Purpose: The purpose of the Senior Solar Engineer is to reduce client electrical consumption while providing more power, by taking clients off-grid and optimizing client use of electrical and other equipment and building long-term partnerships. Our client is looking for someone who will be a pro-active/leading part of a small, passionate, professional team.
Company: Reputation for quality project work in challenging conditions. Our client is an electrical problem solver. They provide remote data monitoring and are known for being incredibly responsive, leading to high trust relationships and word-of-mouth referrals.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and/or implement, advise, and have a good working knowledge of applicable codes on:
- Electrical wiring of panels and switchboards
- Electrical design of low voltage and 3.3KV reticulation systems
- Proficiency in working with:
- Relays
- Contactors
- Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers (E.L.C.B)
- Surge protection devices
- Programmable logic controller (PLC)
- Design, build and/or implement, advise, and have a good working knowledge of applicable codes with respect to photovoltaics when designing and overseeing the installation of:
- Array support systems
- Panel array stringing
- String inverter
- Battery inverters
- Batteries
- Carry out site inspections on existing and greenfield sites and perform site actual or predicted load analysis resulting in suitable power system design, including:
- Array sizing
- Battery sizing
- Reticulation
- Packaging the above into a practical and cost-effective system
- Be able to make use of, set up, and have a working knowledge of:
- Basic networking and industrial communication protocols
- A.D / drawing package
- Proficiency in:
Additional Responsibilities
- Client Engagement Lifecycle
- Solution Design
- Project Management and Project Engineering
- On-Site Implementation Management (When on site)
- Off-site Technical Implementation
- Consulting Services
- Ongoing Client Management
- Research and Development
- Business and Office Management
- Lead and Prospect Origination
Requirements:
- Must have an Electrical Engineering Diploma, Degree, or any related qualification
- Experience in sizing, design, and project planning including delivery experience and a keen desire to learn solar
- High level of energy, resourcefulness, and a practical mindset; a "rare beast" who sees working in the Safari bush location for weeks-on-end as a great experience.
- Hands-on, willing to get stuck-in, and quite entrepreneurial.
- Great communication skills and ability to approach and manage senior clients while ensuring the team is properly catered for on-site
Competencies:
- Self-motivated and proactive in work, rather than waiting for tasks to be delegated
- Able to work within a small team and function without vast support structures
- Able to think broadly and not only work within a silo
- Able to plan ahead, foresee, and identify potential problem areas – often these have nothing to do with engineering but rather logistics and supply
- Understand informal/formal market dynamics and present to potential clients
- Ability to socially interact with a range of different people, including those from various backgrounds ranging from foreign clients to professionals and general labor
- Prepared to spend up to a total of 2 months per annum away from home in remote locations – length of stints away will be 2 weeks at a time, but on rare occasions, one site may require two separate visits, an initial site establishment visit followed by an end-of-project commissioning visit
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