Project Engineer at CrossBoundary

Job Description

• CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) is recruiting a Project Engineer to develop concept designs and provide implementation design support for our solar PV projects for commercial-industrial customers.
• The Project Engineer will develop early-stage concept designs and drawings to support business development activities as well as supporting projects under implementation by reviewing design documentation created by EPC contractors bringing CBE’s perspective as the long-term asset owner to issues of solar PV design, and quality control.
• The candidate will be responsible for ensuring all projects adhere to CBE’s design and implementation standards as well as identifying site-specific design risks at an early stage and proposing appropriate mitigation strategies. This role will require occasional international travel and reports to the Project Technical Manager.
• CBE is not an EPC or a pure developer, as we seek to build a portfolio of long-term, high-performing assets. CBE will look to you for practical insights on how to make discrete business decisions that will directly affect our financial outcomes.

Who We Are

• The CrossBoundary Energy team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the world's most challenging and exciting renewable energy markets.
• The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team with the opportunity to make a large impact on the clean energy landscape in Africa.
• Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• Self-starter who is passionate about clean energy and its potential to transform fragile states and frontier markets in Africa
• A systematic and highly-organized project manager; takes personal accountability for tracking numerous activities across workstreams and driving them all to successful conclusion
• Comfortable with ambiguity; builds strong relationships even in stressful environments
• Confident and experienced in real-world industrial applications of solar energy, power systems engineering, electrical transmission/distribution networks, building electrical engineering, or electrical generation
• An analytical, practical thinker known for choosing the simple, robust solution where more complicated approaches would deliver the same results; focuses on the core issues
• Clear and professional communicator in person, in writing, and by phone
• Calm, measured, but firm when disagreeing; you can assert your own perspective while motivating stakeholders to move toward a common goal
• Perseverant in the face of obstacles and calm under pressure
• Patient and skilled at interacting with contractors, team members, suppliers, and service providers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Carry out site visits to inform the preliminary designs and the enabling works requirements
• Produce preliminary design documentation including layouts, Interconnection strategy, roof access strategy, SLDs, BoQ, PVSyst analysis, etc.
• Carry out initial solar PV + storage sizing and configuration analysis based on load and physical site constraints
• Provide engineering expertise during project design, construction, and commissioning, representing the interests of CBE’s customer and our interests as the asset owner
• Create technical sales materials to be included in proposals including drawings, charts, design philosophy, etc.
• Join customer meetings to support and explain solutions from a technical perspective
• Review EPC designs to ensure that designs are carried out in accordance with CBE design and quality standards
• Track the design review process to ensure all comments and proposed edits are adequately addressed
• Drive innovation in the following areas:
• Equipment selection based on quality and cost
• Configuration design and the incorporation of storage
• Value engineering – design to optimize project returns, attractiveness to customers, and positive impact
• Build processes, tools and templates for effectively and efficiently de-risking and developing projects

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• 3+ years’ work experience in either power systems engineering, electrical transmission/distribution networks, building electrical engineering, or electrical generation in industrial contexts
• 2+ years’ work experience in solar PV construction with a top-tier firm
• Working knowledge of battery storage technologies and design of storage solutions
• Working knowledge in the integration of solar PV systems with thermal generation assets such as diesel generators and HFO generators
• Background in designing and implementing EHS policies for construction projects
• Undergone some project management training

Required skills and qualifications:

• 3+ years’ work experience in either power systems engineering, electrical transmission/distribution networks, building electrical engineering, or electrical generation in industrial contexts
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field
• Proficiency in the use of renewable energy modelling software such as PVsyst and Homer
• Proficiency in the design of solar PV systems using CAD software such as AutoCAD or integrated design software such as pvDesign, PVcase, etc.
• Strong understanding of Electrical Power Systems, Power Electronics, and/or Solar Energy
• Demonstrated interest in renewable energy systems
• Work experience or demonstrated familiarity with solar PV installations
• Demonstrated ability to independently supervise multi-stakeholder projects
• Clear effective communicator across diverse audiences Writes clearly, professionally, and without grammatical errors