Job Description
About The Role
The role sits within the team responsible for the development, design, and installation of new renewable energy projects including solar farms, wind farms, gas plants, and battery storage. The team also supports an existing fleet of 90MW of onshore wind by providing technical expertise to the O&M team.
This role will involve supporting the Lead Electrical Project Manager in taking projects from concept to final design & build. The key activities include securing grid connections; management and assessment of feasibility and design development; management of tenders and contract negotiations; management of feasibility studies, quotations, and design proposals for construction. The role extends to supporting inputs for financial modelling, management of due diligence processes, and development of technical specifications.
This will require regular discussions with DNOs & Grid on technical requirements contained in the electrical or gas connection agreements, including flexible grid connections, export-limited schemes, private wire arrangements, and provision of grid services. The role also requires providing a technical interface with ICP and EPC contractors, negotiating contracts, and setting employer requirements.
As well as developing new projects, the role involves providing technical support to other business units within Ecotricity. This includes technical support to the O&M team covering electrical infrastructure, grid interfaces, control and instrumentation, and also to the Smart Grids and Trading team covering grid services, compliance, and metering.
What will you do?
1. Develop grid connection options and manage the connection application process.
2. Liaise with Grid, DNOs & OFGEM.
3. Develop specifications and set employer requirements.
4. Manage tendering processes for feasibility studies and project delivery.
5. Manage the overall electrical design development from concept to detailed, using contractors and specialists where necessary.
6. Support contract negotiations.
7. Provide project management during the construction phase, including adherence to health and safety, compliance with the contract, technical oversight of the design and construction, resolving risks and issues.
8. Prepare drawings such as SLDs and schematics to support both operational sites and development projects.
9. Carry out site technical surveys.
10. Identify and manage design risks and communicate to stakeholders.
11. Travel to sites as required and ensure an onsite presence during the development and construction phases.
12. Assist the planning team with technical input.
13. Assist the O&M team with technical input.
14. Assist the Smart Grids team with technical input.
15. Regularly report and update the Head of - highlighting risks, issues, and impacts and providing recommended solutions.
About You
Educational Requirements
• Candidates should hold a higher education qualification in an electrical engineering discipline or similar discipline.
Skills and Knowledge:
1. Experienced in the design and operation of electrical equipment and distribution systems.
2. Experienced in the GB electricity grid and the regimes for wind, solar, and battery power.
3. Knowledge of wind turbines and solar PV installations and their control systems, including HV and LV transformers, cables, switchgear, and SCADA.
4. Knowledge of G99, G100, ENA, and Transmission application and compliance processes.
5. Knowledge of BESS installations.
6. Knowledge of grid services.
7. Proven project management and delivery skills.
8. Preparation of contract documentation and specifications.
9. Ability to work independently with remote management and take responsibility for project delivery.
10. Ability to prioritize workloads without compromising safety or quality.
11. Strong communication skills, particularly verbal communication.
12. Computing skills including CAD, PV syst, PV sol, MS office & MS project.
13. Construction experience, knowledge of CDM and relevant Health & Safety practices.
14. Full UK driving license.
About Us
What's in it for you...
Healthcare plan, life assurance, and generous pension contribution.
Volunteering day.
Hybrid working.
Various company discounts (including shops, days out, and events).
Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days.
Cycle to work scheme, carpooling, and onsite parking available.
As a valued member of the team, you will be supporting the Group Environmental policy and its associated targets to make the Green Britain Group net carbon neutral by 2025.
Flexibility statement
The fast-moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use its people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make their contribution in a changing environment.
Ecotricity is Britain's greenest energy company. When we started back in 1995, we were the first company in the world to provide a new kind of electricity- the green kind.
Our mission was, and remains, to change the way energy is made and used in Britain- by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy.
We don't just supply green energy, we use the money from our customers' bills to make it ourselves too- we build windmills and sun parks in Britain. We call this 'bills in to mills'. In 2021, we started work on building two new solar parks, and now, in 2023, we're bringing geothermal energy to our customers' fuel mix, a first in the UK. We're also developing green gas mills which will generate 100% green gas from a source that we will never run out of- grass.
We don't just focus on energy though- we built Electric Highways, Britain's leading network of electric vehicle charging points, we helped Forest Green Rovers become the greenest football club in the world, and, in partnership with RSPB, we launched Britain's greenest mobile phone service, Ecotalk.
Ecotricity is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.
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