Team Leader – DC Connection

Darwin Recruitment; Berlin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Engineer/Department Head to lead Germany’s PV engineering team, overseeing ground-mounted PV, agrivoltaics and co-located battery storage from concept to execution.

You will own technical planning for 2–150 MWp projects, design plant concepts, string layouts and schematics, and coordinate with development, permitting, construction and grid operators. Fluent German and good English are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering or energy technology.
• 3-5 years in PV engineering, planning or project management.
• Experience leading or coordinating small teams.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, PVcase, PVSyst; working knowledge of VDE-AR-N 4110/4120.

Responsibilities

• Lead PV engineering team technically and organizationally.
• Own technical planning for ground-mounted projects (2-150 MWp).
• Design and integrate co-located BESS, green-electricity storage and multi-use storage concepts.
• Lead cable route planning and electrotechnical design.
• Coordinate with project development, permitting, construction and grid operators.
• Drive continuous improvement of technical standards and planning processes.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Electrical engineering

Education

Degree in electrical engineering or energy technology

Tools

AutoCAD

PVcase

PVSyst

VDE-AR-N 4110/4120

Job description

Take a leadership role shaping how Germany’s next PV and BESS projects get built.

A leading European renewable energy company is hiring a Senior Engineer / Department Head to lead its PV engineering team, with technical responsibility for ground-mounted PV, agri-PV and co-located battery storage projects from initial concept through to implementation.

Scope:

• Lead the PV engineering team technically and organizationally; develop team members and workflows
• Own technical planning for ground-mounted/agri-PV projects (2-150 MWp), including plant concepts, string plans, single-line diagrams and yield simulations
• Design and integrate co-located BESS, green-electricity storage and multi-use storage concepts
• Lead cable route planning and electrotechnical design
• Coordinate with project development, permitting, construction and grid operators
• Drive continuous improvement of technical standards and planning processes

Requirements:

• Degree in electrical engineering, energy technology or equivalent technical training
• 3-5 years in PV engineering, technical planning or project management
• Experience leading or coordinating small teams
• Proficient in AutoCAD, PVcase, PVSyst; working knowledge of VDE-AR-N 4110/4120
• BESS integration experience a plus
• Fluent German, good English