Utility-Scale Solar Design Engineer | Equity & 1GW Pipeline

Rivan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant share options

Private health insurance

Unlimited time off

Relocation support

£6,000 yearly relocation allowance

Job summary

Rivan is building the world’s largest synthetic fuel plants across the UK, Spain and Portugal, seeking a solar farm design specialist. You will transform blank land into build-ready layouts, balancing planning, environmental and engineering constraints to maximise generation.

The role focuses on feasibility through planning submissions, GA drawings, and collaboration with Origination, Permitting, and Deployment teams.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of professional experience designing utility-scale solar projects.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD, PVCase, and PVsyst.
• Experience producing planning-stage layouts for large-scale solar developments.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience with biomethane and gas connections process is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Producing feasibility and planning-stage solar farm layouts across the UK, Spain and Portugal.
• Optimising site layouts to maximise installed capacity and energy yield whilst satisfying planning, environmental and engineering constraints.
• Developing General Arrangement (GA) drawings and planning submission drawings.
• Questioning, and optimising approaches to our panel, direct air capture, reactor, access track, internal electrical cable routes, earthworks, connection to existing gas infrastructure, and associated onsite infrastructure assumptions.
• Reviewing topographical, ecological, hydrological and environmental surveys and incorporating constraints into project designs.
• Working closely with Development Team to support planning applications and technical submissions.
• Working closely with the Development Team and Deployment Team to act as an interface between Development and Deployment for both pre-permit submission reviews and also for pre-construction post consent review.
• Continuously improving our internal design standards, templates and workflows as we scale our portfolio across Europe.
• Managing auditable design and design change control processes.
• Providing technical guidance, support, and knowledge sharing across the wider team.

Skills

AutoCAD

PVCase

PVsyst

Planning experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PVCase

PVsyst

Job description

Rivan is building the world’s largest synthetic fuel plants across the UK, Spain and Portugal, seeking a solar farm design specialist. You will transform blank land into build-ready layouts, balancing planning, environmental and engineering constraints to maximise generation.

The role focuses on feasibility through planning submissions, GA drawings, and collaboration with Origination, Permitting, and Deployment teams.