Technical Lead

Intro Recruitment Asia; Metro Manila; Hybrid; PHP 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextnorth, a Philippine renewable energy developer, seeks a senior technical lead to guide engineering design, feasibility studies, energy yield modelling, and grid interconnection across solar, hydro, wind, and BESS. You will shape the technical basis from origination toward financial close and, later, construction.

Based in Metro Manila with project-site travel across Luzon, this permanent role reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

Qualifications

• 10+ years total professional experience, 6+ years in renewable energy.
• Experience leading technical and design workstreams on utility-scale renewables toward construction.
• Familiarity with Philippine regulatory and grid frameworks (DOE, ERC, NGCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead technical workstreams across development: design, energy yield modelling, grid interconnection.
• Own technology selection and design optimization for solar, hydro, wind, and BESS.
• Develop the technical basis for EPC/OEM procurement and manage Owner's Engineer relationships.
• Drive pre-construction readiness: permits, interconnection milestones, NTP conditions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Renewable energy development

EPC management

Grid interconnection studies

Due diligence

Job description

Client: Philippine renewable energy developer powering the country's clean energy revolution with solar and hydro projects

-Location: Metro Manila, Philippines (with project-site travel across Luzon)

-Hybrid (4x onsite)

-Employment Type: Permanent / Full-time

-Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

This role responsible for Nextnorth's technical workstreams across the development pipeline — solar PV, wind, and associated battery energy storage. Over the next phase, the role centres on development and design: feasibility, engineering studies, energy yield, grid interconnection, and technology selection that move projects from origination toward financial close and, in time, construction.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical workstreams across the development phase: basic and feasibility-level design, energy and wind resource yield modelling, detailed and technical design, grid interconnection studies, resource and topography assessment, geotechnical investigation, and CAPEX estimation.
• Own technology selection and design optimization across solar PV, hydro, wind, and BESS — balancing energy yield, cost, bankability, and regulatory fit.
• Develop the technical basis for EPC and OEM procurement — drafting precise Employer's Requirements and scopes of work — and build the iterative, collaborative contractor relationships that reduce contractual disputes and schedule risk ahead of construction.
• Drive technical pre-construction readiness: design approvals, technical permits, NGCP interconnection milestones, Owner's Engineer appointment, and the conditions for Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Qualifications:

• More than 10 years of total professional experience, with at least 6 years in renewable energy — covering solar, hydro, and/or wind technical development, due diligence, lender advisory, or EPC management.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical and design workstreams on utility-scale renewable projects through development and toward construction, including managing Owner's Engineers and EPC contractors, ideally in the Philippine or Southeast Asian market.
• Working knowledge of Philippine regulatory and grid frameworks (DOE, ERC, NGCP grid codes, GEAP/GEA, IRESS) is strongly advantageous.