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Taha Hussein

Commercial Manager at Greencells SunInfinite JV

Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Commercial ManagerFull Time

    Greencells SunInfinite JV

    Nov 2018 - Present -6 yrs, 7 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Tendering & Estimation ManagerFull Time

      SunInfinite Energy

      Jul 2015 - Nov 2018 -3 yrs, 4 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details: Liaise with the commercial teams to assess the viability of every opportunity to bid and ensure recommendations are documented;  Prepare and ensure on-time and complete technical and commercial tender submittal to the customers and lead the technical and commercial negotiations with customers;  Assist with the review of all draft contracts and assist with contract negotiations/ agreements;  Study and review of tender documents, Scope of Work (SoW), drawings, Bill of Quantities (BOQs), specifications, client’s functional requirements and etc. from the tender documents for proper estimating works;  Prepare the technical queries for ambiguities in drawings, specifications and Bill of Quantities (BOQs);  Prepare and send Request for Quotations (RFQs) for all/most of the items to all the approved list of Consultants/Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers to obtain required quotations;  Follow up with the Consultants/Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers to obtain quotation in time, clarify to all their queries and set up meetings with them, when required;  Evaluate the technical and commercial evaluation of Consultants/Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers quotations as per tender requirements;  Set up the prices of material, labor, and equipment cost for each BOQ item in the price comparison sheets, by using the quotations and a pre-determined manpower production rates;  Prepare price analysis, final cost summary, proposed vendor list, data-sheets and qualifications as applicable; and  Follow up on post project calculations, lessons learnt, engineering evaluations etc. to ensure accuracy of cost structures and budgets.
    • Business Development ManagerFull Time

      SunInfinite Energy

      Oct 2011 - Jul 2015 -3 yrs, 9 months

      Egypt , Cairo

      • Job Details: Identify, qualify, pursue and capture sales opportunities with the objective of maximizing opportunities within the assigned Area;  Develop an in-depth understanding of the local power market and opportunities for utility-scale solar PV projects;  Develop relationships with authorities, regulators and utilities;  Identify and nurture relationships with local developers, brokers, banks, contractors, etc. to identify project opportunities;  Manage the overall development of the projects from bidding to financial close, including offtake, permitting, land, community relations, financing, stakeholder management and related budget.  Monitor enabling legislation or market dynamics, site control documents, permitting requirements, surveys, offtake agreements and financial model/budget assumptions  Coordinate the advancement of the projects with the technical, financial structuring, and legal teams;  Manage the relationship with and ensure the quality of the work conducted by external advisers involved in the development of the project (environmental advisers, local development companies, etc.);  Look for tenders or for bilateral opportunities for renewable energy projects in Egypt;  Maintain and expand the company business network along the whole value chain of the renewable industry;  Introduce the company value proposition in the market and look for potential business opportunities along the whole value chain;  Support in identifying financing sources from debt to equity either from local financial institutions to the international ones;  Actively monitor and manage the progress of the project via periodic meetings to assess the development status, issue resolution, budget and schedule;  Assist with financial models, power point presentations (internal and external audiences), internal reporting, weekly team meetings and relevant regulatory research as needed;  Foster and maintain key business and government relationships; and  Adhere to all applicable policies, procedures, and business ethics codes.
    • Education

      • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

        Ain Shams University (ASU)

        Jan 2016 

      Achievements

      During my working time at SunInfinite & GSJV I was closely involved in the technical and commercial process, namely development, negotiation, taxes, duties and legislation and construction of PV solar projects such as: -  Development and Construction of 50 MWac PV Power Plant under the Feed-In Tariff Scheme in Egypt Round 2.  Development and Construction of 2 MWac PV Power Plant under the Feed-In Tariff Scheme in Egypt Round 1.  Prequalification for the Development of 200 MWac BOO PV Power Plant at West Nile, Egypt.  Estimation, Tendering, and getting Award of the Sub-Engineering, Procurement and Construction of 2x50 MWac PV Power Plant for “Scatec Solar” at “Benban Solar Park, Aswan” with an amount of 12,114,832.80 USD.  Estimation, Tendering, and getting Award of the Sub- Engineering, Procurement and Construction of 2x25 MWac PV Power Plant for “Enerray S.p.A” at “Benban Solar Park, Aswan” with an amount of 4,882,973.70 USD.

      Skills

      • Excellent command of Microsoft office™ tools
      • Good command of Homer, SMA sunny design, RETScreen program, Solar Path Finder and PVsyst software

      Languages

      • Arabic

        Fluent
      • English

        Advanced
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