Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
TTA is seeking a Construction Supervisor specialized on solar PV distributed plants and/or mini-grid projects to join the Asia-Pacific unit at TTA, to be based in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Under the supervision of the Regional Team Leader for Asia and Pacific, the Construction Supervisor will supervise the works of ongoing TTA projects in FSM. These include a MW-scale grid-connected solar PV plant and small solar PV mini-grids in remote islands.
Responsibilities
The Construction Supervisor will be based in FSM and will be the focal person for all the activities from TTA in the country, thus becoming TTA’s Resident Coordinator in FSM. In addition to Construction Supervision, the selected candidate will cover a broader role including also support in the early stages of project preparation (field surveys, site assessments, feasibility studies, etc). The Coordinator will work in close collaboration with the local power utility to satisfy their daily needs in relation to the projects assigned.
The Construction Supervisor and FSM Resident Coordinator will work in the following areas, with particular emphasis on construction supervision tasks:
- Field Visits: Coordinate the field surveys to assess demand profile studies based on data gathered and field measurements, and assess potential project sites for solar PV.
- Feasibility Studies: Support the preparation of technical and economic feasibility studies for Solar PV plants and mini-grid projects.
- Conceptualize technical solutions: Support the definition of technical solutions from the project and the client’s needs and liaise with the engineering department to define the concept designs.
- Procurement documents: Support the preparation of Technical Specifications for bidding documents, support the elaboration of administrative procurement documentation, and participation in tender evaluations.
- Supervision and Construction management: Planning of plant construction and supervision of works and interconnection, including eventual fieldwork with the supervision of subcontractors for electrical, civil, and mechanical work. Tight control of quality and timeline of small and medium-sized projects up to a few MWp.
- Project proposal preparation: Support the Business Development department in preparing proposals for the Pacific and particularly for FSM, if any.
