Senior Project Engineer - Renewable Developer - Madrid
Location - Madrid
Ref - SPEM
Salary - Stong base + 30% Bonus
Senior Project Engineer - Renewable Developer - Madrid
About the role
Our client develops, constructs and manages cross-technology renewable energy projects across Italy, the UK and Spain with a number of projects at various stages of development. Our client has a strong track record of delivering renewable energy projects across the UK and Europe they're looking to recruit a Senior Project Engineer to the team in Madrid who will be responsible for supporting the origination, development and construction of PV, Wind and BESS projects from origination to execution in Spain.
Role responsibilities
Technical lead for projects originated internally and under development (in synergy with internal development team and/or external developers)
Execution of constraints and interferences analysis on land at national, regional and municipality level using QGis software or similar available sources.
Definition of the preliminary layout of photovoltaic and BESS plants, Wind as a plus.
Evaluation of the Yield analysis with PVsyst and related sources.
Technical design and optimization of projects in collaboration with the internal global technical team, design offices and/or external subcontractors and co-developers.
Design iterations for CAPEX optimization;
Quality control for all projects engineering work done internally and externally.
Coordination of planning design execution.
Definition of Technical development guidelines, requirements and protocols, Execution of technical specifications of the main equipment, Coordination of Technical Due Diligence, internal and external;
Generating Grid applications, and leading on Grid Technical analysis, interfacing with DNOs and TSOs, assessing and reviewing Grid offers and managing requirements to participate in capacity tenders.
Good understanding of the grid connection process and technical requirements to achieve ION and FON for PV & BESS Plants in Spain
Good understanding of the permitting process for the construction of PV Plants and BESS in Spain
At group level, report to the Group Managing Director and actively cooperate with the Global Engineering team on the definition and alignment of design standards, processes and protocols, technical studies and team structure, growth and coordination.
Providing constant support to the internal development team.
Managing a network of internal and external resources.
Coordination with other departments to ensure smooth compliance with internal reporting, processes and protocols
Role requirements
BS Electrical Engineering or similar
Masters in Engineering, Economics, or Administration is a plus.
Work Experience 3+ years of PV design, development and construction experience
Knowledge of Spanish Grid Code and compliance requirements; including Knowledge of the Norma Tecnica de Supervisiòn (NTS)
Knowledge of National, regional and municipality planning procedures, environmental and other constraints
Fluent in English and Spanish in essential (Italian is a bonus)
Senior Project Engineer - Renewable Developer - Madrid