Engineer - Civil/Mechnaical (PV)

PeopleStrong; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleStrong is seeking a Civil/Mechanical Engineer for utility-scale Solar PV projects in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on design review, optimization, and on-site supervision of civil foundations, piling layout, and tracker systems.

You will coordinate with electrical engineers, review shop drawings and BBS, ensure tolerances, and drive alignment of mechanical and electrical interfaces to maximize energy yield.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of planning and scheduling experience, with 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.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Structural/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

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.