Senior Engineer - Design (BESS)

Envision Energy; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy solutions company in the UK is seeking a BESS Design Engineer to establish engineering design processes within project delivery. The role involves interfacing with customers and internal teams, providing technical support for DC and AC products, and coordinating cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electrical Engineering and over 3 years of experience in utility-scale BESS project design. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of extensive experience in leading utility scale BESS project engineering design.
• Experience in defining design engineering processes and strategies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the pre-contracts and global product solutions team to ensure project’s compliance.
• Participate in customer communications and provide technical support during pre-sales.
• Develop and maintain standard design package to optimize reaching design freeze.

Skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration skills

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

About Envision :

Envision Energy is a world-leading green technology company that provides renewable energy solutions for global enterprises, governments, and institutions. Encompassing three major business sectors - Smart Wind Turbines, Energy Storage, and Green Hydrogen Solutions, Envision Energy collaboratively constructs comprehensive solutions for energy transformation.

Envision Energy has received several accolades for its sustainability performance, including the EcoVadis Gold Medal and the CDP “A‑List”. It was also recognized in Fortune's “Change the World” list and ranked among the top 10 smartest companies by the MIT Technology Review.

Today, Envision Energy leverages its global network of R&D and engineering centres across China, the United States, UK, France, Germany, Denmark, etc. to continuously lead global green technology development. Envision Energy joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed to achieving the "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" in 2021. It has achieved carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2022 and will achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2028.

About the role

In the role of this BESS Design Engineer you will play a key role establishing engineering design processes within the BESS project delivery organization. Besides leading the process definitions, you will be at the centre of a key aspect of the project delivery requirement interfacing directly with the customer, internal teams and other project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the pre-contracts and global product solutions team from the BAFO stage to have the overall oversight of the project’s technical ER (Employer Requirements), local design compliance, grid code compliance and determine the scope of agreed design deliverables in contracts for the DC, AC and control products
• Participate in customer communications, bid technical support, and other related work
• Provide technical support for DC and AC products (DC Container, PCS, LV / MV transformers, switchgears) during the pre-sales phase.
• Support in coordination with cross functional teams to develop competitive solutions in response to project non-standard requirements (RMT)
• Take ownership of product solution from NTP until manufacturing design freeze
• Coordinate with global product solutions team to issue project specific documentation
• Support country level project technical leads across projects to ensure design topics are being achieved on time across projects (grid modelling, HAZID, HAZOP, FRA, ERP and ESR topics)
• Develop and maintain of standard design package to optimize reaching design freeze with BESS BoP (Balance of Plant), adhering to Envision's engineering standards and guidelines
• Drive the standardisation of design processes, templates, and submission protocols
• Leading and executing detailed design activities for large-scale projects in new markets with no local technical team presence
• Work closely with PPC / SCADA supplier for project specific documentation and features
• Continuously improve processes related to product solution management, to enhance product solutions competitiveness

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems or related discipline
• 3+ years of extensive experience in leading utility scale BESS project engineering design. Experience in completing projects across different countries is a plus
• Experience in defining design engineering processes and strategies
• Experience in commissioning phase is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and a creative approach to engineering challenges
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively interface with internal teams, external stakeholders, and project partners