Executive Director – Solar Projects

Executive Director – Solar Projects

Shree Ganesha Solar

Location — Lower Saxony, Germany

Work Arrangement — Remote | Full-time

Shree Ganesha Solar is seeking an experienced Executive Director to lead solar project planning and delivery, coordinate project teams, and oversee performance across a portfolio of initiatives.

You will establish project priorities, assess readiness before major commitments, and ensure that commercial agreements translate into achievable delivery plans. Working with engineering, procurement, construction, and customer-facing teams, you will maintain oversight of schedules, budgets, quality, and project risks from initial assessment through commissioning and handover.

Primary Responsibilities Include, but Are Not Limited To

• Develop a solar project portfolio plan that identifies delivery priorities, resource requirements, key milestones, and dependencies.
• Review proposed projects with technical and commercial specialists to assess site suitability, customer requirements, implementation constraints, and delivery risks.
• Establish decision gates for project approval, ensuring that scope, responsibilities, costs, schedules, and outstanding conditions are clearly documented.
• Appoint project leaders and define their authority, reporting responsibilities, and escalation procedures.
• Oversee project budgets and schedules, investigating material variances and agreeing on corrective actions.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning activities to reduce delays between project stages.
• Review contractor and supplier capabilities, delivery commitments, and performance with the relevant project owners.
• Work with qualified specialists to track permitting, grid connection, technical approvals, and other requirements affecting project readiness.
• Ensure changes to scope, specifications, or delivery dates are assessed and approved through a consistent change-control process.
• Lead portfolio reviews covering progress, resource conflicts, procurement risks, customer commitments, and decisions requiring executive attention.
• Support negotiations with major customers and delivery partners, ensuring agreements reflect practical execution requirements.
• Promote clear accountability for site safety and quality, supported by competent professionals and documented procedures.
• Oversee commissioning and handover readiness, including testing records, operating documentation, training, and outstanding work.
• Review completed projects to identify lessons that improve future estimating, planning, contractor selection, and delivery.
• Provide company leadership with accurate reporting on portfolio performance and recommended actions.

Desired Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience in solar energy, renewable energy, engineering, construction, infrastructure, or major project delivery.
• Substantial leadership experience overseeing complex projects or portfolios with responsibility for budgets, schedules, teams, and customer outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience delivering solar projects through multiple stages, including planning, procurement, construction, commissioning, or operational handover.
• Strong understanding of project governance, contract management, resource planning, and change control.
• Experience coordinating engineering specialists, contractors, suppliers, and customer stakeholders.
• The ability to evaluate project risks and make informed decisions when delivery conditions change.
• Experience establishing realistic project baselines and addressing cost, schedule, or quality deviations.
• Familiarity with project development and delivery conditions in Germany, including coordination with permitting and grid connection specialists.
• Strong negotiation, executive communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading distributed teams while maintaining effective oversight of site-based activities.
• Professional German and English proficiency appropriate for customer, contractor, and internal communication.
• Availability for regular project site visits and business meetings in Lower Saxony and other assigned locations.