Senior Solar Project Engineer (Altaaqa)

 Published Date: November 25, 2021
Employer:Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd.
Job Title: Senior Solar Project Engineer (Altaaqa)
Location: Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
Job Type:Full Time Employee
Category:Electrical Engineering
Description:
  • Develop Project Schedule in logical steps and budget time required to meet deadlines.
  • Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
  • Responsible for end to end execution of solar PV projects and for operational level understanding of the requirement of the client/customer, Site Visits, Site feasibility & Solar Systems Design and complete execution.
  • Responsible to co-ordinate with various teams such as procurement, electrical contractors, civil contractors and OEM vendors.
  • Prepare communication plan and related project status reports. Facilitate and lead regular status meetings.
  • Provide technical services in various areas of solar projects such as: site selection, solar farms sites suitability studies, plant design, PV module layouts, energy production, engineering analysis, due diligence and field measurements.
  • Participate in project proposals detailing a clearly defined scope and understanding of client required deliverables and establishing a corresponding budget that satisfies the client’s expectations.
  • Create and distribute RFPs to potential EPC subcontractors, establish evaluation metrics, and select winning proposals.
  • Develop and maintain project timeline, identify critical path and key milestones for project’s success.
  • Work with client to clarify and communicate project objectives, including success criteria in order to identify project team, and ensure project deliverables stay on-time, on-target, and on-budget.
  • Asses project risks, barriers, and issues and propose possible solutions and mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure the use of best practices and apply lessons learned from previous projects.
  • Carry out both pre-construction and operational energy analysis, including:
o   Review, validation, and analysis of meteorological data for solar resource assessments. o   Design and optimization of solar plants to meet project requirements. o   Estimation of plant losses and calculation of assessment uncertainties. o   Management and analysis of project data. o   Evaluation of project constraints, risks, and other non-quantitative aspects of plant development.
  • Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential, commercial, industrial or utility scale PV system.
  • Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.
  • Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
  • Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects.
Qualifications:
  • University degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Minimum of 3 year’s experience performing design of solar PV systems, project initiation, installation, testing, commissioning and operation.
  • Fluency in both English and Arabic with Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Experience with solar PV system design, inverters, wiring, grounding, utilities interface and performance monitoring.
  • Knowledge of current PV technology with a focus on project execution operation and with estimating or designing electrical systems is mandatory.
  • Good knowledge of the technical best practices as well as local requirements for solar project development in KSA, construction and operation, including inspection, testing and commissioning of Solar PV Plants.
  • Knowledge in PVsyst, AutoCAD, and electrical design concepts.
  • Familiar with international Standards for solar PV systems, and other relevant standards.
  • Technically proficient in the field of solar PV projects, communication, leadership, time management, technical writing, and computer skills.
  • Project Management Skills.
  • Self-disciplined and have good organizing abilities.
  • Good in prioritizing tasks and co-ordination.
  • Responsible for end to end execution of solar PV projects.
  • Thorough, Innovative, Self-going, Persistent, and with the ability to communicate and convince.
Education:Bachelor's degree / higher diploma
Experience:Min: 3
Salary:Unspecified
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