Senior Development Engineer – Solar, Wind & Storage (Italy)

European Energy; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deal ownership from day one

International collaboration across 21+

Flexible work policy

Job summary

European Energy Italy, based in Milan, seeks a Senior Development Engineer to lead the technical development of solar PV, wind and BESS projects, covering permitting, grid connections and hybridization across the portfolio.

You will work with Terna, DSOs and authorities to drive technical robustness, bankability and regulatory compliance while coordinating with EPC, engineering consultants and commercial teams. Fluent Italian and English are required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical, Energy or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the engineering and development of utility-scale renewable energy projects in Italy.
• Proven track record taking solar PV, wind and/or BESS projects through development to ready-to-build status or FID.
• Hands-on experience managing grid connection requests with Terna and DSOs, with solid knowledge of Italian connection rules (ARERA TICA, Terna Grid Code, CEI 0-16).
• Good understanding of the Italian regulatory and permitting framework (ARERA, MASE, GSE; PAS, Autorizzazione Unica, PAUR, VIA).
• Fluent Italian and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead grid connection requests with Terna and the relevant DSOs (e.g. e-distribuzione), under both the current and the reformed framework, from application through technical queries to final connection approvals.
• Analyse Terna’s microzone capacity data and connection offer ahead of each Open Season to identify the most valuable connection points for new and existing projects.
• Prepare and manage the company’s participation in each Open Season, from selecting connection solutions to obtaining the connection attestation through Terna’s portal, optimizing our position on the grid.
• Represent European Energy in technical discussions, connection procedures and working groups with grid operators and other external stakeholders, including Terna technical tables for shared connection solutions.
• Review the current pipeline to identify hybridization opportunities across solar PV, wind and BESS, at both plant and connection-point level.
• Assess hybridization strategies from a technical and economic perspective, including technology mix, sizing, shared use of connection capacity and curtailment risk.
• Optimize the point of connection and capacity allocation for hybrid projects, ensuring technical coherence across technologies.
• Ensure technical coherence across technologies at shared connection points, working with Project Development, EPC department and commercial teams to maximize the value of each site.
• Identify new opportunities through GIS-based site screening and grid capacity analysis (e.g. Terna Econnextion, DSO hosting-capacity maps), including powered land for data center use
• Review and optimize project layouts to maximize energy yield, installed capacity, permitting success and overall project value.
• Act as the main technical interface between Project Development, EPC department, engineering consultants, technology suppliers and specialist advisors.
• Coordinate site investigations, engineering studies and multidisciplinary assessments needed to move projects through internal milestones and permitting procedures (PAS, Autorizzazione Unica, PAUR, VIA).
• Contribute to improving internal tools for pipeline tracking and management.

Skills

Fluent Italian

Fluent English

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical, Energy or Industrial Engineering

Tools

QGIS

Google Earth

AutoCAD

MS Office

Project tracking tools

Job description

European Energy Italy, based in Milan, seeks a Senior Development Engineer to lead the technical development of solar PV, wind and BESS projects, covering permitting, grid connections and hybridization across the portfolio.

You will work with Terna, DSOs and authorities to drive technical robustness, bankability and regulatory compliance while coordinating with EPC, engineering consultants and commercial teams. Fluent Italian and English are required.