Enel Spa

The Plant Manager joins Enel Green Power's (EGP’s) Operation & Maintenance (O&M) and Asset Management’s Solar Division and will be in charge of the Adams Solar PV Plant. The incumbent will directly report to the O&M Head and report on operational responsibilities to the Solar Operations Manager. With a Government Certificate of Competency, he/she will ensure compliance with laws like the OHS Act 85 of 1993. Combining delivery, innovation, and results-driven focus, he/she will coordinate daily plant activities with service providers and site staff, emphasising timely, accurate resolution of maintenance issues and project improvements. Responsible for plant maintenance, the incumbent will ensure quality aligns with company standards. They will drive maintenance and spare parts management using best practices, following plans, manuals, and specifications within budget. A positive attitude is essential for handling work pressures with the team.

Safety

• Be the custodian of occupational health, safety and environment for the plant(s), supported by Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) department. Carrying out all legal aspects for plant equipment.
• Coordinate plant activities following EGP Safety, Environment and Quality rules and procedures, aiming to ensure zero accidents in our duties.
• Carry out all legal aspects for plant equipment and perform supervisory duties of machinery as the GMR 2(1) appointee.

General management

• Perform O&M leadership of solar PV plant and be accountable for plant uptime, production, availability and performance.
• Provide communication platforms to support departments such as the Local Control Room (LCR), Technical Support, performance improvement teams, auditors, Human Resources, and HSEQ.
• Manage relationships of local stakeholders, landowners, and community consortium, including coordinating job creation and preferential expenditures with the Community Liaison Officer (CLO).
• Utilise the EGP functional support teams to address technical problems and provide solutions.
• Provide innovative interactions and implement strategies to improve safety, productivity, reliability and local service providers’ performance.
• Coordinate plant activities to maintain contractual equipment availability and consistently ensure optimal performance.
• Liaising with Eskom, the local municipality, the CLO, Technical Services support engineers, and the local control room (LCR) regarding plant uptime and ongoing activities at the plant.  
• Manage plant personnel to foster their development by using talent management, formal training, and practical plant training to encourage their best effort.    
• Overseeing personnel and technological services to support and respond to plant operations at all times.  
• Manage all issued contracts and other services to ensure the best results.  
• Manage prudent budget and cost controls, including ensuring monthly reporting.
• Prepare plant reports to keep O&M fully informed about plant performance, results, and critical issues, as well as other information necessary to operate the plant more effectively.

Technical

• Be proactive and motivate the plant team to identify and propose innovative solutions and procedures for O&M.
• Coordinate, supervise and report on site contractors’ daily activities.
• Coordinate with your plant subordinates to plan and carry out scheduled and corrective maintenance activities.
• Developing maintenance schedules in accordance with O&M specifications.  
• Make available traceable maintenance and inspection progress statistics and reports.
• Coordinate technical and/or operational meetings with the O&M contractors.
• Responsible for managing an adequate stock of plant spare parts, logistics process, SAP records, and audits.  
• Perform preventative/corrective and breakdown maintenance.
• To support plant performance and production management responsibilities, technical skills are required in analysing, diagnosing, and troubleshooting solar equipment and SCADA system challenges.
• Perform quality inspections and checks and conduct strict oversight and approval of service provider activities and performance.
• Utilise the provided Plant Management Software Tools to the benefit of productivity and efficiency improvement.
• Perform regular traceable inspections of the quality and safety of the plant equipment/assets and maintain document management systems.
• Certain technological equipment is automated to guarantee the proper functioning of plant and substation communications, including spare parts, and to collect and quantify data from various systems.
• Ensure all incidents are properly reported, investigated, and the root causes analysed, including the production of flash reports.
• Authorise, permit and supervise MV/HV switching operations for maintenance and inspection purposes.
• Manage the permit to work system, on-field application, and maintenance schedules, including delivering on the relevant KPIs to custodians.