Project Engineer

Company Profile:

Candi is a dedicated solar partner for businesses across Asia and Africa. Combining the international capital of our Swiss-based platform with local expertise in these regions were able to provide a unique offering to this underserved doing so we aim to have a big social impact reduce carbon emissions create jobs increase energy access and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets.

Our approach is to take the risk so our partners dont have to providing businesses with flexible end-to-end solar and battery solutions that are built to last. Our shared value model leverages our experience in customisable finance and performance offerings quality engineering and data-enabled asset management to help guarantee optimised systems lowering the barrier to entry and maximising returns.

Job Summary:

Candi Solar is looking for a motivated and technically strong Project Engineer Solar to support the successful execution of commercial and industrial solar projects. The role involves working closely with EPC partners clients suppliers DISCOMs and internal stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely on time within budget and in line with Candi Solars technical quality and contractual requirements.

What will you do:

• Coordinate with the Project Development team for smooth project handover after contract signing.
• Review EPC project plans designs timelines budgets and execution methodologies.
• Support project planning scheduling budgeting and execution.
• Coordinate with EPC partners on construction activities milestones and deliverables.
• Monitor projects from mobilization through construction testing commissioning and handover.
• Conduct pre-project site surveys and periodic site visits to monitor site conditions progress quality and safety.
• Identify project risks delays quality issues and deviations and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare site visit progress and project reports covering schedule cost quality risks safety and procurement.
• Manage project snag lists and ensure timely closure of all snag points.
• Coordinate with clients EPC partners OEMs DISCOMs authorities and other stakeholders.
• Support project permitting regulatory compliance approvals and documentation.
• Ensure adherence to Candi Solars technical quality contractual and HSE requirements.
• Escalate critical project issues and support timely resolution.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across project sites.
  

Job Requirements:

• 35 years of relevant experience in solar project execution/project engineering.
• Diploma / B.E. / . in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong understanding of solar project execution construction testing commissioning and handover.
• Experience coordinating with EPC partners clients suppliers DISCOMs OEMs and regulatory authorities.
• Ability to monitor project schedules budgets quality risks and deliverables.
• Strong site monitoring reporting coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
• Understanding of project quality requirements snag management and corrective actions.
• Good awareness of HSE requirements and safe project-site practices.
• Strong technical problem-solving communication and coordination skills.
• Willingness to undertake regular project-site visits in line with project requirements.
  

Working Culture:

• You agree to live out the candi values every day of your employment: this includes to putempathy before ego beingauthentic no matter what that weget it done as oneand follow the candi principle thatless is more
• A dynamic cross-functional team player willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big bold ideas.
• Having experience working for an international company or having studied or worked abroad is considered a plus.
• You must be open honest trustworthy a strong communicator and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.
• candi is an equal opportunities employer.

candi is unique because...

• We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap clean rooftop solar energy.
• We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
• We are an international team where hybrid working is commonplace where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Required Experience:

Manager