Job Description
Senior Solar Engineer role primarily includes the delivery of solar PV and BESS owner’s engineer consultancy projects for clients and ensure they are delivered on time and on budget and to a high level of quality. The scope of services will include Feasibility assessment, Project development activities, Design review, Project procurement, Construction supervision and quality management. In addition, role will also include managing direct reports, shared and dedicated resources. Staying abreast of market developments, supporting business development activities and tender responses, working with business development function to identify and grow client relationships. We seek an individual who have a proven commitment to working in the renewable energy sector, particularly within the energy space and with commensurate client exposure within this target market.
Black & Veatch's Energy & Process Industries Business provides renewable, sustainable, reliable and integrated power solutions to customers. We are an organisation of highly skilled professionals delivering data-driven and strategic planning, consulting, engineering, construction, program management and combined EPC solutions. We are dedicated to innovation and staying up to date with technology advancements and have a desire to help our clients navigate changing demands and regulatory compliance, while providing a cost-effective competitive advantage.
Position has flexibility on location: London/ Glasgow/ Hybrid/ Flex
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Key Responsibilities
- Leadership, engineering management and undertaking of; feasibility studies, front-end engineering design layouts (for solar PV and BESS), energy yield assessments, solar PV and BESS technology assessment, tender preparation and negotiation for Owner’s Engineer projects.
- Focusing on projects in Europe (but also internationally), support the Project Development process (including Acquisitions), across all technical aspects.
- Undertake Energy Yield Assessments (EYA).
- Undertake Optimisation and analysis for new Projects.
- Support the assessment of new technologies (modules, inverters, structures);
- Lead the development of Basic Design, including instructing layouts and SLDs;
- Lead and provide technical input to commercial agreements and contracts to ensure Project risks are mitigated.
- Lead and provide technical input for OE services during construction (management of contractors, design review, programme monitoring, etc)
- Effectively manage several renewable energy projects concurrently to time and budget constraints (involving management of c. 5 staff to deliver these projects).
- To manage and work alongside other professionals in inter-department multi-disciplinary teams.
- To prepare and review technical and non-technical reports.
- To take a leading role (in conjunction with business development professionals) in and manage various business development activities/ tender initiatives.
- To contribute to expanding the client base and lead on managing relationships with key clients.
- Representing B&V at exhibitions and conferences.
- Thought leadership; preparation of abstracts and delivery of technical presentations.
- Stay abreast of market developments and relevant players.
- Review EPC Contractor bids, designs, reports, orders, etc for compliance with Owner’s Requirements and EPC Contract Appendices;
- Undertake site visits to both new greenfield sites and sites under construction;
- Support on engineering analysis of curtailment, performance evaluation of new technologies, etc.
- Engineering management and delivery of:
Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies.
Front- End Engineering Conceptual Design (for purposes of grid connection application and planning application).
Contract tendering, procurement and negotiations (including PPA, EPC, O&M, OEM Agreements).
Owner’s Engineering during execution phase.
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £22,187.68-£81,801.88 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, Greater London: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)
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