O&M Project Manager (Sevilla-Guillena) - TotalEnergies Renewables Ibérica
Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
Candidate Profile
Minimum 5 years' experience in technical asset management of operational renewable energy projects, including the initial warranty period
Technical skills (utility-scale solar photovoltaic, large electrical installations. High-voltage, comms & IT competences appreciated)
Management of contractors: purchasing and negotiation
Capacity for analysis and synthesis
Leadership of multidisciplinary teams
Fluent in Spanish. English level min. B1
Activities
Reporting to the Operation and Maintenance manager, the Guillena O&M Project Manager is a member of the PV technical asset management ("TAM") team of TotalEnergies Renewables Ibérica ("TERIb"). Upon hand-over by the Engineering Procurement and Construction team, he/she will be in charge of coordinating and controlling all operation & maintenance activities on the photovoltaic plants and related installations constituting TERIb's "Guillena" cluster, including the related grid connection facilities (up to 400 kV) which are partly shared with third parties. At the moment, the O&M services at TERIb-managed assets are generally outsourced (i.e. are performed by external contractors and providers) but the O&M project manager will contribute to define and then manage the outsourcing strategy at project level in accordance with company long-term optimization at national and international level. Being deployed on site some months before expected start of commercial operation, the O&M project manager will be responsible of the following activities, in coordination with both TERIb O&M Manager and the Asset Manager of the assigned project:
Participate in final commissioning. Support EPC Provisional Acceptance and punch-list closure processes, together with TERIb EPC department
Define technical plans and economic budgets for site operation and maintenance activities at the assigned assets
Organize, execute and monitor all O&M tasks at the assigned cluster, being responsible of compliance of technical KPIs and OPEX of the assets against the applicable plans and budgets
Contribute to the definition, and lead the implementation, of the procurement and outsourcing strategy for O&M services and materials for the assigned assets
Detect technical issues, take initiative to resolve, monitor the resolution
Manage technical warranties
Coordinate, monitor, supervise the main contracts for technical supplies at the assets (services, materials, utilities)
Establish, develop and maintain relationships with the contractors, the suppliers and the partners involved in O&M activities at the assigned assets
Collect and prepare technical documentation or information about operational aspects of the assigned projects to other departments or third parties
Coordinate and conduct Intermediate Acceptance / Final Acceptance (or similar) processes/negotiations related to operational phase with any contractors
Communicate and coordinate with the Asset Manager, providing necessary support for budgeting, reporting etc. on all aspects related to technical operations and performances of the assigned projects
Facilitate and ensure the application of group's Health, Safety, Security, Social responsibility policies during the O&M activities
Participate in regular meetings and ensure return of experience within TotalEnergies
Context & Environment
Spain is a priority country for TotalEnergies in Europe. Its portfolio of solar projects under development in Spain amounts at more than 5 GW, which positions the Group as a major player in the country's energy transition. This solar power portfolio will enable the Group to cover the electricity consumption of its industrial sites in Europe: to do this, the Group will purchase nearly 6 TWh per year of green electricity generated by its Spanish solar sites through a power purchase agreement covering more than 3 GW of solar farms. This will be the largest corporate PPA in the world. Construction of TERIb's "Guillena" 263 MWp project started in September 2023 and commercial operation is expected to begin in November 2024. This is the largest PV project of TotalEnergies group in Europe to date. Very highly competitive environment
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