Head of Renewables and Energy Storage Singapore & AFRY Singapore Office Head

AFRY • Full-time • Singapore • 6m ago

Company Description

AFRY is one of the largest international energy sector consulting and engineering companies with about 18,000 experts working across the world to create sustainable solutions for future generations. In APAC region, we are a leading energy sector consulting engineering company executing our regional consultancy and engineering assignments from our offices in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Pune, Noida, Taipei, Beijing, Vientiane and Brisbane. In total, we have multinational staff of more than 500 working in energy sector in APAC.

Job Description

In line with our increasing business, we are looking for Head of Renewables and Energy Storage Singapore & AFRY Singapore Office Head to have overall responsibility for our renewable energy consulting business in Singapore and to act as Head of our Singapore office.

Responsibilities

Your scope of work will include the following:

- Overall responsibility for renewable energy consulting services in Singapore and with
  Singaporean clients, including solar PV/ wind farm/battery storage due diligence, feasibility study, EPC tendering and lenders technical and environmental advisory services, covering strategy, proposals, project supervision, reporting, quality control and customer satisfaction.
- Active business development of AFRY’s energy related services to Singapore-based clients, including AFRY’s energy management consulting services (market studies, price projections, strategy studies), transaction services (market, commercial, technical and environmental & social due diligences), technical advisory services (feasibility study, EPC tendering, lenders technical advisory services, owner’s engineer services) for various renewable energy sector projects but also assisting other AFRY’s energy segments in business development in the country for waste to energy, gas/LNG-fired power plants, CCS, green hydrogen/ammonia, biomass to power, power transmission, interconnectors, and nuclear power. This includes also interfacing with Singapore clients regarding their interests outside of Singapore itself / in other countries or regions that AFRY covers (with support from AFRY personnel in such other regions or countries)
- Acting as Project Manager or Project Director (depending on the project) for selected renewable energy consulting projects in Singapore.
- Recruitment of new renewable energy team members focusing on renewable energy consulting work. Line management of the renewable energy consulting team including overseeing the team’s current and expected workload.
- Coordinating resources for renewable energy consulting projects in Singapore projects, from among the 50+ AFRY wind power experts and 120+ solar PV experts working in APAC region, and with AFRY’s renewable energy experts in Europe and other regions.
- Participation or management of various other technical consulting assignments.
- Preparation of reports for the clients as required and quality control for the internal report preparation process.
- Leadership regarding AFRY’s Singapore office, line management (either through solid or dotted lines) of the AFRY Singapore staff.
- Ensure the application of AFRY’s group guidelines and other internal and external policies in order to guarantee a sustainable and compliant conduct of business.
- Short term travel expected in projects and to support business development in the APAC region.

Qualifications

Higher professional degree in engineering field relevant for the job (B.Sc. or higher)
Industry background and more than 10 years’ work experience from power utilities, IPP developers, engineering companies, or power sector consulting companies
Good connections with local energy sector clients in Singapore
Good experience in renewable energy project development phase
Fluency in English
Excellent report writing, presentation and verbal communication skills
Good experience in client interaction
Ability to work well with people from a range of cultures
Ability to work independently
Proactive personality, drive and energy

Additional Information

We offer the following to qualified candidates:

Friendly international working environment with a wide variety of interesting and challenging tasks
Competitive salary package
Career opportunity in one of the largest international consulting and engineering companies
Possibility to grow professionally and advance in career
Possibility to work in renewable energy projects across the APAC region.

Additional Information

AFRY is committed to creating an inclusive & diverse environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability, or age. You will be part of a global and diverse company where our differences are our strengths. Join us to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

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.