Program Director

The Program Director provides executive leadership and overall PMC accountability for the integrated Solar, Wind and BESS programme. The role ensures that recommendations presented to the Client are coordinated, evidence-based, and aligned with contractual milestones while maintaining effective programme governance and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Governance & Leadership

• Establish programme governance structures, decision gates, escalation protocols, and reporting cadence across all project packages.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to PMC teams, ensuring alignment with client objectives and programme milestones.
• Drive executive-level decision-making and issue resolution throughout the project lifecycle.

Stakeholder Management

• Chair executive progress meetings, risk reviews, interface reviews, and commissioning readiness assessments with the Client and package leaders.
• Represent PMC during high-level engagements with the Client, utility authorities, government agencies, and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment among project stakeholders to ensure successful programme delivery.

Programme Oversight & Risk Management

• Direct resolution of cross-package issues affecting COD, energization, HOTO, safety, quality, contractual obligations, and stakeholder approvals.
• Review and endorse programme recovery plans and corrective action strategies.
• Lead strategic risk treatment initiatives and provide programme-level recommendations to mitigate project risks.

Commercial & Contractual Governance

• Review strategic change recommendations and programme-level closeout positions.
• Ensure recommendations comply with contractual requirements, project governance standards, and client expectations.
• Maintain PMC independence while supporting informed client decision-making.

Accountability & Performance Assurance

• Ensure PMC services remain within the agreed RACI framework.
• Verify that Contractor and OEM execution accountability is maintained and not diluted.
• Monitor programme performance against key delivery milestones and governance requirements.

Principal Client-Facing Outputs

• Monthly Executive Programme Report.
• Programme Decision Log and Governance Dashboard.
• Consolidated Risk and Escalation Brief.
• Recovery Strategy and Recommendation Reports.
• Programme Readiness Recommendations for:
• Energization
• Commercial Operation Date (COD)
• Hand-Over / Take-Over (HOTO)
• Executive stakeholder presentations and programme status updates.