The Project Engineer needs to assist the Engineering Manager with all engineering related matters. This includes the designing of renewable energy systems, accurately predict project costings, accurately calculating system productions and ensuring the designed systems are robust in operation. The Solar PV Project Engineer must continually be kept up to date with new technological developments in the Solar PV and Energy Storage Industry.
Design Engineering:
- Analyse the technical information, including RFP and tenders, and generate the required compiled documents, considering creative and advanced solutions that would reduce cost, time and optimising project’s performance.
- Must have designed projects above 1MW ground mount
- Prepare bill of quantities for specific projects, for the project infrastructures.
- Generate preliminary layouts on AutoCAD, Helioscope, PV Case, Helios 3D or other similar software.
- Perform site visits and if necessary, measure sites where the drawings are not available.
- Perform desktop analysis and prepare site layouts and energy yield assessments.
- Generate electrical schematics such as SLDs (Single Line Diagrams) aligned with the SANS, NRS and IEC Standards.
- Perform yield assessments using simulation software such as PVSYST and Helioscope following the rules and guidelines defined by the Engineering Manager.
- Work with the central engineering team to produce detailed engineering drawings, technical descriptions, technical calculations for the engineering signoffs, construction drawings, drawings for projects licensing, EPC and execution
Project management:
- Lend technical support to business development team and be the technical representative for the company during commercial negotiations and potential customers.
- Provide design, cost, schedule plan and quality for the engineering component of the project.
- Assist the engineering and business development team on engineering solutions for planned projects.
- Review and approve material purchases based on project specified equipment.
- Assist in project financial control.
- Pre-approve Engineering shop
Requirements
- A minimum qualification of B.Eng, BSc. Eng, B.Tech Eng in Electrical engineering.
- Eligible to register with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
- 3 – 7 years’ experience in the design of renewable energy systems
- Proficiency in renewable energy system design software (e.g., PVsyst)
- Excellent computer literacy and knowledge of design and visualisation software.
- The ability to work with multiple disciplines of projects.
- The ability to work across multiple projects in parallel.
- Excellent organisational, time management, leadership and decision making skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Knowledge of applicable codes, policies, standards and best practices.
- The ability to work within budgets and to deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
