Senior Principal Solar Engineer

Description

Technical Advisory is newly established department within Energy Systems UK & Ireland creating a powerhouse of technical expertise which combines existing strengths with the ambition of growing capabilities and raising the bar on service quality for our customers across the whole Energy Systems space.

The department combines our services across Projects Engineering and Integrity with a clear ambition to strengthen delivery and focus our technical excellence to increase customer impact.

The Project Advisory Section plays a key role in supporting customers across the full project lifecycle delivering CAPEX services such as Owners Engineering as well as Operational Services looking at life management repowering options decommissioning studies and inspections.

The ambition of the Project Advisory Section is to create a dynamic environment to expand and evolve these services across assets and technologies in line with market trends and emerging opportunities. This will require strong commercial mindset and alignment across teams and close collaboration with other departments to enhance the service offering and increase market share by building on broader regional capabilities.

The teams within Projects Advisory will focus on different phases of the project lifecycle however there is a strong expectation that teams will be working together and share resources within and beyond the section as needed to ensure the section and department performance. The teams will be multi technology comprising people coming from different legacy Renewables teams and they are expected to deliver across technologies.

Our primary market is the UK & Ireland with key hubs in Bristol London Glasgow and Dublin. However we also collaborate with colleagues across the globe sharing our knowledge and expertise to help deliver critical projects for our customers around the world.

Why work with us

Our projects are varied and challenging. Our teams are made up of world leading subject matter experts and highly skilled generalists who bring their specific knowledge passion and skills together to find solutions for our customers most complex projects. We are actively growing and increasing the range of challenges we solve for our customers and our planet.

Across DNV we have a wealth of experience in all energy vectors and with almost 6000 people working to deliver the energy transition our expertise covers the full breadth and depth of the energy value chain.

What you would be doing:

Our Project Advisory Engineers work on a range of projects and roles spanning primarily solar PV BESS and wind but other technologies as well. Youll be responsible for leading our engagement with customers getting to the heart of their challenges and proposing appropriate solutions. It doesnt end there once the solution has been defined and agreed with the customer youll collaborate with our expert teams to deliver it. You could be performing a technical study evaluating the risks of a new project or attending site to represent our client during construction and commissioning. As we said our roles are exciting and varied!

As a Senior / Principal Solar Engineer you will also be expected to take on management of larger projects and bids as part of your work. Youll often find yourself project managing your own projects while providing your technical expertise as a team member for other projects spanning across the project lifecycle or / and multi technology or / and across regional areas. The role also involves providing technical mentoring and coaching to other team members.

There are travel opportunities too for engaging with customers and visiting project sites as part of your role. These are mostly around the UK & Ireland but as a global organisation occasionally may take you further afield.

Responsibilities

We value all our people and the contributions they make to our business so its important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. Thats why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package allowing you to choose the things that matter most to you including;

• Exceptional Development and career progression opportunities with regular development discussions with your manager
• Non-contractual Profit Share Scheme
• Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave bank holidays opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave sabbatical leave flexible working options
• Wellbeing benefits: (including Private Medical Dental Insurance Health Assessments Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users) and Flu Vaccinations. Also our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work family relationships money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices
• Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9% Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan Cycle to Work Scheme Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use)
• Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to 570)
• Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender religion race national or ethnic origin cultural background social group disability sexual orientation gender identity marital status age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

Qualifications

Our colleagues come from a vast range of different backgrounds and we value the diversity of experience knowledge and thought that this brings to our approach. We therefore try to keep our mandatory requirements to a minimum. As a Senior / Principal Solar Engineer there are a few typical traits that wed love you to bring to complement the more specific role requirements.

• Knowledge andunderstanding of PV systems applications prospects and UK transmission and distribution networks
• Considerable experience in the energy industry either:
  • Previous demonstrable experience in performing owners engineering or consultancy activities or
  • Project development construction or operations experience with solar PV energy storage and/or renewables assets
• A curious mindset proactively identifies and promotes novel ideas and embraces change
• Excellent numerical analytical and problem-solving skills along with the ability to communicate key points clearly and concisely for our customers in written reports proposals presentations and meetings
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills adept in building professional relationships based on trust and integrity
• Support the development of others through training coaching and mentoring
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders in our customers organisations and through your network to identify and develop new business opportunities
• Ability to manage projects on your own initiative and collaborate with wider multi-disciplinary teams to meet deadlines and achieve project objectives
• Hold a science or engineering degree with a significant electrical engineering component.
  

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1