Company Description
Masdar is the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, advancing the development and deployment of renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Established in 2006, Masdar is today active in over 40 countries, helping them to achieve their clean energy objectives and advance sustainable development.
Masdar is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and under this ownership the company is targeting a renewable energy portfolio capacity of at least 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030
Job Description
Strategic planning and corporate performance:
- Actively participate in strategic planning of the project company and contribute to the annual strategy and business plan.
- Lead the execution of the project company strategy, business plan and objectives, while ensuring that resource utilization is optimized.
- Ensure that the strategy is translated into annual operational business plans and KPIs for the project company and that performance is monitored and reported so that any necessary actions are taken in a timely manner
Maintenance management and contractor supervision:
- Supervise O&M contractor activities to ensure compliance with contractual agreements and quality standards.
- Provide guidance and support to contractors to address technical challenges and ensure timely completion of maintenance tasks.
- Conduct performance evaluations of contractors and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with O&M contractors to schedule preventive maintenance activities and respond promptly to any corrective maintenance needs.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive maintenance schedules and records for all solar installations.
- Review maintenance reports and recommend improvements to enhance system reliability and efficiency.
Monitoring of the SPV budget and finances:
- Monitor the SPV budget and analyze the benefits and costs; recommending corrective actions if necessary.
- Monitor and advise upon project finances.
Leadership and development of the project company team, ensure employee engagement and competence:
- Manage staff and teams by overseeing their performance management, recruitment, training and development to ensure high levels of engagement and competence and motivated work environment.
Management of project governance, resourcing and quality assurance:
- Contribute to the establishment of effective project governance processes and systems to be utilized throughout project durations.
- Ensure that resources are identified and secured in time to achieve project objectives.
Management of stakeholder relations and external communications:
- Personally manage key relationships/negotiations with relevant internal and external stakeholders at senior levels in order to ensure the negotiation and agreement of favorable deals and agreements that safeguard the project’s best interests while ensuring the delivery of necessary needs/goals.
- Represent all aspects of the project and project company within key discussions at both strategic and operational levels.
- Personally manage key relationships/negotiations with relevant internal and external stakeholders at senior levels in order to ensure the negotiation and agreement of favorable deals and agreements that safeguard the project’s best interests while ensuring the delivery of necessary needs/goals.
- Management reporting and external submissions
- Management of risk and change control for projects
- Compliance with information security policies, procedures and requirements at all times
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics or related discipline
- MBA or Master’s degree in a technical discipline is preferred.
Preferred Experience:
- 10-15 years of experience within renewable energy, in particular PV or Wind Projects, preferably with local and global exposure, with roles focused on operation management and/or project management/governance.
Additional Information
Job-Specific Skills:
- Strong knowledge of renewables, PV or Wind Technology.
- Extensive knowledge of operation management and project management
- Knowledge of renewable energy plant performance aspects and performance management
- Strong financial skills (project economic analysis), good understanding of Project Finance
- Ability to integrate and lead cross-functional teams
- English + Azerbaijani/Azeri speaker
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills leading to a consultative approach within a corporate / multifunctional environment
Masdar is one of the world’s fastest growing renewable energy companies and a green hydrogen leader, placing the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition.
As a pioneer in advancing the clean energy sector and a key enabler of the UAE’s vision as a global leader in sustainability and climate action, Masdar has developed projects in more than 40 countries across six continents and has invested, or committed to invest, in worldwide projects with a combined value of more than US$30 billion.
Masdar unites the UAE’s three energy champions – Mubadala, ADNOC and TAQA – and will utilize their combined expertise to fulfill its purpose as a global clean energy pioneer across renewables and green hydrogen.
Promoting innovation in solar, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy, and geothermal energy, Masdar has a proven record of delivering pioneering projects using cutting-edge clean energy technologies, that are commercially viable and bankable.