Job Description

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
About the Role
A leading renewable energy investment, development, and operating platform is seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) to partner with the CEO in scaling and professionalising the business.
This role is central to translating strategy into execution. You will build and run the operating engine of a growing renewable energy portfolio, ensuring the organisation is structured, governed, and resourced to support long-term growth across multiple assets.
This opportunity suits a senior executive who thrives in complex, capital-intensive environments and enjoys building structure, systems, and teams as a business scales.
Key Responsibilities
Partner closely with the CEO to deliver strategy through disciplined execution
Provide executive leadership across day-to-day operations of the group
Design and implement scalable operating models, systems, and processes
Strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls to investor-grade standards
Oversee core corporate functions including finance, HR, IT, and operational reporting
Drive performance management, accountability, and organisational effectiveness
Support engagement with investors, lenders, board members, and strategic partners
Ensure the business is operationally prepared for growth in assets, people, and capital
Experience & Background
10+ years' experience in a senior leadership role within renewable energy, infrastructure, investment platforms, or related sectors
Proven experience operating at executive level in multi-stakeholder, capital-intensive environments
Strong understanding of governance, operational controls, and execution in regulated industries
Track record of building and scaling teams, systems, and operating structures
Comfortable working closely with CEOs, boards, and institutional stakeholders
Leadership Profile
Strategic thinker with strong execution capability
Calm, decisive, and commercially astute
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure where it does not yet exist
High integrity with a collaborative, hands-on leadership style
Excellent communicator at executive and board level
Location
This role is based in Cape Town, with occasional travel as required.

Skills Required