Senior Renewables Energy Project Engineer

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About Contour Global

Contour Global, a KKR company, is an established Independent Power Producer (IPP) focused on developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation and storage assets across Europe, North and South America, with a presence in Africa and Asia.
The company currently manages 6 GW of installed capacity across multiple technologies and asset classes, with an additional 1.3 MW of renewables under construction and nearly 12 GW under development.

Contour Global is accelerating the decarbonization of its portfolio and evolving into a predominantly renewable IPP, supported by long‑term contracts and innovative PPAs coupled with energy management solutions that deliver value beyond market standards. As a symbol of its ongoing transformation and growth, the company recently unveiled a new brand identity, celebrating 20 years of history and embracing The Right Power Forward as its guiding purpose.

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Senior RENEWABLES ENERGY Project Engineer

Job Summary

As Senior Renewables Energy Project Engineer based in Vienna, you will join our Engineering & Construction team! In this role, you will report to Global Wind Leader, and you will hold a relevant position in the company with a threefold responsibility involved in three different processes which altogether contribute to the company’s growth:
Deliver technical expertise and managerial support for greenfield projects, for projects under construction and in operation.

On the one hand you will be accountable for delivering technical expertise supporting development of greenfield wind projects across Europe:

• Proposal and validation of design of wind measurement campaigns
• Wind resource assessment and Energy Yield Assessment
• Preliminary site suitability studies including but not limited to road surveys
• Assessment of maturity of projects
• Management of contractors

You will also be accountable for delivering technical expertise supporting TDD processes in M&A transactions for assets under construction and in operation:

• Definition of SoW to contract technical studies and TDD with independent third parties
• Assess historical track record
• Liaise with O&M to assess the performance of the assets under consideration
• Assessment of contracts for supply of equipment
• Management of contractors

Finally, the duty of leading the engineering and technical development of utility-scale Renewable Energy projects (mainly WIND but also opportunities to develop BESS and SOLAR projects) from design to execution, ensuring optimized, compliant, and cost-effective solutions.

• Generation and keep of project schedule
• Definition of SoW to contract site surveys
• Definition of SoW to contract technical studies
• Definition of SoW to contract Engineering design works
• Purchase order specifications to activate external engineering support.
• Support tendering processes:
  Confirmation of Employer’s Requirements, review of offers, technical alignment of offers with contractors and preliminary negotiations.
• Liaise with internal relevant departments withing Contour Global for proper decision making with all the technical details accounted for and quantified.
• Generation of the Project Assumption Book and sign off
• Monitoring and review of technical documents issued by EPC supplier contractors, ensuring design compliance with company’s specifications and engineering best practices.
• Reporting to Management
• Management of Contractors

Qualifications and Skills:

Your profile is a natural match if you have:

• Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical or electronic is preferable)
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in energy sector projects, 6 plus years’ experience in the design and…