Site Engineer - Kakinada

Freyr Energy Pvt Ltd; Kakinada; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Freyr Energy Pvt Ltd in India is hiring an on-site Engineer to manage all on-field activities related to project execution for residential rooftop solar projects.

You will conduct site surveys, assist design, coordinate with installers, and ensure installations align with Freyr’s standards, with a focus on quality and zero-error execution across sites. Travel may be extensive as projects span multiple locations.

Qualifications

• 60% or above in 10th and 12th grades
• Experience in the C&I segment
• 1 year of experience in executing ground-mount or rooftop solar plants (≥50 kW)
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC) and NOS, with standard design/construction practices
• Willingness to travel extensively
• Good oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Assess and communicate site details and measurements accurately to design team.
• Coordinate and assist the design team in final design with site layout and other required details.
• Explain the design to the client to expedite approvals if required.
• Communicate details to the installer and ensure Freyr’s processes are followed during installation.

Skills

C&I experience

Site execution

Travel willingness

Communication skills

Job description

Freyr Energy is India’s second-largest residential rooftop solar company. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Hyderabad, we make clean, affordable, and reliable solar energy accessible to homes, housing societies, and businesses across the country.

To date, we have served over 17,000 customers, installed more than 150 MW of solar capacity, and helped reduce over 2,06,000 tons of CO2 emissions — positively impacting more than 8 lakh lives and creating over 2,000 jobs, directly and indirectly. Our proprietary Freyr Energy App simplifies every step of solar adoption, allowing customers to assess their energy needs, get instant quotes, access financing, track installation, and monitor system performance, backed by 24x7 support.

Our mission is to empower every home and MSME across India with clean, affordable, and reliable solar energy — simplifying the process and revolutionising the Indian energy landscape for a more sustainable and equitable future. Backed by marquee investors and recognised across the industry, Freyr Energy is building a future where clean energy is the norm, not a luxury.

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Engineer is responsible for all on-field activities related to project execution, including but not limited to site survey, installation & maintenance of residential rooftop solar projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and communicate site details and measurements accurately to design team.
• Coordinate & assist the design team in the final design with site layout and other required details.
• If required, explain the design to the client to expedite approvals.
• Communicate these details accurately with the installer and ensure that Freyr’s systems and processes are followed during installation. Where required, monitoring installations will need to be done. Ensure project execution with zero errors across all residential project sites.

Quality Assessments

• Primarily responsible for all quality assessments and maintenance activities at the sites in the assigned region for both rooftop & ground-mounted plants.
• Strict adherence to pre-set parameters at all plants as part of the quality assessment post installation of all sites.
• To ensure proper maintenance by adhering to the assigned maintenance schedule.
• Assigned service requests to be diagnosed to identify the root cause, as well as for an efficient long-term resolution. Trouble shooting, fault findings & root cause analysis.
• Maintaining files and documents related to site surveys, project execution for each client and service reports after service calls.
• To provide with up-to-date daily work status report via email to reporting manager.

Requirements

Mandatory Requirements

• 60% above in 10th and 12th grades
• Candidate must have experience in the C&I segment.
• Should have 1 year of experience in executing ground-mount or rooftop solar plants with a minimum capacity of 50 kW and above.
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code, National Occupational standards (NOS) and standard design/construction practices
• Willingness to travel extensively
• Good oral & written communication skills.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to think critically, organize work assignments according to their priority, comfort in collaborating with various stakeholders, internal and external.
• Passion for delivering high quality results and takes complete accountability of assignments.
• Willingness to learn
• Problem solving and Analytical thinking
• Preferably to own a two-wheeler for ease of transport.