous

Responsibilities

• Owner-side delivery assurance across a portfolio of utility-scale Solar PV projects
• Supporting transactions, financing due diligence, budgeting and construction readiness
• Driving EPC/BOP procurement, contract negotiation and early works
• Managing and coordinating Project Managers and site teams through construction
• Reporting to shareholders, lenders and senior leadership on progress, risk and milestones

Skills

Owner-side delivery

Portfolio management

Solar PV development

Construction management

Budgeting

Stakeholder reporting

Education

Engineering degree or related

Job description

Overview

Copper Quail is recruiting on behalf of one of South Africa's leading IPPs — a serious player with a growing portfolio of utility-scale Solar PV and BESS projects. This is an owner-side leadership role taking a defined portfolio from transaction through construction, commissioning, handover and DLP, acting as the owner's representative and keeping delivery, governance and risk under control.

Responsibilities

• Owner-side delivery assurance across a portfolio of utility-scale Solar PV projects
• Supporting transactions, financing due diligence, budgeting and construction readiness
• Driving EPC/BOP procurement, contract negotiation and early works
• Managing and coordinating Project Managers and site teams through construction
• Reporting to shareholders, lenders and senior leadership on progress, risk and milestones

This is an overview — the full scope is broader, and we will take you through it.

What we need from you

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, QS or similar
• Compulsory: utility-scale Solar PV development and execution experience on the owner / IPP / developer / owner\'s engineer side
• ideally 10+ years in major engineering or infrastructure projects, with 5+ in renewables in South Africa
• SACPCMP, ECSA or PMP registration advantageous

Cape Town based. Fixed-term contract. Travel to project sites as required.

If you\'ve delivered utility-scale solar on the owner's side and you\'re ready to run a portfolio, we want to talk to you.