Solar Design Engineer

Energy Job Search; Kings Langley; Remote; GBP 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading renewable energy company as a Solar Design Engineer, providing essential technical support for various solar projects in the Northern Europe region. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative energy solutions, fostering collaboration while enhancing your professional skills in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for Solar and Storage O&M projects.
• Enhance operational project services with electrical design and technical advice.
• Develop documentation and support HSQE incident investigations.

Skills

Proficiency in AutoCAD

Proficiency in PVSyst

Good communication skills

Excellent attitude to safety

Good IT skills

Education

NVQ 3 in electrical engineering

18th edition

C&G 2391 and 2394/5

Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely, SMSTS)

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Description

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Job Title

Solar Design Engineer

Reporting to

Service Engineering Manager, North Europe

Location

Remote, UK

Hours

37.5

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance.

The Position

Reporting to the Service Engineering Manager, North Europe, the primary responsibility of the role is to provide technical design support to our Northern Europe Solar and Storage O&M Projects department, who have a pipeline of varied project work including site-wide upgrades and repowering. The Solar Design Engineer will enhance delivery of our operational project services by providing electrical design work and technical advice, improving the solutions presented to clients.

Key Accountabilities

• Be the key point of contact for Solar and Storage O&M Projects Team in providing technical support such as electrical defect solutions, repowering plant design works from feasibility study to commissioning, and current system design analyses.
• Fulfil and discharge Principal Designer duties for the Projects Team where required
• Achieve and maintain Design Level Approval, working closely with the Group Engineering department under the Management of Electrical Design procedures
• Provide remote technical support via phone, email, or through the 'Support App' to Solar and Storage O&M and other departments in the company
• Provide on-site support where required
• Develop documentation for operational use (Work Instructions, Method Statements, etc.)
• Develop design documentation such as general arrangement drawings, single line diagrams and schematics.
• Review new and updated manufacturer documentation and technical standards with the aim of updating internal technical procedures and site design
• Support documentation management and control
• Assist in HSQE incident investigations and root cause analyses, and support in the delivery of improved design and/or procedures to mitigate risks identified
• Support in quality control
• Foster collaboration with the wider Service Engineering department, ensuring knowledge is shared across the different regions
• Support in virtual or face-to-face meetings with Clients on technical issues, where necessary
  
  

Knowledge

• Understanding CDM Regulations and the role of Principal Designer
• Good knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation
• Good knowledge and understanding of solar PV systems and sub-systems
• Principles of High Voltage operations
• Familiarity with relevant regulations, standards and codes of practice
  
  

Skills

• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Proficiency in PVSyst
• Excellent attitude to safety
• Good communication skills, fluent written and spoken English
• Good IT skills for writing reports and developing documentation
• A coaching mentality, being able to upskill and train others
  
  

Experience

• Experience undertaking Principal Designer role under CDM
• Experience with solar PV system design projects
• Experience with engineering designs and solutions for technical challenges
• Experience with repowering and upgrade project works
• Experience developing technical drawings and documentation
• Experience in PV design software and HV grading studies
• Experience working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
  
  

Qualifications

• An NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in electrical engineering
• 18th edition
• Inspection and testing qualifications such as C&G 2391 and 2394/5
• Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely, SMSTS)
• Full UK driving license
  
  

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.

The World's Largest Independent Renewable Energy Company

40 YEARS

Of Experience

21 MILLION TONNES

OF CO2 OFFSET PER YEAR

2500

EMPLOYEES

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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