A leading wind energy company seeks an experienced senior general manager to bolster their management team to oversee operations across their onshore wind farms throughout Japan.
Role and Responsibiltities
- Manage the local engineering team, supporting the sales process and customers throughout the project lifecycle.
- Understanding the specific requirements for onshore wind turbines in the Japanese market and engaging with local authorities or utilities.
- Leading efforts to secure local approval for design methods based on international standards.
- Coordinating discussions with external Japanese design firms, regarding the tower recognition process.
- Engaging with certification agencies, such as ClassNK, to facilitate project certification processes.
- Assisting in discussions with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) during the construction permitting process.
Required Skills/Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master's degree in Mechanical, Structural engineering or Civil engineering or similar
- 5＋ years' experience in engineering, design, R&D, or project management within manufacturing industry, plant engineering industry, or engineering, procurement and construction fields (EPC).
- Business level fluency in Japanese and English
Desired Skills/Qualifications
- Previous experience in wind power industry is preferred.
- Previous experience in wind turbine design (e.g loads calculation, tower design etc)
- Experience with wind related certification agencies
- Previous Project Management experience
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