Project Delivery Engineer

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The opportunity

We are seeking a talented and driven Project Delivery Engineer to play a vital role in achieving our project ambitions. As the Project Delivery Engineer, you will be responsible for providing project engineering, leadership, and oversight for our diverse portfolio of Solar, Storage, and Private Wire projects in various stages of development and construction.

Pay, benefits and culture 

If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future – then you’re in the right place!’

Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully.

We’re committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment. 

Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.

We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.  

We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. 

What you’ll be doing

Engineering Excellence: Demonstrate exceptional engineering expertise, showcasing the ability to lead and create value in a highly competitive and ever-changing marketplace. Ensure that all engineering activities related to EDF Renewables' battery, solar, and private wire portfolio adhere to statutory requirements and the company's policies on safety, quality, engineering, and design management, with a strong focus on optimization and efficiency.

Collaboration and Support: Work closely with the delivery team and other departments within the organization to secure the necessary support and resources required to achieve our project delivery ambitions. Foster a strong, collaborative, and positive working culture within the delivery function, the wider business, and with our contract partners.

Governance and Oversight: Contribute to governance, oversight, and support activities for projects. Embed engineering excellence, operational experience, and best available techniques into engineering activities. Consider risk and lifetime costs in all engineering endeavours.

Technology Integration: Support the development team in the development of new sites, encompassing Battery Energy Storage, Solar, Private Wire, and Hybrid projects, which may include other technologies like wind or Hydrogen.

Project Execution: Play an integral role in the delivery team, ensuring seamless project execution. Manage the main equipment package and ensure clear interfaces with the Balance of Plant (BoP) contract and other third parties. Undertake site visits, Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) as required.

Commissioning and Handover: Provide support during the commissioning phase and lead the handover process to the Asset Operations team. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the systems being worked on to ensure technical excellence for the asset lifetime.

Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest technologies and industry trends to maintain technical proficiency and drive innovation.

Relationship Building: Build successful relationships with external partners, peers, stakeholders, and reporting lines to enhance collaboration and project success.

What do you need to be great at this role?

If you are a proactive and experienced engineer with a passion for engineering excellence and a strong commitment to safety and quality, we invite you to apply for the position of Project Delivery Engineer - Solar Storage and Private Wire Delivery.  Join us in our journey to make a significant impact in the renewable energy sector and contribute to a sustainable future where you’ll need;

Proven Leadership: Demonstrated experience as a successful leader or senior engineer in delivering projects or programs. Ability to establish and manage relationships, maintain a safe environment, manage priorities, and inspire and influence behaviours and actions.

Safety and Quality: Strong commitment to safety, health, environment, and quality practices.

Education: Minimum of an engineering degree in a relevant engineering discipline. Chartered membership of an appropriate engineering body would be an advantage.

Health and Safety Certification: NEBOSH or IOSH (or equivalent) certification is desirable.

Technical Proficiency: Highly proficient in key areas of engineering, especially in a generation environment.  Prior experience of Solar and Storage would be an advantage.

Risk Management: Proven experience in managing risks and challenges in an industrial-scale generation environment.

Relationship Building: Track record of building successful relationships with external partners, peers, stakeholders, and reporting lines.

Commissioning Experience: Prior experience in commissioning energy systems or similar technologies is advantageous.

Computer Skills: Good command of Microsoft Office package (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, etc.).

Closing date for applications: 16th July 2024

Why EDF Renewables?

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy.

To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.

If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us. 

Join us, and let’s do good together.