Manager, Onshore Wind Project Management

Role

As the Manager, Onshore Wind Project Management, you will oversee assigned onshore wind projects in Japan. The key objective/goal is to ensure the successful completion within approved timeline, budget, quality standards and safety requirements. You will manage the CAPEX and DEVEX allocations while co-ordinating cross-functional internal teams and external stakeholders, including local communities and financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Management

• Interpret project contract structures and scope definitions.
• Advise on strategic considerations for TSAs, LTSAs, BoP contracts, and related agreements.
• Collaborate with the Legal team to manage contract complexities and align stakeholder interests.
• Maintain accurate project records in the management system.
• Issue certificates, reports, NTPs, and other contract deliverables as required.

Schedule Management

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, identifying critical activities for success.
• Monitor progress against baselines and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Proactively mitigate delays through stakeholder alignment.

Cost Management

• Produce cost and benefit analysis aligned to project schedules/timelines.
• Collaborate with the Technical Service team in RFQ development.
• Define and monitor project cash flow (CF) expectations and expenses.
• Work closely with Legal and Finance teams to ensure contract contents align with CF expectations and regulations.
• Monitor and report actual cash flow and variances.
• Generate financial reports with investment, financial, and commercial departments.
• Evaluate economic results (final CF and deviations from expectations).

Risk and Opportunity Management

• Identify, assess and mitigate risks associated with costs and occurrence probabilities.
• List and pursue opportunities with defined achievement conditions.

Technical Management

• Organise periodic meetings with technical service and third parties.
• Ensure construction adherence to all requirements stipulated in the Construction plan.
• Lead technical due diligence for lender submissions.
• Support technical service and procurement teams on Class NK-related documents.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Establish communication protocols with subcontractors and customers.
• Conduct weekly and monthly meetings with subcontractors on-site, and with the project teams.
• Monitor daily work activities and prepare reports with contractors and site personnel.
• Produce executive-level reports on project status.
• Manage and resolve conflicts as needed.

Quality Management

• Define quality standards with the Quality Department to ensure project meets initial plans.

Other Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time, on-budget, and high-quality project delivery.
• Initiate Commercial Task Requests (CTRs) in collaboration with Commercial teams.
• Implement NDAs with EPC Wind supplier

Pre-requisites

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in renewable energy project management (wind energy preferred).
• Formal Project Management certification (preferably PMP or IPMA Level C or above).
• Strong knowledge of wind and EPC management.
• Excellent negotiation, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Fluency in English.

Are you ready to engineer a greener future?