Principal Solar Engineer

Location :

UAE

Sector:

Renewable Energy

Type:

Permanent

Salary:

Up to ₤120000

Green Recruitment Solutions are currently seeking a Principal Solar Engineer for a leading international consultancy operating within a multitude of industrial sectors. This is a key strategic appointment within the Solar Division which involves delivering world-class technical advisory services into the Middle East Solar PV market. Essential services incorporate technical advisory work including Owner's Engineer and Autonomous Engineer projects for a range of customers covering developers, financial institutions and government organizations etc. The role also involves managing complex technical and commercial projects along with the management of customer interfaces. Projects are predominantly in solar PV but may include coordination of composite projects including battery storage, CSP, wind or other renewable projects.

The Ideal Candidate:

  • A candidate educated with degree/ higher degree in an engineering subject, preferably electrical engineering
  • Must have significant years’ experience with at least 3 years at Principal level in the solar PV industry
  • Experienced in executing due diligence activities
  • Software experience i.e. PVSyst
  • Must be professionally and technically competent
  • Customer-focused
  • Focused on and aware of the attention to detail
  • Able to successfully complete tasks within tight deadlines
  • Must have strong analytical skills
  • Will adapt comfortably
  • A great communicator with the ability to lead/ oversee more junior team members
  • IT literate

The salary for this position is 35,000 - 45,000 AED per month.