Project Engineer

Were looking for an Engineer with 5 years renewable energy experience including hands-on utility-scale solar PV construction. Youll oversee EPC designs coordinate technical delivery across PV and BESS projects manage grid connection interfaces and drive testing and commissioning through to completion.

Is This You

Youve been involved in building utility-scale solar projects and understand what happens between an approved design and a plant thats ready to operate. You can challenge an EPC contractor on technical matters pick up design discrepancies before they become costly site problems and keep multiple engineering disciplines moving in the same direction. Youre comfortable taking ownership making sound technical judgements and dealing with the pressure that comes with construction deadlines.

What Youll Be Doing

Youll take responsibility for engineering coordination during the construction of utility-scale solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS) projects working closely with the Project Director Owners Engineer (OE) and EPC contractor.

Your focus will be on reviewing EPC designs against the Employers Requirements managing detailed design reviews tracking design changes defects non-conformities and variation orders and maintaining the Master Design List.

Youll oversee technical progress across civil mechanical electrical and SCADA disciplines resolve site queries with the Owners Engineer and coordinate testing performance readiness and commissioning.

Grid connection is a significant part of the role. Youll engage with Eskom NTCSA and other relevant authorities coordinate outages and contractor interfaces manage grid progress meetings and ensure technical obligations under the Connection Agreements are being addressed.

Importantly youll identify technical risks early and explain their potential impact on project cost programme and delivery to the Project Director.

Where Youll Be Doing It

Youll join a renewable energy project developer delivering utility-scale solar PV and battery storage projects in South Africa.

Based in Johannesburg this is a construction-focused engineering role involving site visits technical coordination with contractors and interaction with grid stakeholders. Youll report directly to the Project Director and work across the engineering construction and commissioning stages of projects.

What Youll Need

The following are essential:

• An engineering degree.

• Minimum 5 years experience in renewable energy including direct experience on utility-scale solar PV construction projects.

• Practical understanding of EPC engineering delivery detailed design reviews construction interfaces and technical compliance.

• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities including electrical civil mechanical and SCADA systems.

• Strong technical problem-solving skills with the confidence to challenge designs investigate defects and resolve site-related issues.

• Experience working with technical drawings engineering documentation project schedules and progress reporting.

• Proficiency in MS Project Excel Word and PowerPoint.

• Strong written and spoken English communication skills including technical reporting.

• A valid drivers licence and willingness to travel to project sites.

Advantageous:

• Experience on utility-scale BESS projects.

• Exposure to grid connection requirements Eskom/NTCSA interfaces and commissioning activities.

• Working knowledge of PVsyst or Helioscope.

Please note: This position requires actual utility-scale PV construction exposure. Experience limited to rooftop or C&I solar installations general construction project management or design work without utility-scale construction involvement will not meet the core requirement.

What Youll Get

The opportunity to take technical ownership across major renewable energy construction projects from detailed engineering and site execution through to grid connection and commissioning.

Youll work directly with senior project leadership have a say in how technical challenges are resolved and gain exposure to the engineering and commercial decisions that determine whether projects are delivered successfully.

This is a role for an engineer who wants to remain close to the technical detail while taking on broader responsibility for project delivery.

How To Apply

For a confidential discussion please contact Katharina Thieme-Schiess on LinkedIn or send your CV to - we appreciate that your CV might not be fully up to date. No problem just send us what you have. We do respond to everyone! Just give us a few days to work through your application.