Solar Energy Engineer at Eclat Human Resource Consulting Limited

Eclat Human Resources Consulting Limited is a progressive Human Resource Management Firm with its Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. We are a team of professionals from various field of study who have come together to build Eclat Human Resources Consulting serving clients across the nation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solar Energy Engineer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will (but is not limited to):

• Create plans for solar energy system development, deployment, monitoring, and evaluation activities. - Prepare detailed work plans.
• Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems - Collect data about project sites.
• Design or coordinate the design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings - Design alternative energy systems.
• Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software - Create graphical representations of energy production systems.
• Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives, especially for new projects - Evaluate plans or specifications to determine technological or environmental implications.
• Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
• Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components - Determine design criteria or specifications.
• Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring - Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
• Assess various OEMs and develop procurement plans for all solar systems required to meet installation designs from suppliers across the globe
• Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work - Determine operational methods.
• Perform computer simulation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system performance or energy production to optimize efficiency - Create models of engineering designs or methods.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Technology in Renewable Energy or equivalent or Higher National Diploma with adequate experience in Renewable Energy/Solar systems
• Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Solar Engineer or any related position.
• Experience in assessing the potential for developing renewable energy and energy efficiency Projects.
• Ability to design all aspects of electrical engineering for a portfolio of 5KVA systems for home use to over 20 MW of renewable energy projects including commercial and utility-scale plants.
• Knowledge of Quick Books to estimate renewable energy projects and MS Visio to draw one-line and three-line Power System diagrams.

Required Competencies:

• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to the job.
• Able to create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects - Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
• Able to test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules
• Ability to communicate effectively with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, and the organisation’s external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Capable of developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Capable of developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
• Able to provide guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Application Closing Date
27th December, 2022.