Senior Solar PV Consultant (Technical Due Diligence)

Everoze Partners Ltd.; Bristol, Brighton, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Senior Solar PV Consultant (Technical Due Diligence)

We’re excited to be hiring an experienced renewable energy consultant with a focus on the UK PV sector. You will be joining a growing and dynamic international team which is already well established with an abundance of solar experience in Europe and an ambition to expand into other emerging markets.

Salary: A competitive basic salary related to your experience, plus pension scheme, annual profit share and route into company ownership.

Location: Bristol/ Brighton/Glasgow office with hybrid remote working.

Hours: Normal office hours with a healthy level of flexibility. Preference for 5 days per week but will consider candidates who would prefer part-time with a minimum of 4 days per week.

Your role

You will be a senior solar specialist within Everoze, primarily providing a wide range of technical and commercial consultancy services to solar project developers, investors, lenders or operators mainly in the UK & Ireland, but also supporting our other core markets in France, Spain, Portugal, and Germany as well as other markets from time to time. Specific activities will include:

• Conducting technical and commercial due diligence;
• Undertaking site inspections;
• Performance calculation and verification of plant completeness;
• Managing operational monitoring services;
• Managing multiple projects utilising internal and external resources;
• Performing contract review and drafting support for typical solar PV sector contracts;
• Business development; and
• Developing and mentoring junior consultants.

Everoze works across multiple technologies and there is potential to specialise in your areas of interest or to broaden your expertise: We encourage you to take ownership of your career.

We would like to hear from you if you meet the following requirements

We are looking for someone who is motivated to take the next step in their renewables consulting career by building on their experience and network to become a highly recognised renewable energy consultant with a reputation for delivering high quality work, meeting client expectations and a strong techno/commercial understanding of projects.

Essential skills and qualifications

• MEng Engineering degree, or similar;
• Deep technical and commercial knowledge of design, construction and operation of solar PV plants;
• On-site experience assessing the performance of a large number of utility scale and/or rooftop projects within the UK (EPC or O&M provider background is a bonus);
• Experience in managing technical due diligence transactions for owners and lenders for utility-scale ground-mounted and rooftop solar PV plant plus domestic rooftop portfolios;
• Experience of senior management and training/mentoring junior colleagues.

Soft skills required for the position

• Comfortable working on projects with evolving scopes, in the context of competing priorities and managing client deadlines;
• Capable of determining commercial implications of technical risks;
• Track record of developing and building lasting client relationships; and
• Able to write clear, concise and accurate reports in English.

How to apply

Everoze embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. For this reason we only accept applications through the BeApplied platform which is designed to avoid unconscious bias. You will be asked to answer 3-5 short questions designed to give you the opportunity to demonstrate the core skills we are looking for. We’d like to get to know the real you, not the AI version so please refer to personal experience/examples where possible. These will be reviewed anonymously, before reviewing your CV, your details or even your name, and the highest scoring applicants will be invited for interview.