GRID CONNECTION & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Job Purpose

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We are hiring an Electrical Engineer who will guarantee the strategy and the follow up of the grid connection process with an optimal cost and delay consideration.

Our Electrical Engineer will be the key member of the team and he / she will ensure all the electrical feasibility studies of the power plants for the MV internal network included in the electrical substation.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Ensures the realization of basic electrical studies, and taking into account the technical constraints (environment, land, local standards.
• and the specificity of requests formalized by "internal contractors" :
• defines and organizes its studies by choosing and applying the appropriate and effective methods
• collects and analyzes the necessary data on plans and / or in the field
• formalize its results : plans, preliminary calculation notes (report, SLD single-line diagram, section of cables, etc.).
• Carry out and supervise with system operator (TSO & DSO) all connection procedures (management and follow-up of administrative requests at the expense of the owner engineer), grid connection agreement but also other DSO / STO agreements like substation planning agreement and power-line planning agreement, negotiation of delay and cost
• Develops strong relationship with the system operator, participates to professional union work-group dedicated to grid connection Participates in progress meeting on the projects to be sure the electrical and grid connection issues are take into account
• Works in collaboration with the international teams based in France to establish the best strategy to solve the issues identified
• Leads the electrical studies done by subcontractors or the electrical engineering department : defines the scope of supply, ensures the technical clarifications and the follow up of the work
• Provides technical support to the construction team during the process of tendering and technical clarifications with the subcontractors or the BOP
• Manages project documentation : development, updating and control of contractual and regulatory compliance of documents defining the architectures and equipment, execution documents :
• Participate at the material validation process (factory acceptance test, delivery follow-up)
• Follow the activities on site during the construction stage and collect all the needed documentation (Site acceptance test)
• Takes into account all the challenges of the projects and activities of his department

Desired Background

Holder of an electrical engineering degree or other applicable university qualification

At least 3 years’ experience as an Electrical Engineer in large scale Wind and / or PV Projects

Passion for renewable energy industry

Adaptable to changing conditions

Can do-attitude

Ability to communicate with various stakeholders

Comfortable in working in international environment

Languages : Greek & English essential

Good MS Office skills

What can we offer?

• Great colleagues and open team atmosphere
• A chance to join us in building Valorem Energies Greece into a known and well trusted partner, customer and supplier in Greek renewable energy market
• Contribute to the Green Transition / building renewable future
• Team events and get togethers in Greece and France

Location : Athens, Greece - Hybrid

Travel : occasional business trips to project locations in Greece and headquarters in France

Contract : Permanent, Full time

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