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Electrical design engineer (Permanent)

25 June by MDE Consultants

Job Location:
United Kingdom -England -East of England -Essex -Colchester
Salary:
£40,000 - £60,000/annum

Role: Electrical Design Engineer (Large Scale Solar PV & BESS) 

Salary: £40,000 - £60,000

Location: Colchester (Hybrid)

Company Overview

MDE Group UK are currently in partnership with a global player in the field of renewable energy, developing, designing, building, and managing plants that generate clean energy. Additionally, they provide highly specialised energy management and downstream services to both energy producers and consumers, using their expertise to manage third-party assets from a technical and operational perspective.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure project engineering activities comply with company guidelines and support the engineering team.
  • Design PV power plants & BESS projects, carrying out energy yield and solar resource assessments according to given guidelines.
  • Assist the project team in developing specifications to optimize PV power plant design, including component selection, module string sizing, layout design, collector routing design, and conductor sizing.
  • Produce and interpret technical drawings for solar power plants using CAD software.
  • Develop PV power plant single line diagrams.
  • Extract quantities from existing drawings.
  • Create technical presentations for the produced designs.
  • Conduct site land surveys and prepare site survey reports.
  • Coordinate engineering-related tasks with third-party consultants when required.
  • Interface with all engineering departments/disciplines as required.

Requirements:

  • Adequate technical knowledge of PV power plants, battery energy storage, and basic electrical engineering concepts.
  • Ability to extract technical data from equipment data sheets and project documents.
  • Eligible to work in the UK.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical/electronic engineering. Working towards a master’s degree in engineering (electrical, renewable energy) is an asset.
  • Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, QGIS).
  • Basic knowledge of PVsyst/PV Case.

 

 

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