Solar & Storage Engineer

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In the Solar & Storage team of our Project Engineering & Due Diligence section, you will get to be involved in the design, review, feasibility and assessment of renewable energy projects. This role will see you working alongside other solar and storage engineering specialists, and other teams within the Energy Systems landscape, such as the Wind, Civil, and Energy Storage Teams, to provide technical consulting services throughout the development, financing, procurement and construction phases of large-scale solar farms, standalone storage plant and hybrid renewable energy projects.

We help our customers achieve their project goals, by using our technical skills to conduct high-quality analyses, evaluate risks, and provide robust answers to difficult questions. We're predominantly engineers with a knack for skilfully using and building tools and models to get the answers we need.

We're busy, and so we're looking for someone to join us in an engineering role.

If your answer to most of these questions is "yes", then we'd love to chat!

Are you a good fit for this role?

• Are you passionate about renewable energy and playing a role in the energy transition?
• Do you understand how solar and storage projects work, and are able to apply that understanding to evaluating project feasibility or risks?
• Are you great at building insight and understanding from careful analysis of detailed project information?
• Do you have a knack for using engineering models or tools to understand the behaviour or characteristics of complex systems?
• Are you logical, creative, and organised, and able to manage projects efficiently and effectively?
• Do you have the technical competence and judgement to interpret and review complex technical analyses to ensure technical accuracy and quality?
• Do you enjoy engaging with customers to understand their problems, and propose and demonstrate the value of technical solutions?
• Can you mentor and build strong relationships with colleagues by exhibiting a genuine working style?
• Are you always looking for new and better ways of tackling technical challenges?
• Do you enjoy being able to clearly and concisely communicate the outcomes from your work to those who need it most?
• Are you ready to be part of an experienced, caring, friendly team who want to work cooperatively with you to realise great outcomes?

Responsibilities of the Role

Here are some of the other things we do, and it would be great if you already have experience with some of these tasks:

• Technical due diligence of pre-construction through to operational solar and storage projects
• Providing assurance on project viability through pre-feasibility and red-flag assessments
• Developing technical specifications & providing assistance to clients for all aspects of solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) construction
• Developing, reviewing and executing Owners, Lenders and Independent Engineer scopes of work
• Getting out on site and undertaking inspection services for solar & storage projects
• Conducting greenfield site visits to appraise the characteristics of potential development sites
• Design support and feasibility studies for solar and storage projects
• Completion of performance reviews and evaluation of solar farm installations
• Designing efficient solar farms and BESS considering complex site constraints
• Assisting clients with procurement, including contract negotiation and tendering.

Non technical aspects of our work

• engaging with a wide range of clients, including developers and financial institutions, to establish how our capabilities can help answer their questions
• Developing compelling proposals that explain how our services can meet customer needs
• Working on multiple projects, managing own time to meet project targets
• Executing projects successfully through careful project management
• Producing comprehensive high-quality written reports and other documentation for delivery to the client
• Explaining and discussing important results and outcomes from our work with customers or other stakeholders.
• Conducting careful quality assurance checking of deliverables
• Performing mentoring of junior or less experienced colleagues
• Supporting the continuous improvement and development of group procedures
• Delivering insightful presentations to customers or other industry stakeholders

Personal note from the team

• We are a welcoming and supportive team who value the benefits and strength that come from diversity.
• We have strong local and global heritage and we regularly work with knowledgeable and experienced colleagues from around the world.
• We offer competitive renumeration and leave allowances, including paid and unpaid parental leave, and flexible working arrangements.
• We're focussed on staying at the forefront of the industry though investment in research and innovation, and are supportive of employee development.
• We've worked hard to stay close and support each other in recent year, when we have all increasingly had to work from home, and look forward to extending the same support to you throughout whatever challenges the coming years present.

Benefits overview

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Guaranteed Superannuation
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual Leave, Compassionate Leave, Parental Leave)
• Medical benefits
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Life Insurance, Salary Continuance Insurance, Worker's Compensation for all employees, Corporate Business Travel Insurance)
• Profit Share

Benefits may vary based on position, tenure/contract/grade level

The ideal candidate will have

• Bachelor of Engineering or Science degree in solar or renewable energy or other relevant discipline (i.e. mechanical, civil, electrical engineering with relevant professional experience)
• Approx. 8 to 10 years of professional experience
• To Work in Australia, Candidates should have (Working Visa, Permanent Residency, Citizenship).

Knowledge, skills and experience required for the position are

• Experience in the solar and storage industry
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Adaptability, and able to cope with a wide variety of tasks
• Ability to produce clear written reports and communicate verbally in English
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues in a team environment
• Flexibility, adaptability, and creativity
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel.

Experience in, or familiarity with, any of the following would be great, but is not essential

• Solar farm and/or BESS construction
• Technical due diligence of solar farms and/or BESS for acquisition or project financing
• Providing Owners Engineering and Lenders Engineering services for solar and/or storage projects
• Solar plant design and layouts (ideally using AutoCAD & PVCase or similar)
• Solar resource and energy assessments (including use of PVSyst)
• Project management skills and experience
• Conducting mentoring of less experienced colleagues
• Experience with building and maintaining professional relationships with customers
• Experience in developing proposals for work, including budgets, appropriate contractual terms, and undertaking negotiations on scope and price with customers.

Physical abilities

• Normal office environment, involving regular walking, sitting, bending, twisting, standing and reaching.
• Some domestic and international travel to other company office locations, site locations, client offices and conferences.
• Occasional work outdoors including site visits, travelling by car up to six hours and walking on uneven terrain may be required.

The role will involve on the job training as well as other training internally or externally. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate initiative and self-motivation. Support, mentoring and training, as appropriate, will be provided by senior team members.

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.