PV Design Engineering Manager
Location
South London | United Kingdom
Job description
EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
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The Opportunity
Would you like to be responsible for delivering innovative and efficient solar PV designs that meet the technical and regulatory requirements of our projects? If so, this is the opportunity for you. As our PV Design Engineering Manager, you will be an integral part of the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Generation Team, situated within the Development Directorate. Their role will encompass leading the Design Engineering team to provide comprehensive support for projects across their entire lifecycle, spanning from origination through construction and into operation.
Our C&I Generation Team is dedicated to providing onsite energy solutions to large industrial and commercial clients. These projects typically involve the construction and direct integration of energy solutions into client-owned sites, with project sizes generally ranging from 200kWp to 25MWp.
Location: Hybrid role with approx 3 days per week in Edenbridge, Kent.
Pay, benefits and culture
At EDF Renewables we’re dedicated to doing good things and we take pride in tackling the world’s biggest challenge – climate change. We do this by embracing new ideas to create an innovative and open-minded culture, a culture where we trust the best versions of ourselves to make good things happen.
Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits, and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, or additional holiday.
We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.
We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
You’ll be great at….
As part of the C&I team, your role as PV Design Engineering Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional PV Solar Engineering services. They will consistently demonstrate their ability to add value in a fiercely competitive and ever-evolving marketplace, all while upholding the highest engineering and quality standards. Their contribution is crucial to maintaining Engineering Excellence in our PV Solar Projects, especially as we experience rapid growth and diversification across various technologies.
Your role will be split between leading on production of engineering documentation output for the most complex projects and man management with additional focus of;
- Health & Safety
- Technical expertise/support
- Hands on Design Engineering Leadership
- Design Standards
- Documentation review
- Governance, Risk Management & Reporting
- Commissioning and Site Support
- Contractor & Supplier Management
- Engagement & Presentation
Closing date for applications: 10th March 2024
Why EDF Renewables?
At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.
It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy.
To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.
If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us.
Join us, and let’s do good together.
What do you need to be great at this role?
You’ll have proven experience in solar PV system design: >10MWp ground-mount as a priority.
- Proficiency in design software such as PVSyst, PVSol, Helioscope, SAM, AutoCAD or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of photovoltaic technology, system components and solar energy fundamentals.
- Familiarity with relevant codes, standards and best practice pertaining to solar PV system design and installation.
- Proven experience of design review and approval (third-party contractors or internal team members).
- Engineering management experience – line management to include upskilling team members.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to conduct detailed site assessments and shading analysis.
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and present technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Proven experience in solar PV system design: roof-top and carport.
- Strong electrical knowledge – such as production of SLDs, cable calculations, HV design experience.
- Experience of grid applications, coordination, management of offers.
- Excellent at building successful relationships with external partners, peers, stakeholders and reporting line.
- Good command of Microsoft Office package (MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, etc.).
- Flexible to travel around the UK and overseas as the role requires.
- Excellent (English), oral and written, communication skills.
- Strong commitment to safety, health, environment and quality.
Pay, benefits and culture
At EDF Renewables we’re dedicated to doing good things and we take pride in tackling the world’s biggest challenge – climate change. We do this by embracing new ideas to create an innovative and open-minded culture, a culture where we trust the best versions of ourselves to make good things happen.
Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits, and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, or additional holiday.
We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.
We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
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