About the role
We are looking for an experienced Head of Engineering to join us here at Cero Generation. The Head of Engineering will lead Cero's Engineering and Technical team, ensuring oversight and lead of all technical aspects across the Project Portfolio, supporting Project and Corporate Development, Delivery, Construction and Operation Departments along the project lifecycle, with internal and external third-party resources (Owner's Engineers, Technical Advisors, Consultants, EPC Partners).
Main responsibilities
• Strategic lead of CERO Engineering team while managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders at all stages of the pipeline lifecycle: from origination to development, procurement and financing, construction, and operation.
• Technical lead and oversight during development, performing feasibility studies, interacting with our development partners across multiple geographies, reviewing their deliverables (layouts, single line diagrams, energy yield assessment, interconnection agreements, environmental assessments), providing guidance on the technical characteristics of solar and storage projects, in coordination with the CERO Project Development team.
• Provide key input to the Investment Committee analyzing new opportunities and highlighting technical opportunities and risks.
• Oversight and lead of all the Technical due diligence processes for acquisition or divestment of projects and financial close processes interacting with external technical advisors, sellers, or buyers.
• Oversight and lead of the technical facet during the procurement phase in coordination with CERO Procurement Manager: definition of technical specifications for EPC and HV contractors and key suppliers. Technical evaluation of contractor's proposals. Technical negotiation with suppliers and contractors: technical specifications, deliverables, standards, schedule of design documents, performance guarantees, etc.
• Lead Front End Engineering Design (FEED) when required in projects ahead of Financial Close, including site studies (topographic report, geotechnical surveys, hydrological studies).
• Oversight and lead of all technical aspects during construction in coordination with CERO Project Manager during pre-construction and construction phases, supervising EPC contractor and suppliers' documentation and detailed designs (drawings, specifications, standards, templates, processes), integrating lessons learned into Employer's Requirements with Procurement team.
• Cover field engineering, supporting project manager and owner's engineer on site with complex technical issues during construction, until operational phase.
• Technical oversight and support, ad-hoc, to Asset Management team during the operational phase of the projects.
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