Job Description
Project Chief Executive Officer (PCEO) leads the project company operations, people and processes to ensure contractual, regulatory and reporting obligations are met. Oversees construction by the EPC contractor and operations by the O&M contractor for the profitable, sustainable and safe construction and operation of the plant
Key Accountabilities
- Ensures compliance to contracts including EPC, CTA, PPA, PWPA, O&M and others
- Maintains a healthy relationship with stakeholders including Offtaker and partners.
- Maintains a productive relationship with O&M contractor
- Sources ways and means to optimize operations, pre-empting and identifying challenges and opportunities to increase profit margin.
Power and Authority
The EMO shall be in charge of all day-to-day matters of the company and shall take such actions within the powers granted as may be required to cause the company to carry on its business, including compliance by the company with its obligations under the PPA and other project agreements
- Provides leadership to the staff
- Ensures compliance with Health & Safety requirements and good utility practice
- Ensures compliance with the environmental impact mitigation plan
- Ensures adequate and timely reporting to the Board of Directors of relevant and pertinent matters
- Appoints any employee of the company, remove any employee for just cause, and determines any employee’s remuneration
Construction
- Monitor the performance of the EPC contract
- Monitor the performance of the Owners Engineer
- Continually monitor the construction program to assess any programmed slippage and take timely action
- Continually monitor quality assurance producers being implemented by the EPC contractor and the Owners Engineers
Education
- B. Sc Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering and Degree in Business Management.
- Advanced business or management degree preferred. Additional advanced technical training in relating to utility management is highly desirable.
- Related experience covering management construction and operational activities.