Solar Solution Engineer
Description
Do you want to work to make Power for Good?
We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.
We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.
RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company) with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.
The Position
The Solar Solution Engineer sits within the Group Technical department and reports to the Solar Lead. They provide support for solar PV projects, primarily in the design and permitting phases. This support includes layout design and techno-economic optimisation, as well as resource and yield assessments.
Key Accountabilities
The Solar Solution Engineer is responsible for:
- Carrying out feasibility assessments
- Carrying out solar resource assessments and energy yield assessments
- Supporting the techno-economic optimisation of solar projects, including solar PV System design and its impact on Balance of System
- Carrying out miscellaneous analyses in support of project development
- Supporting the procurement team in discussions with suppliers
- Carrying out ad-hoc analysis and tool development
The Solar Solution Engineer may also use their skills and experience to support other areas of the business, in any of RES’ regional markets.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of statistics
- Knowledge of the Solar PV industry and the design of utility-scale Solar PV projects. International knowledge would be an advantage.
Skills
- Good report writing skills and attention to detail
- Good time management skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
Experience
- Experience of working on Utility-scale Solar PV projects, working as either the Developer, EPC contractor or Technical Advisor/ Owner Engineer
- Experience of system wide design including PV design, string sizing, inverter loading ratios, energy modelling and layouts
- Experience of collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects
- Experience of PVSyst or other PV simulation software
- Experience of designing for constructability and installation would be an advantage
- Experience in GIS would be advantage
- Experience in a programming language such as Python would be an advantage
Qualifications
- Degree level qualification in Electronics, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or a related discipline
- Or, a suitable trade/non-vocational background with appropriate experience
At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.