Lead Solar Commissioning Engineer

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Lead Solar Commissioning Engineer

Market-related Package

Northern Cape 

A leading solar Independent Power Producer is looking for a Lead Solar Commissioning Engineer for the commissioning of a utility solar power plant in Northen Cape. This is a crucial and complex role to drive toward the successful completion of the project. The role reports to the Chief Technical Officer. You will oversee planning, coordinating, and managing the whole process, ensuring that all tasks are completed on time (i.e. planning, switching, permits, document control, safety compliance, quality, schedule, and integration control).

Responsibilities

? Develop site specific commissioning plan
? Manage and coordinate commissioning team
? Develop strong working relationships with various stakeholders, including Eskom
Grid Access Unit, the Dx and Tx System Operators, RETEC, GCAC, OEMs, EPC and
O&M Contractors, external consultants, and lender’s advisers.
? Apply understanding of relevant codes, local and international standards, and
design requirements.
? Manage internal engineering team and external resources to ensure delivery of key
priorities.
? Monitor the progress of commissioning tasks and address any issues that may
arise
? Verify that the work done ensured that the system is operating at optimal
efficiency, facilitate the performance testing and processing and reporting on the
data
? Ensure the commissioning is completed on time and within budget (compile and
manage commissioning budget)
? Overseeing O&M training and handover and managing defects liability period
issues
? General technical and engineering work, including regulatory reviews, project
planning, grid connection costing, technical design, tender specifications and
review, design

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Eng or B.Sc degree in Electrical (or Electronic) Engineering.
• At least 7 years of work experience (preferably at least 4 being in renewable energy).
• Previous experience using applications such as CAD, PVSyst, PVSol, etc.
• Renewable energy project commissioning experience, preferable utility scale (Eskom and RETEC)

• Independent and critical thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving ability, and commercial awareness.

• Willingness to work onsite for extended periods of time (4-5 months, as example, with R&R as applicable).