Engineering Manager

4 weeks ago

England, United Kingdom Morson Talent Full time

Role: Engineering Manager

Location: London, UK (Remote Working)

Technology: Solar PV & BESS

Description
The Engineering Manager will be part of the Senior Engineering function. The Engineering function provides a centre of expertise in the business for technology, engineering and asset integrity, across all phases of an asset lifecycle, to ensure that throughout the acquisition, development, construction and operation of Solar PV and BESS assets, appropriate engineering decisions are taken to ensure asset design, technology selection, quality assurance, contracts, lifetime O&M strategies and associated technical assumptions align with best practice and serve to mitigate risk and maximise value.

Key Responsibilities

Lead solar PV and BESS engineering and technology area within the Engineering Function, responding to business needs for assets in different stages and for M&A opportunities.
Develop, implement, and maintain best practice management processes, guidance and standards related to solar PV and BESS engineering that embed lessons learned and knowledge gained for the benefit of the whole company. Support in assuring understanding of, and adherence, to such processes.
Recruit, develop, retain, and lead a high-performing team of solar experts.
Carry out engineering and technical due diligence on potential acquisition projects, both in development and in operation, working proactively with country teams to develop solutions for mitigating risks and adding value. Act as a technical coordinator within the corporate technical team managing external services providers.
Provide support to country and corporate teams on technical matters across all phases of the project lifecycle assets, acting as a central point of co-ordination for solar engineering and equipment related issues providing lessons learned to the business.
Establish and maintain processes to develop early-stage engineering designs for utility scale PV and BESS assets, and related standard practices.
Provide support to country and corporate teams on technical matters associated with design and design review of pre-construction assets and implementation of design for construction assets.
Maintain knowledge of current PV and BESS technologies and technology developments. Support development projects by contributing to major equipment specification and selection, assessing technology risk and opportunity at both corporate and project level.
Act as technical lead for key equipment supply. Defining minimum requirements and specifications in tender packages, reviewing agreements and technical annexes, and participating in negotiations.
Similarly, support project pre-construction activities in defining contractor obligations, requirements, and technical specifications, reviewing agreements and technical annexes and participating in negotiations. Lead the development of EPC technical appendices.
Review project designs, suitability for site specifics and make recommendations for optimisation for safe and reliable expected operational life, for pre-construction assets and during implementation of design for construction assets.
Support Project Manager on technical matters during construction, mechanical completion, PAC and FAC, including specifying and/ or carrying out QAQC protocols, acceptance testing, site inspections, and End of Warranty inspections, and supporting the Project Manager on follow-up and resolution of identified issues and negotiate with contractors and suppliers on the outcome of such inspections.
Lead projects to resolve defects, equipment failures and incidents on site to minimise downtime.
Work closely with the Performance and Asset Management teams in investigate root cause of performance issues
Support or lead on maintenance agreement scope and requirements and negotiation with contractors as required. Provide technical support to project team interacting with service contractors as appropriate. Lead the development of O&M technical appendices
Identify innovative and/or value adding solutions to operations, remote condition assessments and preventative maintenance processes.
Lead on asset life assessments and lifecycle management strategies for utility scale PV assets.
Attend site visits and factory acceptance tests as required.
Develop and maintain tools to support the assessment of DEVEX, CAPEX and OPEX assumptions.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Degree qualification in electrical or other relevant engineering discipline.
Demonstrable experience and expertise in solar PV / BESS gained from working on development, engineering and / or operation of utility scale PV assets either as asset owner, technical adviser, EPC contractor or O&M contractor.
Experience in team management would be advantageous.
Depth of knowledge of PV technology and subsystems, including good knowledge of the factors affecting PV plant performance.
Detailed knowledge of major component suppliers.
Experience in EPC, O&M and equipment supply agreements technical specifications / annexes drafting, proposals evaluation and negotiations.
An ability to understand the technical implications of commercial objectives, identifying the right course of action for long term asset value. Excellent understanding of technical inputs to Financial Models.
Ability to collaborate and lead/participate in multi-disciplinary teams.
Problem-solver with the creativity to identify solutions and the drive to implement them.
Excellent communication skills, including building relationships with colleagues and suppliers in numerous countries and cultures and to translate complex technical problems clearly to non-technical audiences.
Ability to work under pressure and to deliver quality work to tight deadlines.
Flexibility: openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things.
Strong drive for results, setting challenging goals and exceeding them.
Strong project management skills.
Professional and diligent attitude.
Experience/expertise in BESS technologies.
Willingness to travel internationally

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