PV Electrical Engineer (m/f) - Porto (Portugal)

Eurowind Energy is a Danish limited liability company, which over the years has become a leading developer and operator of photovoltaic, wind turbine and P2X projects. The company has more than 2.000 MW of operating assets under management in several countries across Europe and has been increasing its presence throughout the European market, including Portugal. The operations in the Southern European Region are run by the Portuguese office which also hosts a competence centre for solar projects for the whole group.

Due to our recent growth in development, construction and operation of renewable power plants, we are currently looking for a PV Electrical Engineer. This job offers you the possibility of being part of a growing technical and commercial team, who backs other group’s affiliates, while working on a fast growth “startup environment” backed by a large international group

Main responsibilities:
Reporting to our Technical Manager, and based in Porto, the candidate will provide support to the group HQ and all affiliates who intend to develop photovoltaic (PV) projects in their markets. The role will include:

• Designing PV plants in its major aspects (mechanical and electrical) both in preliminary, permitting and execution stages;
• Preparing preliminary and detailed PV engineering drawings, components sizing and project descriptions;
• Providing technical support to all geographies of EWE on the development, and on engineering, procurement and construction of PV plants, as well as in contract negotiations;
• Providing estimates as inputs to the budgeting activity for all the projects;
• Being permanently updated on new technologies and components, technical regulation and trends in the renewable energy industry;
• Developing other engineering-related tasks connected to renewable energy plants or projects grid connection in general

The profile requirements:

• Three to five years of experience working in a similar role in the renewable energy sector;
• Experience in PV plants design and calculations, namely for execution design;
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, planning and organizational skills;
• Proficiency in MSOffice, CAD, GIS tools and PV design specific software tools;
• Fluent in English (command of other languages will be considered a plus);
• University degree in Electric Engineering;
• Ability to be based in Porto but to travel occasionally to project sites both nationally and internationally.
• Ability to work in several projects in different geographies at the same time.

Furthermore, you could have experience/skills in:

• Managing the construction of utility scale wind or PV plants until commissioning phase;
• Working as an engineer in MV and HV power grids;
• Knowledge of storage (BESS) and P2X technologies;

The job offers you the possibility of participating in the construction management of renewable power plants, while being part of a solid international group, interfacing with other colleagues abroad, on a frequent basis.

The salary package and conditions offered will correspond to the required qualifications and background.

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Developing, operating and managing wind and solar parks is not just pure business for us. It is a way to view the world. And with this world view comes a genuine ambition to be one of the leading developers in Europe. Because creating a future run entirely on green energy matters to us.

We manage our own portfolio of projects and at the same time, we perform technical and financial management of projects. We have throughout many years experienced sustained economic growth in the number of developed projects and companies in management. And we continue to expect this. Simply because it is in our nature to keep developing – projects, companies and our people.

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