Civil & Mechanical Engineer at Alight

Your Impact

• In this role as our Civil & Mechanical Engineer, you'll be responsible for civil design and calculations and will be our expert to discuss issues with lenders’ technical advisors. You’re expected to work independently (with guidance limited to unusual or complex projects or issues), identify problems, develop solutions and take action to resolve them.
• In this role you can work remote-first from anywhere in Europe! However, you must be able and willing to travel to e.g. internal meetings at our Stockholm office, external meetings with customers, suppliers or other third-party stakeholders or sites for site visits when needed.

Key Objectives & Responsibilities

• Ensure that all civil, mechanical, and structural engineering designs, technical specifications, and works on assigned projects performed by third parties are carried out in accordance with all applicable norms, regulations, the requirements of the Owner’s Requirements of the standard EPC contract, as well as all applicable permits and other project-specific requirements. Be prepared to perform all necessary calculations. This includes support structures for PV modules, foundations, roads, trenching, fencing, earthworks, drainage systems, buildings, etc.
• Keep all civil, mechanical, and structural engineering design requirements and specifications included in the Owner’s Requirements of the standard EPC contract up to date.
• Prepare requirements for rooftop structural assessments, topographical, geotechnical, soil investigations, hydrological and hydraulic studies, as well as pull-in-and-out tests to be performed by third parties.
• Analyze building structural assessments, topographic studies of implantation and viability, review and interpret geotechnical, soil investigation, hydrological and hydraulic reports, as well as structural calculations, civil calculations, pull-in-and-out tests, and other civil design documentation provided by third parties, and translate those results into design requirements.
• Utilise AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or other PV design software such as PVCase, PV Design, etc., to develop conceptual and/or detailed drawings and Bill of Quantities (BoQ) for utility photovoltaic systems to be used for RFP packages.
• Prepare technical specifications for components, works, and designs related to civil, mechanical, and structural matters and coordinate with the rest of the Engineering team in defining the PV design.
• Act as the company's subject matter expert in discussions and negotiations related to civil, mechanical, and structural topics with external stakeholders such as financial institutions, technical advisors, EPC contractors, etc., as well as internal stakeholders.
• Support GC Development Engineers throughout the project development process and during the acquisition stages of any PV project portfolio when needed, by reviewing the civil designs and structural solutions provided.
• Support BtM Development Engineers throughout the sales process until FID and during construction until COD, by reviewing rooftop structural assessments, civil designs, and structural solutions provided by third parties.
• Support the Procurement Team in analyzing the different technical solutions provided by various structure manufacturers and civil works contractors.
• Coordinate with civil specialist consultants appointed as on-site Owner’s Engineer to support the construction and address site queries during construction and commissioning stages.
• Stay updated on developments in the civil and structural engineering field.
• Utilize knowledge of photovoltaics, engineering practices, mathematics, building materials, and other physical sciences to complete drawings.
• Maintain an organized and clearly documented set of project-specific technical deliverables.
• Provide support for solar PV design optimization initiatives for cost reduction and performance improvement.
• The position will also involve exposure to different photovoltaic technologies such as floating, rooftop, carports, etc., and other renewable technologies in hybrid plants such as storage, wind, etc.

We’re Looking For You

• To be a good fit for this role, we believe that you are an experienced civil or structural engineer who has worked with mechanical engineering and thrives in working independently with a broad set of responsibilities. You are self-motivated, customer oriented, and have the ability to balance multiple projects where attention to detail might be needed while working under tight deadlines. Most likely, you have worked in a fast-paced international organization before and have experience working with Utility Solar Power Plants.
• Since you will be our technical advisor working together with both external and internal stakeholders, it's important that you have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and a commercial mindset.

Required Qualifications

• More than 5 years of experience on Utility Solar Power Plants. Other experience in different energy markets such as Oil & Gas, Wind, Storage, etc. will be valued.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from either a recognized and accredited program.
• Familiarized with the international standards which apply to PV Solar Projects, IEC / IEEE / EN / UNE / UL.
• Management of Google Earth or similar GIS tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Other languages, such as Spanish, Swedish, Polish, French, or Italian will be valued positively.
• Ability and willingness to travel to our project sites in Europe when needed.

In addition to the above, On-site work, experience with hybrids projects and understanding of energy project finance will be valued significantly.