Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 30 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators. We have over 155 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting a solar PV projects engineer, to be based in our Stockport office with UK and EU travel. We are looking for:
- a good science or electrical engineering degree.
- project management experience gained with the development and construction or acquisition phases of industrial scale ground mount solar energy projects.
- previous experience of using industry standard software to make PV resource and energy yield assessments.
- prior experience with the undertaking of feasibility studies and design reviews.
- good understanding of the key technical risks with solar projects, including the ability to identify potential technical design or installation risks.
- technical due diligence experience ideally gained when working on behalf of a financial institution.
- knowledge of standard forms of contract and their applicability to the construction and renewable energy project sector.
- the ability to correctly interpret engineering drawings, models, specifications and functional descriptions.
- prior experience with the preparation of high-quality technical reports and models for clients.
- the ability to evaluate, explain and simplify complex technical issues.
- able and willing to travel in the UK, Republic of Ireland and occasionally further afield for client meetings, site visits, factory tests, etc. What you can expect from us:
- A competitive salary with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
- Further vocational learning support
- Company electrical vehicle car leasing scheme
- Private medical & life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Team and company social events
- Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!