PV Engineering Manager

Iberdrola

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competitive salary

Germany

Engineering, General Management

English, German

hybrid, flexible

development opportunities

diversity & inclusion

about the company

With more than 170 years of history, Iberdrola is today a global energy leader, the leading wind power producer and one of the largest electricity companies in the world in terms of stock market capitalisation.

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diversity statement

"Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our Sustainability and Governance System, the internal regulations that underpin our corporate purpose and values and the achievement of our business goals and objectives."

your area of responsibility

Develop and review energy yield calculations using tools such as PVSYST.
Due Diligence for PV projects, focusing on energy assessment, design, feasibility, and engineering issues.
Support development and early-stage projects with conceptual designs.
Analyze sites focusing on engineering issues, including visits to the sites, to design and built a PV plant.
Develop PV plants design, optimize it and calculate PV plant electrical configuration.
Develop Solar PV design packages including solar array layouts, electrical one-lines, collection systems, and equipment mounting details for utility scale Solar PV systems with support of external engineering firms.
Develop requirements for SCADA and communication solar PV plant facilities.
Estimate inverter MVA for reactive power requirement.
Take engineering lead on solar-specific projects to include bid development, contract review, progress tracking and interdepartmental coordination.
Supervise the EPC works focusing on engineering issues.
Support the implementation of new trends, from a PV plant perspective, like batteries, hybrid solutions, etc. that could be considered for the pipeline.
Represent the company with relevant stakeholders, such as agencies and institutions, both public and private, in relation to matters relating to its responsibilities

your profile

Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or similar.
Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in photovoltaic projects in Germany.
Minimum 3 years of expert-level experience with PVSYST software.
Design of photovoltaic plants, including production analysis, electrical, and civil works.
Knowledge of new trends in PV main equipment (modules, inverters, fix structures/trackers).
Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing and interfacing effectively with cross-functional internal groups of all levels and competencies.
Good oral and written communication and presentation skills.
Excellent interpersonal and time management skills.
Entrepreneurial, self-starter with a desire to learn and win.