Job Title:
Agro Infrastructure Project Technical Consultant
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Chief Executive Officer’s Office
Agro Infrastructure Project Technical Consultant
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Agro Infrastructure Project Technical Consultant
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Job Summary
InfraCredit, an infrastructure credit guarantee company, is interested in procuring the services of an Agro Infrastructure Project Technical Consultant Passionate about making a difference. #localcurrencygurantees #impactinvesting #blendedfinance
Background
The Agro Infrastructure Project Technical Consultant role requires an individual with specialized knowledge in clean energy and its application in agro-infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the office of the Chief Executive Officer to implement Quality contributions to structuring Agro transactions in a bid to mitigate risk. The role includes Strong project management skills, an understanding of infrastructure projects financing and the workings of development finance institutions amongst others.
Job Responsibilities
- Advise on the end-to-end post-harvest activities and processing for maize and rice crops
- Advise on the required equipment with respect to type, grade, useful life and output and the use of energy efficient agro equipment as a replacement for the extant fossil fuel agro processing equipment
- Advise on the cost of the energy efficient equipment, the Original Equipment Manufacturer as well as the procurement of the equipment
- Drafting of Terms of Reference for external advisers
- Provide technical inputs in the operating assumptions for a robust financial model
- Provide technical inputs in the deal terms being negotiated and agreed with the prospective clients
- Review all available technical reports, maintenance arrangements, technical design, materials and equipment lists, BOQs etc, as applicable, and comment on suitability to deliver the Project to specification
- Provide technical input in the Infrastructure Risk Matrix with specific reference to the Agro sector
- Support the deal team in the Agro business origination workstream towards expanding the transaction pipeline
- Review of New Business Committee and Credit Papers and support for responses to technical queries from the Credit Committee
- Provide preliminary technical commercial review for onboarded agro infrastructure projects and highlight any key risks or opportunities for improvements on the projects
- Support in the sourcing of external advisers, evaluating external advisers technical proposals and recommending the best firms to engage
- Support in developing a standardized due diligence report template and review the due diligence reports of the external advisers
- Carry out project sites, assets, work in progress, equipment &infrastructure available and comment on asset & equipment quality, adequacy, performance and remaining/estimated useful life of the project assets. Essentially act as the Lenders’ Engineer in each Agro Infra project.
- Review of the procurement contract(s), EPC contract(s),and opine on ability to meet and conform to required/ standard specifications and industry best practices – taking into account operating track record of contractors and any previously completed projects
- Assess and comment on the competitiveness of the proposed pricing versus the cost of accessible alternatives, and opine on the ability of the customers to pay the proposed tariffs/ fees
- Review and evaluate operating and maintenance costs, construction, development and implementation costs incurred, development cost estimates and/or costs to completion. Provide an opinion, based on Consultant’s experience, on whether these costs are reasonable, optimal or can be refined
- Comment on management’s capacity and existing technical team to operate, execute and deliver the projects to specification over the life of the project
- Carry out requisite project monitoring activities
- Provide support to the ESG/development impact team
Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 7 years’ work experience in Agro sector, focused on agricultural machinery fabrications and installation, extension services, field technical support to famers or worked as an engineer for agricultural projects like post- harvest storage and processing
- An understanding of infrastructure projects financing and workings of development finance institution
- Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving, as well as excellent communication and writing skills
- Strong project management skills, and demonstrated commitment to professional and client service excellence
- Experience with multitasking efficiently and accurately with little oversight
- Acute attention to detail and a dedication to providing high-quality work products