PMO Project Manager (APAC)

Leap29 are currently assisting a top-tier, industry leading Renewables company who are hiring for a PMO Project Manager with an APAC portfolio.

We are searching for a Project Manager with substantial experience in Renewable Energy projects to undertake the technical lead responsibility and manage the workstreams of various projects, and to perform project monitoring and support.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a pro-active Health and Safety culture within the project organisations and Units of his/her perimeter as well with the main contractors, subcontractors and suppliers;
• Follow all the on-going projects/technical workstreams on the area;
• Ensure a consistent approach on all the projects of the area, in alignment of the good practices, Policies and guidelines of the Industry Division;
• Support and mentor other Project Managers of his/her portfolio when necessary; 
• Become the direct “escalation line” for technical matters for the area;
• Be the representative of the Industry Division for the area, at project level;
• Set out and selectively participate in the governance bodies of the projects of the area;
• Assess and ensure the portfolio impact and value creation against strategic directives;
• Provide appropriate recommendations or options for action;
• Influence and manage the process of resource allocation.
• Act as technical leader for complex large-scale projects in APAC region; ensuring always the technical solution proposed is optimised, at acceptable risk level and in line with renewable technology roadmaps and the companies good practices and policies;
• Organise and monitor project reviews, peer reviews, technical rescue missions to support projects of his/her perimeter;
• Manage Industrial Improvement plans; define and follow-up on supporting actions to be provided to key countries for integration and continuous improvement in their development, construction and operation activities in alignment with Industry’s Policies and guidelines;
• Support and assist project teams of the Group on technical and project management matters
• Train and mentor PMO project managers
• Oversee and coordinate the project managers during implementation;
• Review the portfolio for balance (e.g., short term versus long term or risk versus return) and negotiate agreements with relevant strategic stakeholders;
• Support the project managers of his/her perimeter regarding project management processes, tools and methods 
• Receive information on project performance and progress; 
• Support and assist Project Managers and Sponsors to set-up and enforce project governance principles on selected projects across the group in order to ensure consistency with group policies and best practices; 
• Facilitate and occasionally participate in strategic or operational bodies; project boards or technical steering committees, and
• Develop and maintain a strong portfolio and report portfolio progress to the PMO VP. 

As portfolio manager needs to be aware of how the portfolio is related to the organisational vision, mission, and strategic goals, and identify, assess, and measure the business value that the portfolio is adding to the organisation’s objectives. Throughout the portfolio life cycle, the portfolio manager should be able to manage threats and opportunities, monitor and prioritise portfolio projects, resolve issues that need senior-level attention, develop and improve processes and apply organisational knowledge and management skills.

Competencies:

• Project Management: understands the application of all related Knowledge Areas (scope, cost, time, quality, HSE, risk, communications, etc), able to coordinate several workstreams running in parallel. 
• Technical Management: understands common fields of engineering (civil, electrical) with strong knowledge and understanding of Solar, Wind and Storage technologies and in general the renewables Sector.
• Contract Management: understands interactions between contract and project management.
• Familiar with the contractual schemes and frameworks used in the Sector; incl. PPAs, EPCs, O&Ms, TSIAs, MSAs, BOPs, OEs, etc. agreements.
• Substantial experience in power plants and in particular in project management of renewable projects (either in development, bidding, construction or operation phase)

Hard Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Project Management methodologies (PMP certification is a plus)
• Software: integrated project management tools, scheduling tools, Office Suite
• Fluent English communication (oral and written)
• Chinese language capability
• French as a second language is a plus

Soft Skills:

Interpersonal:

• Leadership and corporate mindset: share the Industry and PMO vision among the project stakeholders
• Flexibility to interact and travel within multicultural environments, with people coming from various levels of the Business environment
• Thriving on teamwork, able to work well as a team even in remote/virtual conditions
• Ability to work in high stress situations (on strategic projects, internally or with external stakeholders)
• Consultative in nature and in duties

Technical:

• Networking and communication skills: ability to set up, coordinate and mentor project teams
• Ability to summarise facilitate projects decision-making process through a pragmatic and practical approach
• Ability to teach concepts and transfer knowledge to project teams
• Ability to translate technical jargon into simple concepts

Professional:

• Ability to adapt and prioritise tasks and workloads in accordance with project operational constraints
• Manage stakeholders expectations by tailoring presentations, communications and speech
• Thoroughness and organisational skills: good assessment capabilities, able to suggest improvements for activities

If this fantastic new opportunity is of interest to you, please send across your CV to Georgia at gsumnall@leap29.com