Manager, Onshore Wind Project Management

Role:

As the Manager, Onshore Wind Project Management, you will oversee assigned onshore wind projects in Japan. The key objective/goal is to ensure the successful completion within approved timeline, budget, quality standards and safety requirements.  You will manage the CAPEX and DEVEX allocations while co-ordinating cross-functional internal teams and external stakeholders, including local communities and financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Contract Management

• Interpret project contract structures and scope definitions.

• Advise on strategic considerations for TSAs, LTSAs, BoP contracts, and related agreements.

• Collaborate with the Legal team to manage contract complexities and align stakeholder interests.

• Maintain accurate project records in the management system.

• Issue certificates, reports, NTPs, and other contract deliverables as required.

Schedule Management

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, identifying critical activities for success.

• Monitor progress against baselines and implement corrective actions as needed.

• Proactively mitigate delays through stakeholder alignment.

Cost Management

• Produce cost and benefit analysis aligned to project schedules/timelines.

• Collaborate with the Technical Service team in RFQ development.

• Define and monitor project cash flow (CF) expectations and expenses.

• Work closely with Legal and Finance teams to ensure contract contents align with CF expectations and regulations.

• Monitor and report actual cash flow and variances.

• Generate financial reports with investment, financial, and commercial departments.

• Evaluate economic results (final CF and deviations from expectations).

Risk and Opportunity Management

• Identify, assess and mitigate risks associated with costs and occurrence probabilities.

• List and pursue opportunities with defined achievement conditions.

Technical Management

• Organise periodic meetings with technical service and third parties.

• Ensure construction adherence to all requirements stipulated in the Construction plan.

• Lead technical due diligence for lender submissions.

• Support technical service and procurement teams on Class NK-related documents.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Establish communication protocols with subcontractors and customers.

• Conduct weekly and monthly meetings with subcontractors on-site, and with the project teams.

• Monitor daily work activities and prepare reports with contractors and site personnel.

• Produce executive-level reports on project status.

• Manage and resolve conflicts as needed.

Quality Management:

• Define quality standards with the Quality Department to ensure project meets initial plans.

Other Responsibilities:

• Ensure on-time, on-budget, and high-quality project delivery.

• Initiate Commercial Task Requests (CTRs) in collaboration with Commercial teams.

• Implement NDAs with EPC Wind supplier

Pre-requisites:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or related field.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in renewable energy project management (wind energy preferred).

• Formal Project Management certification (preferably PMP or IPMA Level C or above).

• Strong knowledge of wind and EPC management.

• Excellent negotiation, leadership and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

• Fluency in English.

Are you ready to engineer a greener future?