Project Manager - Energy Consulting, Renewables

Job Description

1. Position Overview

The Project Manager will lead and coordinate consultancy assignments for renewable energy projects covering solar, wind, and hybrid systems, from pre-development through financial close, construction monitoring (desk-based), commissioning, COD, and O&M advisory. The role focuses on managing project delivery, client engagement, multidisciplinary teams, and technical/ commercial workstreams. The Project Manager ensures high-quality outputs aligned with AFRY methodologies, client expectations, and international best practices.

2. Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Coordination

• Lead and manage consultancy assignments across all project phases (pre-development, feasibility, design review, procurement, construction monitoring, commissioning, COD, and early O&M).
• Develop project execution plans, schedules, communication protocols, and risk registers.
• Coordinate AFRY’s internal experts (engineering, environmental, grid, business development).
• Ensure timely delivery of all project milestones, reports, and technical assessments.
• Manage project budgets, manpower forecasts, resource allocation, and invoicing progress.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as primary point of contact for developers, lenders, EPCs, OEMs.
• Facilitate technical–commercial discussions, progress meetings, and clarification workshops.
• Present AFRY’s findings, risks, recommendations, and due-diligence outcomes to clients.
• Support business development through proposals, bids, scope definition, and client relationship management.

Technical Oversight (Desk-Based)

• Review project documentation such as feasibility studies, design packages, permits, EPC and O&M contracts, specifications, compliance matrices, and risk registers.
• Oversee AFRY’s design review comments, technical due diligence findings, EPC/ OEM assessments, and construction progress evaluations.
• Track construction progress using contractor reports, schedules, QA/QC documentation.
• Assess readiness for commissioning, COD, performance testing, and operational transitions.

Quality Assurance & Risk Management

• Ensure AFRY’s deliverables follow internal governance, technical standards, and industry good practice.
• Identify project risks related to schedule, design, procurement, interfaces, regulatory compliance, and financing; develop mitigation strategies.
• Support internal audits, consistency checks, and peer reviews on technical deliverables.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare and review LTA reports, technical due diligence reports, progress certificates, memos, and project correspondence.
• Summarize complex technical findings into clear, concise, and professional narrative for clients.
• Maintain traceable project documentation, decisions, and communication records.

Qualifications

3. Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Renewable Energy, or related field).
• Post-graduate degree or PMP certification is an advantage.

Professional Experience

• 5–10+ years of project management experience in the energy sector, preferably renewable energy (solar PV, wind, BESS, hybrid systems).
• Demonstrated experience across multiple project stages:
  • Pre-development and feasibility
  • Permitting and regulatory workstreams
  • Conceptual and detailed design review
  • Procurement, EPC contracting, and tender support
  • Construction monitoring
  • Commissioning, performance testing, and COD
  • O&M advisory
• Experience engaging with IPPs, lenders, EPCs, OEMs, and external stakeholders.
• Background in technical due diligence or LTA roles is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong project leadership, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent technical understanding of renewable energy systems and power sector fundamentals.
• High proficiency in report writing, risk assessment, and technical–commercial analysis.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under dynamic conditions.
• Clear, professional communication skills with ability to present complex topics to clients.
• Proficiency in MS Office, and common design/due-diligence tools.

Additional Information

• This role is primarily office-based with occasional client or stakeholder meetings; no routine on-site technical monitoring is required.
• The Project Manager will work closely with AFRY’s regional and global experts and may support multi-country assignments.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.