Solar PV Lead

Job Description

A large consulting company with offices across South Africa and internationally is looking for a Solar PV Lead to join their team in Johannesburg

Join a leading firm of engineers, with a reputation for excellence and exceptional culture.

• A degree in a relevant engineering, technical or scientific discipline.
• Significant experience in the delivery of onshore projects, ideally within South Africa and international experience of several of the company’s core services on utility-scale projects
• Must be professionally registered or close to registration.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in solar energy
• Some experience in business development and / or winning work
• Solar PV technical design
• Solar PV modelling (PVsyst, Helioscope)
• Electrical infrastructure (DC, LV and MV)
• Working understanding of the development process for IPPs in the renewable energy space
• Understanding of EPC, BOP, PPAs and key utility scale contracts
• Project Management (PMP preferred)
• Working understanding of the South African Grid Code, Eskom Grid Access process
• Working understanding of substation and OHL

• Energy yield and resources assessments
• Site layouts and optimization, concept design, and feasibility studies
• Technical due diligence for Merger and Acquisition (M&A) transactions
• Lender’s Technical Advisor (LTA) scopes of work
• Project development and Owner’s Engineer (OE) scope of work, including tendering and contracting support, construction monitoring, and management, and technical advisory
• Health and Safety