Associate Director, Conceptual Engineering

Purpose for this role:

To be responsible for providing services on technical and techno-economic aspects during the life cycle of a project related to all renewable energy (RE) technologies globally namely solar PV, wind, thermal/process based (CSP, WTE, Geothermal, etc.) and energy storage (standalone and hybrid solutions). The role involves strategic planning, resource allocation, and ensuring project alignment with organizational goals.

The Associate Director, Conceptual Engineering will provide technical guidance and leadership to multiple teams of engineers and technical consultants besides the strategic decisions, creating of policy and procedure and ensuring best practice implementation within the Engineering.

To lead a team of technology experts in relation to all renewable technology projects and to be accountable for knowledge transfer to other members of the team. As part of an integrated project team, to supervise, review, prepare and agree on project specifications, budgets and timescales with contractors, clients or other stakeholders, and to define basic design, and create or review test procedures for solar PV, wind, thermal/process based and energy storage (CSP, WTE, battery,Geothermal, etc.) plant components.

Job Responsibilities:

Support for delivering the unit’s business plans:

• Contribute to the execution of the operation's annual objectives in line with Masdar’s vision, mission and overall strategy.
• Provide strategic contribution and ensure risk management processes in place through analyzing how Operations can set new technological and environmental trends and support business incubation in Abu Dhabi.
• Monitor and analyze long· term technology and market trends and provide recommendations on how Masdar can contribute to technological advancements relevant to other divisions and to Abu Dhabi.

Team management and supervision

• Organize and supervise the technical activities and work of subordinates ensuring that workload is assigned according to the experience and availability within a specific team and it is carried out in an efficient manner which is consistent with operating policies and procedures.

Provision of technical and techno-economic support with respects to conceptual engineering stream for all RE projects and assets in operation:

• Lead the provision of conceptual engineering (technical and techno-economic support) for all projects and assets in operations, balancing between in-house and external service providers, and combining lowest cost with maximum knowledge build-up and flexibility.
• Incorporate new tools and software to support the business need
• Lead pre-screening and/or technical feasibility studies of RE projects including identification of technical risk.
• Lead concept design works for RE projects and proposes optimised plant layout. Contracting and supervision of technical consultants for RE Projects development
• Manage contracting and supervision of technical consultants for all RE projects development.
• Manage on-site resource assessment with ground measurement including procurement installation and operation processes.
• Lead studies and optimise plant configuration for RE projects.
• Lead resource assessment, energy yield assessment and data analysis by using state-of-the-art modelling tools Procure and supervise geotechnical, topographical and other relevant studies for RE projects during development phase.

Participation in all phases of RFP and tenders for RE Power projects:

• Procure technical advisors for support during the bidding stage.
• Provide technical requirements to be included in all RFPs for EPC, O&M, OEM and/or plant components.
• Participate in (EPC, O&M and/or main equipment) contract negotiation regarding technical aspects.
• Endorse the technology selection, plant design finalization and the technical work with Supply Chain during the main equipment procurement.

Construction and commissioning supervision of RE Power plants:

• Recommend technology or infrastructure changes to improve project performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations

Technical support to RE projects/assets:

• Lead provision of technical support to Portfolio Management team, as required, in operational matters that may rise during the asset lifetime. 
• Review monthly and annual reports from existing RE projects. 
• Be part of the Technical Advisory Committee for operation assets (as required)