Electrical Grid Engineer

About Us
At Worldwide Recruitment Energy, a recruitment consultancy specializing in the renewable energy sector, we have successfully connected hundreds of professionals with a wide range of companies around the world. With offices in Spain, Italy, France, Mexico, and Brazil, we lead the industry in attracting talent for Investment Funds, Portfolio Companies, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), Developers, Consultancies, Utilities, Equipment Manufacturers, EPC Contractors, and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Companies in areas such as Solar Photovoltaic, Onshore Wind, Offshore Wind, Biomass, Hydro, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, and Hydrogen.

Mission
The position will be based in Rome or Madrid office. His work will be developed in Italy for Italian Projects, PV, and BESS.

Main Functions

1. Provide Technical support to Business Development Department during the project development period until Ready to Build status, on Electrical Substations, and Interconnection Lines.
2. Also give technical support to other Departments of the Company, if necessary.
3. Attend site qualification visits to collect information required to complete the design, local regulations, and permitting of renewable energy projects including BESS, PV, amongst others.
4. Develop for Sunco’s projects electrical technical specifications, calculation and design drawings, bill of materials and indicative prices, etc, compliant with all national, regional, or local codes as well as other requirements of any other stakeholders.
5. Coordinate with the project development team the quality standards, technical follow-up meetings, and requirements to be satisfied by the external developers, local or international engineering to successfully develop the project and get all required approvals for the final design.
6. Attend and support technically conversations with TERNA, ENEL, and other public or private stakeholders in Tavolo Tecnicos, Conferenza di Servizi, or any other meeting.
7. Provide technical input to support the interconnection application and Utility approval process.
8. In the mid-term give support in meetings or onsite during the construction process of Interconnection installations.

Profile

The individual filling this position would ideally have the following skills and experience. Applicants that lack all of the requirements below will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on their qualification in key areas:

1. A Master in Electrical Engineering.
2. Experience in the design of aerial and buried evacuation lines.
3. Experience in the design of Electrical Substations.
4. Knowledge and experience with the complete Interconnection process with Italian TSO or DSOs, from STMG through STMD, contracts, to final Collaudo’s.
5. Review and approval of documents and Projects made by Developers (PTO, Technical Documentation of Electrical Substations and Evacuation Lines, etc).
6. Knowledge of the Rules, Procedures, and Connection processes with TERNA and ENEL.
7. Knowledge of Photovoltaic Plants and BESS, amongst other technologies.
8. Knowledge of the Project Legalization Processes in Italy.
9. Experience in design and commissioning activities of Electrical installations.
10. Experience designing electrical systems (Low, Medium, and High voltage), experience with electrical Switchgear, Electrical Substations.
11. Knowledge in the handling and use of regulations at national and international level (Low Voltage, High Voltage, NTS-631, IEC’s, etc).
12. Experience in analysis and evaluation of supplies of contractors, technically and economically.
13. Verification of final documentation like as-built drawings, instructions of operation and maintenance, etc.
14. Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD software.
15. Knowledge about other programs, such as ETAP, DIGSILENT, PSSE, etc.
16. Strong organizational and communication skills to manage the activities required in the design, commissioning, etc., of solar electric systems.
17. Good working knowledge of MS Office programs, specifically Word, Excel, Microsoft Project.
18. Experience working in the electrical construction industry, at least three (3) years.
19. High level of Italian and English, written and spoken. Spanish would be a plus.