Project Development Engineer (Solar)

İLTEKNO

During the 30 years from the day of its establishment, Iltekno has realized a number of innovative power generation and cogeneration/trigeneration applications in various sectors like hotels, hospitals, airports, universities, landfills, biogas plants, industrial facilities and IPPs. With its in-house engineering, design, procurement, installation and after-sales services, Iltekno offers turnkey solutions with the most appropriate configurations to meet the needs of its customers.

Now, İltekno is seeking for a  Project Development Engineer( Solar)! Solar Project Development Engineer duties will include support of potential solar power plant projects. Candidate must be able to successfully assist with preparation of plans and applicable specifications and must be able to interface with, and provide general project support to, senior project professionals. 

Responsibilities

• Determinate customer requirements for potential PV projects,
• Establish conceptual design for new PV solar and energy storage utility scale projects,
• Prepare conceptual site layout drawings and system one-line diagrams,
• Basic analyze and simulate PV project energy production; Perform energy generation modeling for solar projects using computer aided tools and software,
• Develop customer feasibility/avoided cost reports (BoQ) as required, research and submit local incentive and utility rebate applications, as well as assist in the development and coordination of technical RFP/RFQ proposals,
• Prepare PV application form documents for EDAŞ,
• Calculate, prepare required documents and final design for existing projects,
• Approve final designs by the customer and relevant authority(EDAŞ, TEDAŞ),
• Work with Electrical Project Manager or Project Development Manager, and Project Engineers to assemble RFP/RFQ proposals including, pre-bid job walk coordination, technical writing, project scope and pricing, interview presentations, and coordination of all other necessary input,
• Research, evaluate, and select system components including panels, inverters, racking, batteries, battery management systems, and grid interconnection,
• Work directly with customer representatives throughout the project development process to resolve issues and maintain the project schedule,
• Strengthen knowledge of solar and photovoltaic systems industry, structure, trends, issues to ensure full understanding of customer business objectives and requirements,
• Understand and comply with the İltekno’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and other industry-specific professional and ethical conduct standards,

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree / Master’s in Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Renewable Energy or relevant discipline,
• 3+ years of direct Project Management/Development experience, preferably in utility scale solar development, utility infrastructure or construction industry projects,
• Experience in solar PV Grid-Tie installation projects for commercial and industrial customers,
• Financial planning, budgeting, organizational and resource management abilities,
• Excellent verbal, written, technical, and computer communication and presentation skills required,
• Team player to work in concert with the development team, finance team and engineering and procurement teams,
• Good  knowledge in PV plant performance analysis, Electrical Design, Design for Constructability,Solar Industry best practices,Substation concepts,Transmission Line Design Concepts,Grounding System Design Concepts,Project Scheduling Concepts,Equipment Specifications,
• Proficient in the PVSol, PVsyst or related 3D simulation program, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office
• Experience of dealing with complex tenders
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Must be willing to potentially travel to abroad or out-of-town for site visits and meetings
• Having class B driving licences
• Good command of English both written and spoken