Assistant Development Manager – Wind and Solar

Founded in 2012 by Pâris Mouratoglou and David Corchia, Total Eren develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy power plants (solar, wind, hydro) representing a gross capacity of more than 3,700 MW in operation or under construction worldwide. Through partnerships with local developers, Total Eren is currently developing numerous energy projects in countries and regions where renewable energy represents an economically viable response to growing energy demand such as in Europe, in Central and South Asia, in Asia Pacific, in Latin America and in Africa. Since December 2017, TotalEnergies, the major energy company, has been participating as a shareholder of Total Eren.  

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Reporting to the Senior Development Manager (based in Seoul) in coordination with the regional technical team you will be responsible for the project development for all active and upcoming wind and solar projects in South Korea :

• Assist the Senior Development Manager in leading, or lead when required the development (land acquisition, permitting, studies, etc) of our onshore wind and solar PV projects;
• Produce detailed assessments of development opportunities presented by local partners or originated by the team;
• Produce regular progress reports or information memorandums on the projects and support management decisions;
• Manage projects, administrative and corporate (SPV) documentation ;
• Engage with advisors, stakeholders, planning authorities, project owners, land-owners, local community, any third parties, etc;
• Assist the Senior Development Manager in the participation to PPA tenders and the negotiation of bilateral PPA
• Assist the Senior Development Manager in leading, or lead the commercial negotiation with local EPCs for the solar project and carry out technical assessment, site due diligence, design review and grid study with EPCs and technical advisors
• Monitor the project development processes and procedures including:
• project development plans, milestone payment schedule
• stakeholders list and management or conflict mitigation plan
• documentation control
• co-working with local developers and partners

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in renewable energy project development;
• Methodological, process and detail oriented; ability to conceive and implement methodology and processes;
• Team player but also have the confidence to work on his/her own on a wide range of tasks and projects;
• Command of specialist tools such as SolarGIS, CAD and PVSyst;
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Able to travel to sites when required;
• Able to be based on the site or local partners’ offices regularly and when required
• Excellent English communication skills as a plus but not a must
• Technical background is huge plus.

Location: Seoul, South Korea
Contract: Permanent