Director of Projects – Philippines

Fluence

1010

Manila, Philippines, Philippines

Posted on: 2023-12-19

Category: energy

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Full time

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Director

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About the company:

Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.

Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.

Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world.

About Fluence: Fluence Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services, and optimization software for renewables and storage. With a presence in over 47 markets globally, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable energy storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ Platform, which delivers AI-enabled SaaS products for managing and optimizing renewables and storage from any provider. Fluence is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids.

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OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.

Responsibilities

Proactively lead and manage Project Delivery and Operations in the Philippines. Provide strong leadership from project management, contract development, execution to successful handover to Services, working in close collaboration with relevant functional groups across APAC.

Direct the development of near and long-term resource planning with the functional teams to ensure high quality, safe, and well-managed project installations for Core Only/full EPC wrap. scope This includes leadership development and team building, project and G&A budget creation, management and review of standards of performance, and continuous organizational improvement across functions in the Philippines.

Be responsible for the P&L across all Fluence projects in the Philippines. This person and their team will be responsible to ensure all Fluence projects are delivered safely, to code, on time, on budget and to the customers’ satisfaction. This will be done in conformance with an internal quality program certified to ISO 9001 with an emphasis on continuous improvement.

Complex stakeholder management & customer focused communication style

This person is a decision maker and will provide leadership and guidance in project management to the Philippine organization, including interfacing cross-functional teams in APAC.

Proactively work with customers, suppliers, partners, sales and senior management as necessary to ensure full life-cycle project deliverables are met in terms of quality and delivery excellence.

Participate in business improvement projects including documenting and communicating initial project plans and any changes to the plan to battery storage team.

Support the Sales teams in project development, and tendering with schedules that meet procurement and customer needs.

Be responsible for assessing and managing risk and the associated impact to projects, ensuring lessons learnt and continuous improvement.

Be responsible for compliance to Fluence Delegation of Authority, SOG and support Audits and corrective actions for the Philippines.

Qualifications

Degree as state-certified technical engineer and a +10 year overall experience in renewable energy business with at least 3-5 years Project Director experience in project management and electrical subsystems.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent

Proven ability to build and manage operational teams, providing guidance for delivery of complex projects with project management excellence.

Experience in renewable sector is highly desirable.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate others, influence without authority, and manage conflict situations with a can-do attitude.

Outstanding communication, analytical, and organizational skills.

Experience managing Project Managers and building high-performing organization with mutually beneficial long-term relationships.

Must have a deep knowledge of project management, construction management, engineering, electrical systems, utility practices, procurement and supply contracts and related industry practices to be able to guide, mentor, and foster leaders to high performance in these areas.

Highly collaborative team player who fosters open communication and facilitates mutual understanding and cooperation between all stakeholders and inter-cultural teams.

Liaise with the Australian Leadership team to make decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals.

Proven ability to balance conflicting priorities across multiple business units, to achieve organizational objectives.

Self-directed individual who is able to work with limited direction in a fast-paced environment.

Proven track record of success in Project Management

Experience creating and managing integrated timelines and budgets.

Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities under tight deadlines.

Proficient with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Project)

Strong communicator and relationship builder who give / earn trust and respect of the client team and internal project, engineering, commissioning and business administrators as well as external partners and contributors.

Fluence

1010

Full time

Fluence

1010

Full time

Energy