Solar Design Engineer

Description

• Ensure proposals pricing and estimating is in line with company’s agreed strategies on sales and marketing, charge out rates and availability of engineering resource.
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Maintain a sales and marketing focus in all proposals related activity and in contacts with
• Continually review new and existing technical developments to ensure sustainability for client's developments.
• Assist planning and scheduling project timelines
• Coach and support the operational side of engineering prior, during and after project implementation.
• Develop full scale project plans
• Write high quality technical documents and reports and present them to both internal and external audiences.
• Attend HAZOP and technical review meetings as required
• Accurately interpret client’s commercial requirements and ensure any commercial or contractual risks to the company are identified and mitigated.
• Project evaluations and assessment of results
• Take part in ‘bid review’, ‘bid clarification’ and ‘sales handover’ meetings.
• Attend site to review commissioning and performance trials
• Assist in finalisation of project design, equipment selection and layout
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to assist in collating accurate data for the preparation of proposals.
• Provide technical support to the project implementation team throughout the implementation period
• Need to ensure project scope, goals and deliverables are accurately specified, budgeted and planned to meet the objectives of the clients' "Project Brief".
• Accurately interpret client’s technical specification and assist in the production of a compliant technical proposal; offering more suitable alternatives where appropriate.
• Ensure projects meet the requirements not only of the Client but also any relevant regulative bodies.
• On a needs basis, provide resilience support to other departments within the company.
• Review Contractor's activities in line project requirements and company procedures.
• Assemble and coordinate project resources
• Be supporting for the planning, development, procurement and implementation of a variety of projects.
• Timely preparation of detailed engineering proposals

Requirements

• Demonstrable design experience using relevant PV software (PVSyst, PVCase, Autocad etc)
• IT literate with demonstrable Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel/spreadsheets, Power point, Outlook, Auto CAD and MS Projects.
• Proven experience in risk management
• Ability to influence and collaborate at all levels in order to achieve engineering targets and represent the company in a professional and highly competent manner.
• Experience gained from public sector, pharmaceutical, health or chemical based sectors or projects.
• Detailed understanding of engineering issues and processes.
• Strong Engineering experience, gained from within a design or engineering projects environment.
• Full UK driving licence.
• It is not mandatory but knowledge and experience in battery storage systems is preferable
• Proven experience in change management
• Experience at designing different configurations i.e. string vs optimizers, string vs central, rooftop, ground mount, carport
• Strong knowledge about Solar PV components such as PV modules, inverters, mounting system, cables, containment
• Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations
• Good knowledge on working on Excel or relevant PV software for yield and self-consumption analysis
• Proven experience of working in CDM type projects
• Enthusiasm to follow trends in technological updates and apply to ongoing projects
• Strong knowledge and working experience of National standards such as BS7671 18th Edition, IET Code of Practice, MCS standards and other relevant regulations
• Relevant engineering qualifications and/or degree in relevant field, or currently studying for relevant qualification (Electrical engineering background or engineers with electrical works experience preferred).
• Proven experience in strategic planning
• The ability to think analytically, with the ability to critically assess requirements and select "best fit" approach to meeting company and client objectives.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance