Engineer - Civil/Mechnaical (PV)

Larsen & Toubro; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Civil / Mechanical Engineer - Solar PV to bridge structural engineering and mechanical layout for utility-scale solar plants. You will review designs, optimize layouts, and supervise on-site civil foundations and tracker systems.

The role ensures foundations withstand wind loads, aligns with tracking kinematics, and interfaces with electrical teams to coordinate motors and power supplies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, or mechanical engineering.
• 8+ years of planning and scheduling experience.
• At least 2 years on utility-scale Solar PV projects.

Responsibilities

• Enforce mechanical torque auditing programs, ensuring all structural fasteners are marked and tightened to specification.
• Generate technical daily/weekly construction reports, verifying site completion progress against the project schedule.
• Resolve structural-to-mechanical interface clashes, such as piling conflicts with underground MV cabling paths or drainage networks.
• Review subcontractor shop drawings, calculation sheets, material submittals, and Bar Bending Schedules (BBS) for concrete foundations.
• Interface with the electrical engineering team to align mechanical tracker drive motors with electrical power supplies and control arrays.
• Review and approve structural layouts for fixed-tilt structures and single-axis trackers (e.g., Nextracker, ATI, Arctech).
• Ensure strict mechanical tolerances for tracker alignment, torque tube connections, drive-slewing systems, and damper installations.

Skills

Project scheduling

Mechanical interface

Construction reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Structural/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

The Civil / Mechanical Engineer - Solar PV bridges the gap between structural engineering and mechanical layout for utility-scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plants. This role is responsible for the design review, optimization, and on-site technical supervision of civil foundations, piling layout, and structural mechanical tracking systems. The engineer ensures that the plant's physical infrastructure safely withstands localized wind/environmental loads, aligns precisely with mechanical tracking kinematics, and provides a stable foundation for maximum solar energy yield.

Key Responsibilities

• Enforce mechanical torque auditing programs, ensuring all structural fasteners are marked and tightened to specification.
• Generate technical daily/weekly construction reports, verifying site completion progress against the project schedule.
• Resolve structural-to-mechanical interface clashes, such as piling conflicts with underground medium-voltage (MV) cabling paths or drainage networks.
• Review subcontractor shop drawings, calculation sheets, material submittals, and Bar Bending Schedules (BBS) for concrete foundations.
• Interface with the electrical engineering team to align mechanical tracker drive motors with electrical power supplies and control arrays.
• Review and approve structural layouts for fixed-tilt structures and single-axis trackers (e.g., Nextracker, ATI, Arctech).
• Ensure strict mechanical tolerances for tracker alignment, torque tube connections, drive-slewing systems, and damper installations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience: 8+ years of planning and scheduling experience, with at least 2 years explicitly dedicated to utility-scale Solar PV projects.