The Senior Project Engineer for Japan will be responsible for supporting all technical aspects of the development and construction of Eku Energy’s Japan portfolio of battery energy storage projects, including all technical interfaces with the various functions of the business such as trading, procurement, development, construction and operations by ensuring the project pipeline is developed and delivered safely, on time, and meets financial performance and quality and reliability expectations.
Reporting to the Japan Engineering Manager, you will work in a multi-disciplinary team to bring projects through the development and construction phases and into operations; identify project risks and issues and propose possible solutions and mitigation strategies, ensure Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality project requirements are complied with, ensure technology solutions are fit for our operational and trading strategies, and ensure interfaces with contractors and stakeholders are clearly identified and appropriately managed.
As a part of the development & delivery team, you will be expected to work both independently and with other team members according to the situation, demonstrating flexibility and adapting your responsibilities to the changing needs of a growing business across all project phases. You may be engaged in supporting one or all project phases at any given time.
Responsibilities of the role
· Provide comprehensive engineering support to the development and delivery management teams for the successful realisation of project assets.
· Prepare technical scopes of work for construction contracts and other development activities such as geotechnical testing/site surveys.
At all times:
· Participate as an active member of a global team. Share with and learn from colleagues with similar responsibilities around the world to incorporate lessons learned and continuously improve technical practices within Eku
· Uphold the highest standards of safety practices in the office and on site and ensuring the same HSEQ standards are practiced by the contractors and partners who work with us.
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