Project Manager

Matrix Renewables is a renewable energy platform that was founded by global alternative asset manager TPG through its impact investing platform, TPG Rise, in 2020. Headquartered in Madrid, Matrix Renewables focuses on developing, constructing and being long-term owners of renewable energy assets.

Matrix Renewables’ current portfolio is comprised of 14.3 GW (operational, under construction, ready to build, under development) of renewable energy projects and storage across North America, Europe and Latin America.

TPG Rise is a $18 billion impact investing platform focused on investing in and supporting the growth of world-class businesses that deliver positive and measurable social and environmental impact globally.

TPG is a leading global alternative asset investment firm with offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Singapore, and Washington D.C. TPG’s investment platforms span a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, impact investing, infrastructure, growth venture, real estate, secondaries, and public equity.

The Role

At Matrix Renewables we are looking for a highly motivated individual to play a key role in our Operations team.

The Project Manager must be familiar with all aspects of the development, construction, and operation and maintenance of renewable energy projects (“projects”). During the development phase, the candidate will collaborate with in-house and external teams to ensure that projects obtain all the permits, authorizations, and licenses necessary to reach Ready to Build (“RTB”) status. The candidate will also be supporting negotiations for Main Equipment and EPC contracts for the projects. During the construction, commissioning and operating phase, the candidate will supervise the performance of the projects along with Operations central team at HQ.

Key activities and responsibilities

• Assist Matrix in tracking development status of projects in Spain in its pipeline (PV Projects, Batteries and Hydrogen Projects), and liaising with developers to help to deliver projects to RTB on time
• Working with Technical Asset Managers to ensure the effective supervision, co-ordination with, and monitoring of the operation and maintenance services to maximize generation revenues
• Overseeing all third-party contract execution: EPC, BoS, Equipment Procurement and technical advisors (including prospective project technical due diligence) and ensuring compliance with the schedule of the project.
• Project scheduling management through activities definition, sequencing, resources, and duration estimation
• Ensuring compliance with Quality Management Plan for the projects
• Management of relationships with landlords and tenants
• Management of community and public relations in respect of the Project
• Implement H&S Policy and site H&S Management Plan which complies with H&S laws, regulations, and best industry practice
• Implement ESG Company policy at local level in compliance with modern standards, regulations, and best industry practice. Flag to HQ any ESG issues as soon as possible, gather information related to them and where instructed interact with stakeholders if appropriate

General Skills / Attributes

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Experience of more than 5 years.
• Excellent knowledge of renewable energy plants construction, operation and maintenance
• Basic knowledge of BESS System and Hydrogen Projects
• Experience with dealing with contracts along with proven ability to liaise with and manage/monitor contractors.
• Experience with dealing with technical authorities, utilities, Grid operator, offtakers.
• Solid communication skills: capability to establish technical discussions in different cultural environments.
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Ability to travel through North Spain, and to meet stakeholders around Matrix projects.

Matrix is committed to a fulfilling, inclusive and non-discriminatory working environment in which all individuals are treated as individuals, with respect and dignity and are given opportunities to develop their careers and contribute to both the Company´s and their own success. Furthermore, Matrix is committed to ensuring a rigorous, fair and non-discriminatory selection and recruitment process and to treat all candidates who apply for a position in Matrix equally. We advocate for equal opportunity and do not discriminate against gender, marital status, religion, age, color, race, sexual orientation, nationality, or disability.

Matrix Renewables (Spain), S.L. (“Matrix”), with domicile at C/ Velázquez 34, 3ª planta, 28001, Madrid, hereby informs the job applicant (the “Applicant”) that his/her curriculum vitae as well as all other personal data provided during the selection process will be processed by Matrix as data controller. Such data will be processed for the purpose of analyzing the Applicant’s skills and aptitudes and assessing the Applicant’s candidacy for the job offered.

The Applicant, under the terms established in the data protection regulations in force at any time, may exercise his/her rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection, and not to be subject to automated individual decisions. For this purpose, he/she may contact in writing to the following email address: info@matrixrenewables.com