Head of Technical - Renewables Solar PV - West Yorkshire

Prosper Recruitment Ltd ,
Maidstone, Kent
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Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + car + pension

Overview

Prosper Recruitment are working in partnership with a well-established SME who are going through a period of significant growth whilst aiming to reduce Energy costs for clients across all sectors of industry and housing. This organisation’s open consultative approach has helped them work with some of the UK's leading companies as well as local authorities and housing associations to assist in becoming one of the UK's most trusted Solar companies. With projects from 7.5 MW right down to 2 panel systems on new build homes new contract have been recently won therefore, the Chief Operating Officer has newly created this opportunity, and is seeking to recruit a Head of Technical to lead on all technical aspects of a UK solar operating portfolio and a development pipeline of new builds. Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer the role will cover management and oversight of the existing solar portfolio, technical due diligence on acquisition targets, design of new sites, contracting, construction monitoring and analysing plant performance. Responsibilities: Leadership and management of the in-house technical team; Setting the strategy for the technical team including remediation, resolving faults and asset optimisation to maximise value for sale; Contract negotiation and contractor management ensuring EPC and O&M providers and other contractors meet client requirements; Ensuring daily supervision and detailed analysis of the technical performance of the assets in order to achieve optimal PR and availability; Driving successful completion of technical issues including failure of the plants; Drafting and reviewing reports on technical performance and other operational aspects of the plants; Performing technical due diligence activities of pre-construction and operational projects, including performing and review yield analyses; Preparation and management of the sales data room and plants ready for sale. Experience: Good understanding of the PV technology, with experience in the review of the main PV equipment; Ability to read electrical and civil drawings; Demonstrable understanding of the typical KPIs and of the energy modelling of PV projects; Knowledge of the technical best practices, as well as local requirements for solar plants in the UK; Experience of reviewing Provisional Acceptance and commissioning requirements for PV projects; Experience with managing large data rooms of technical documents, organising and completeness; Familiarity with the use of monitoring software and the review of operational data and root cause analysis for solar PV Projects; Experience with the review of the EPC and O&M contracts and ensuring compliance with those obligations. Skills: Excellent understanding of solar PV technology and complementary technologies; Good knowledge of technical best practice internationally and in the UK; Familiarity with the use of monitoring software and the review of operational data and experience in the root cause analysis of faults for solar PV Projects; Proven leadership and project management skills in managing a multi-skilled, dual-location team; Good commercial acumen and contracting experience including analysing and reporting on plant and contractor’s performance; Ability to deliver complex tasks to tight timescales. Technical Skills: Technical M&E qualifications; Recognised Health and Safety Qualification; Client Facing Experience; P&L Responsibility; Recognised management qualification (Desirable). This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89760253

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