AVP / GM – EHS & LRDP

Solu Hydropower Limited

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Views: 813|Published on: Jul 05, 2024

NGO / INGO / Social work

Top Level

Full Time

Vacancy: 1

Solukhumbu|

Experience: More than 10 years|

Job Description

Roles and responsibilities of this job

About the job

Location: HO (Kathmandu) with regular travel to site (Solukhumbu)

Job Requirements/Specification: Environmental Engineer/ Masters in Environment Science with at least 10 plus years’ experience as team leader of Environment Health and Safety (EHS) activity in a hydropower/ infrastructure project. Experience of working in a project complying with IFC Performance Standards /International Environmental standards is strongly preferred. The desired candidate is expected to be a self-starter, result oriented with desire to work in multi-cultural environment.

Job Description:

Develop and implement the organization's EHS strategy, aligning it with overall project objectives underlining with IFC performance standards;
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for the EHS vertical and assess performance against established metrics
Collaborate with consultants to develop EHS timelines, deliverables, and milestones
Act as a key point of contact for lenders regarding EHS matters
Present regular updates, reports, and key EHS performance indicators to the Board, highlighting achievements, challenges, and areas for improvement.
Collaborate with senior leadership to understand the goals and objectives outlined in the Livelihood restoration development plan (LRDP)
Regularly assess and report on the progress of LRDP implementation to leadership and stakeholders

Short intro of the project

Lower Solu Hydropower project is a Run of River (RoR) hydropower project on Solu River at Solu Dudhkunda Municipality in Solukhumbu District in Eastern Development Region of Nepal. The total installed capacity of project is 82 MW. The project is being developed on 35 years BOOT license provided by Government of Nepal in April 2014 and all electricity generated from the project shall be sold to GoN owned off taker Nepal Electricity Authority under a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement.

The project is in full-fledged construction, current progress of the construction is around 98%. Projected date of completion is before end of 2025.

The project has obtained debt financing from a consortium of European Development Financial Institutions led by the Dutch Development Bank FMO and member bank being German Development Bank DEG, OPEC Fund for International Development, Guarantco Ltd and five Nepalese banks. This is the reason the project has to comply all IFC performance standards in project construction.

Job Specification

Required qualifications for this job

Required Education Level:Graduate (Masters)

Required Experience:More than 10 years

Skills Required

Required skills for this job

Hydropower

Health

Environmental Engineering

Kpi Implementation

Objectives And Key Results (Okrs)

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Apply Before: Jul 22, 2024

About the organization

Solu Hydropower Limited

LSHPP is a medium scale power project on the Solu River, in Solukhumbu Districts in eastern Nepal. Solu is a major tributary of Dudh Koshi with its origin from Dhudh Kunda in the Numbur Mountain. The project area lies between 1750 and 1266m masl. Physiographically, the project is in the Middle Mountains of the lesser Himalayas.