Solar Design Engineer

4 weeks ago

United Kingdom ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd Full time

Astute’s Renewables team is exclusively partnering with a leading renewable energy developer with a commitment to professional development and sustainability to recruit a Solar Design Engineer / Electrical Design Engineer for its Edinburgh office (hybrid working).

The Solar Design Engineer role comes with a salary of up to 60,000, with a 15% bonus, 10% pension, flexible hybrid working and more.

If you’re a Solar Design Engineer or Electrical Design Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will:

* Lead the design of utility scale solar farms and related infrastructure such as substations and layouts. throughout the entire project life cycle, including conceptual or front-end design, to creating a finalised design that is optimised against the technical specifications, requirements and costing estimates.
* Manage the projects through their respective phases, performing CapEx estimations, technical reports, risk or other analysis such as feasibility studies while ensuring company standards are upheld.
* Support site infrastructure design where needed.
* Work cooperatively with other internal and external teams to provide technical knowledge and advice along with accurate costing or lead time estimates.
* Ensure clear communication is upheld between both technical and commercial teams to ensure projects are ran within set time schedules and budgets.
* Provide technical knowledge and support in aid of tender processes.
* Establish and maintain supplier relationships – communicating with them for costings, lead times or any other information.
* Ensure designs and all other workings are within governmental, industry and company standards, legislation or compliance.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

* A background in the design of commercial or utility scale Solar Farms, Solar PV projects or products, substations or high voltage equipment is preferred.
* Experience in managing solar projects through the respective phases of conception to delivery, additional experience in overseeing the construction phase would be of strong interest.
* We are also welcoming applications from Electrical Design Engineers who are looking to move into the renewables industry.
* A degree or other qualification in Electrical Engineering or similar field of study.
* Able to use PVSyst, PV Case, Helios 3D, AutoCAD or other, similar software.

Personal skills

The Solar Design Engineer role would suit someone who has;

* Good communication and co-operation skills – able to coordinate engineering teams, external contractors and stakeholders.
* A high attention to detail and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
* Willingness to travel – some site visiting may be required across the UK and potentially overseas.

Salary and benefits of the Solar Design Engineer role

* A starting salary up to 60,000
* Up to 15% bonus
* 25 days holiday + birthday off
* Hybrid working and flexible schedule, pension, life insurance, private medical cover, wellness allowances, childcare allowance, and cycle to work scheme

Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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