Greentalent, recruiter specialized in search and selection of professionals and managers in the Energy, Engineering and Environment market, on behalf of an international company operating in the renewable energy sector, is looking for a:

Head of Engineering - Solar

The Head of Engineering will develop PV plant designs, using energy yield assessments, layout optimization and state of the art component configurations in multiple design iterations to determine lowest cost of energy (LCOE) and will manage external engineering company to review and optimize the final project design. He/She will cooperate strictly with Construction team and procurement office for the success of the project, playing a key role in evaluating greenfield projects to be developed/acquired and general contractor design in order to optimize the final outcome.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create utility scale photovoltaic (PV) solar design, including equipment selection, energy modeling, and optimization to design the highest performing integrated systems. Cooperate with colleagues to optimize hybrid plants
• Conduct engineering reviews and technical due diligence, including evaluation of system components, cables sizing, configuration, and environmental conditions to confirm reliable energy production estimates that optimize capacity, production, and cost. He/She reviews, comments and validates basic and preliminary design and any other engineering step of the outsourced engineering company and the execution design issued by the general contractor;
• Identify new PV and equipment technologies to maximize internal rate of return (solar modules, PV inverters, tracking structures, components for electrical connection to the grid and other pertinent technologies);
• Cooperate with Procurement function to assess the technical offers and proposals to ensure compliance with the requirements of the project and the comparability between all the offers to select the best components and services; 
• Support Construction team to solve technical issues and modifications and visit the plants under construction to overview compliance with the design;
• Maintain appropriate documentation of technical data consistent with engineering best policies and practices;
• Confirm with industry standards to optimize project designs for constraints, including geography, schedule, scope and financial constraints;
• Prepare other technical documents, reports, and calculations as necessary;
• Build a small team to support the above activities as the pipeline grows;
• Run various production estimates in pursuit of highest IRR using specialized software tools, as input for financial models.
• Develop energy yield assessments (EYAs) to aid in the optimization of high value projects.

Main requirements:

• University degree in Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, or a related field;
• At least 7 years’ experience designing and optimizing complex utility scale solar projects;
• Knowledge of the renewable energy industry and development processes related to large scale solar plants;
• Strong project management skills;
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken;
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail;
• Proven ability to build strong professional relationships and work in a team;
• Availability to travel up to 20%, upon business needs.

Location: Milan (hybrid)