Senior Solar Pv Energy Yield Specialist

You'll get to experience projects from conception to completion and operation and will provide engineering inputs from initial assessment through to technical and economic feasibility, due diligence, construction monitoring, acceptance and operation monitoring.
Key responsibilities will include:

- Energy yield assessment and solar resource assessment according to the company best practices guidelines.
- Due diligence with review of third-party analysis reports
- Review of internal assessments and reports following detailed approval procedures
- PV Plant layout optimisation for Feasibility studies
- Tender documents preparation, bids evaluation, contractual negotiations
- Awareness of the market and on-going innovation in technology and research
- Participation on Due Diligence projects and Technical Advisory services preconstruction (feasibility, plant design optimisation, etc)
- Review and preparation of technical and non-technical reports including specifications, proposals, designs, calculations and contracts
- Support and mentor the career development of junior engineers
- Full proficiency in PVsyst
- Experience working in a developer or an engineering consultancy
- Extensive experience in pre-construction and operational energy yield assessments for solar PV projects
- Knowledge of Helios 3D or PVcase and competency in a programming language is beneficial
- Strong mathematical/statistical and analysis background
- Experience in basic design of PV plants, and layout optimisation
- Knowledge of key PV equipment and technology options.
- Experience in conducting due diligence and/or owner’s engineer assignments
- Excellent communication and writing skills in English, with the ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical colleagues are essential.

Job Profile
- One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, Mott MacDonald is a multisector consultancy providing engineering, management, and development services on projects in 150 countries. With over 16,000 of the best people working on a diverse range of challenges, we’re helping our clients deliver sustainable infrastructure and development solutions. We have a collegiate and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace. Together, we are opening opportunities with connected thinking.
Our Energy unit work on solar PV projects around the world. Due to high demand for our services we are looking for a Senior Renewable Energy Engineer, with extensive experience in energy yield assessment of solar PV plants to join our solar team in one of our offices in Spain, UK, Bulgaria, Poland, Colombia or Italy.
As well as providing specialist energy yield expertise you will also participate in the delivery of solar projects therefore, we ideally require an individual with experience of conducting due diligence review work, dealing with client queries, and reviewing third party work. We work as an integrated, global network so you will get the chance to work alongside other professionals as part of a multidisciplinary project team giving you an understanding of projects from different technology perspectives. This means we look for engineers with genuine curiosity and a deep understanding of renewable energy projects.

Other Information
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.
More about Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence