Head of Solar Engineering at ResourcePRO

The Head of Engineering will be in charge of;

• Technical designs (both mechanical and electrical) at the various stages (from concept design to detailed engineering designs and drawings), and bill of quantities.
• Compliance with standards and codes, project implementation logistics and budgets, and overall organization and quality of the technical department.
• The focus will be especially on Commercial & Industrial with renewable energy generation hybrid renewable-energy/ diesel projects.
• The Head of Engineering will lead a small technical team (3 to 6 engineers) and report to the Technical Director.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Timely quality production, review and control of technical designs, technical specifications and budgets.
• Cost optimization of detailed engineering solutions designs and bill of materials Supervision and management of technical department and field engineers, including remote management and supervision of local engineers in the Kenyan office and identification of gaps within the technical department.
• Travel to project sites for project supervision and commissioning (up to 30% of the time)
• Keep up with last technology developments, in particular with system control and storage.
• Identifying new market technical challenges and potential technology advancements to integrate new projects and solutions across the different departments
• Supervision of the Technical monitoring of key performance indicators of plants in operation ( in collaboration with the Head of O&M)
• Ability to remotely, or through field engineers, closely work and supervise local subcontractors in Africa.
• Help the Business Development department identify and prepare proposals, particularly technical methodologies, bill of material, and budgets and drawings for proposals.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BSc/MSc in Engineering, or a relevant field
• Solar Engineering experience
• Work experience as Head of engineering or in a similar senior-level position at an engineering department.
• Good understanding of agile methodologies.
• Leadership abilities with a strategic mind
• Excellent project management skills