Job Description
Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 35 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.
We have over 185 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our renewables team by recruiting a professional engineer, who has prior project management experience with solar or battery projects, to be based out of our Stockport office.
We are looking for:
* a good electrical, mechanical or renewables based degree.
* project management experience gained during the development, construction or operational phases of ground mount solar farm or BESS projects.
* previous experience of using industry standard software to make solar resource and energy yield assessments.
* have contributed to feasibility studies, technical reports and design reviews in a previous role.
* experience in the financing of renewable energy projects, ideally including technical due diligence exposure.
* good understanding of the key technical risks with solar projects, including the ability to identify potential technical design or installation risks.
* the ability to correctly interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, models, specifications and functional descriptions.
* able and willing to travel in the UK and EU for client meetings, site visits, factory tests, etc.
Please note: candidates must have an existing right to work for this role; we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas.
What you can expect from us:
* a leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary.
* salary to be openly discussed prior to interview.
* significant training, development, and career growth opportunities.
* Salary sacrifice EV leasing scheme.
* Private medical & life assurance.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Team and company social events.
* Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!