Senior Solar Engineer

-; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Our Renewables team are looking for you!

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Your primary responsibility will be to design utility scale ground mounted solar PV projects with an initial focus on project development support.
• Using industry standard software, technical design work will progress from preliminary to detail level in line with the projects development maturity.
• Optimizing layouts and yields based on constraint analysis.
• Design in compliance with industry codes and standards and incorporating feedback from Construction, Operations and Development.
• Support the preparation of post-construction documentation.
• Provide expertise during project development and implementation, remotely and on site.
• Support and lead technical due diligences.
• Optimal cooperation within Renewables, consisting of developers, engineers, project-, contract- and offtake-managers, market and strategy analysts as well as a network of external partners.
• Strong stakeholder management activities internally and externally.

Your profile

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Renewable Energy, or related field).
• Extensive experience in utility-scale solar design and project delivery.
• Proficiency in solar PV design software (e.g., PVsyst, AutoCAD) and understanding of renewable energy systems.
• Strong analytical, creative problem-solving, and system optimization capabilities.
• Proven track record of international work experience and cultural adaptability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Business fluency in English (other languages are an advantage).
• Open-minded, proactive, and detail-oriented.

Your qualities

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Competitive salary.
• Personal development and Learning opportunities.
• Enhanced company pension - With up to 12% company contributions.
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites.
• In house Occupational Health Services.
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service.
• Performance related benefits.
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday.
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion.

Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager Lauren- [e-mail]

Please note, any CV's sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV's must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job information

Contract type: Working Hours: Start Date: 01/03/2025 Deadline: 22/04/2025 Salary: Competitive

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.