Project Development Manager , Rift Valley Energy

Employer

Rift Valley Energy

Position:

Project Development Manager

Location:

Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) with travel to Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Salary:

Between $84,000 and $100,000 per annum, plus annual performance bonus

Holidays:

25 days paid leave annually

Other Benefits

Full medical insurance cover, two tickets home per year, vehicle

Rift Valley Energy is seeking a Project Development Manager to work alongside the Company’s founders to execute an ambitious regional growth agenda. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a trailblazing business in developing small-scale renewable energy projects in South-Eastern Africa.

Core activities will include:

• Driving all aspects of the development process for a number of early stage projects, including-
  • Site evaluation and pre-feasibility studies
  • Technical feasibility studies
  • Production of outline and detailed designs and project plans
  • Permit acquisitions
  • Tender preparation and administration
  • Participate in the commercial negotiations surrounding each project
  • Overseeing ongoing development projects, and providing direction to the respective project managers tasked with on-site execution
  • Reporting tasks relating to all of the above
  • Travelling to and operating in remote African environments on a regular basis

Required candidate profile:

• Broad experience base in engineering management gained over a minimum period of 10 years post qualification, including exposure to Mechanical, Civil and Electrical engineering disciplines, gained in hydro or wind projects (preferred) or alternatively a range of heavy industrial environments
• Excellent project management skills with a proven track-record
• Financially literate with previous exposure to project financing
• Fluent in English, knowledge of both Kiswahili and Portuguese would be an advantage
• A minimum qualification of a BSc degree in Engineering is required, which needs to be in either a Civil, Mechanical or Hydro Engineering field.

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About Rift Valley Energy:

Rift Valley Energy develops, owns and operates renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last few years, RVE’s public-private-partnership approach has resulted in a meaningful project development track record, including 4.6 MW of operational generating assets in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, and a 4 MW hydro generation and rural electrification project in Tanzania. RVE sells to commercial customers, rural communities and the national grid. RVE is a subsidiary of Rift Valley Corporation (RVC), an agriculture-focused conglomerate that operates several businesses in Sub Saharan Africa across Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, currently generating c. $200M of revenue. With over 10,000 employees, RVC has social impact on more than 200,000 people and makes a significant contribution to the local communities it operates in.