HV Electrical Design Engineer

INTEC Energy Solutions delivers best-in-class services in Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Project Development, Consultancy, and Operation & Maintenance, along with New Energy Solutions.

With a globally experienced team, INTEC has managed over 190 projects and achieved an impressive installed and secured capacity of 3.9 GW. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, INTEC also operates offices in Germany, Türkiye, Australia, New Zealand, Azerbaijan, Romania, Mauritius, and Philippines with plans for further expansion.

As an international company, we are looking for a
HV Electrical Design Engineer
based in
Makati City, Manila Philippines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Electrical Engineering degree
• Minimum 5 years experience in an electrical designing position
• Renewable Energy experience
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, DigiSILENT Power Factory/PSSE/PSCAD, ETAP, PowerCad (or equivalent)
• SCADA and Communication Systems knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English)
• Strong planning, organisation and multi-tasking ability
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)
• Experience building and maintaining strong customer relationships

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Design Engineer/Project Management

Provide top quality and accurate electrical design engineering expertise that meets INTECs and clients requirements by undertaking the following:

Key tasks:

• Develop detailed design drawings, technical specification and all documentation required for HV&MV&LV in line with technical solution according to the customer´s requirements, budget, and planning.
• Provide support on tendering activities, supplier development in collaboration with supply chain
• Evaluate suppliers' technical offers
• Responsible to identify project requirements based on the utility interconnect agreements, contractual agreements, regulatory requirements, code requirements, etc., and ensuring compliance with the disciplines.
• Responsible for leading and managing the electrical design of solar PV projects from preliminary design through commissioning by the pre-defined budgets, deadlines, and quality requirements.
• Responsible to provide value engineering solutions during development, proposal, pre-construction, and construction phases.
• Responsible to assist and review project energy models based on contract requirements and project as-builts.
• Responsible to assist and review electrical HV/MV/LV and DC design with required electrical details for solar PV systems by AS/NZ, IEC, VDE, NFC, NEC, IEEE, NESC, utility interconnection requirements, and local requirements as necessary.
• Responsible to assist in calculations and review for required studies and reports (lighting protection Study, load flow studies, short circuit analysis, Arc Flash study, Insulation Coordination Study, reactive power analysis, transient stability analysis, Protection Studies, etc.)
• Responsible for actively working with engineering consultants and third-party engineering firms for calculations, drawing packages, and professional stamps.
• Responsible to coordinate with Supply Chain and Quality teams to create specifications for solar projects.
• Responsible to lead internal and external engineering review meetings, supporting the operations team on client meetings.
• Responsible to support the project interconnection approval process as the primary point of contact with the interconnecting utilities from the application process through final design approval.
• Responsible to attend meetings with clients, State and local permitting authorities, subcontractors, and vendors regarding engineering and technical issues related to the solar and energy storage project.
• Responsible to mentor and train team members on project design, interconnection, and energy modelling.
• Responsible to track project engineering deliverables schedules and coordinate with the internal and external team to ensure expectations are set correctly and design deadlines are met.
• Responsible to leverage an understanding of construction logistics, site preparation, and material and labour costs to optimize designs.
• Responsible for on an ongoing basis, providing support to commissioning and O&M
• Responsible for proprietary designs, templates, and engineering work
• Responsible to travel to project sites when required.
• Responsible to review photovoltaic and BESS drawings as required and provide guidance on any potential issues.
• Responsible to provide leadership and guidance to the team and throughout the organization.
• Responsible to manage, assign and prioritize tasks for the team.
• Responsible to undertake challenging assignments that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering problems.
• Responsible to coordinate with Business Development, Procurement, Project Development, Preconstruction, and Operations Team to deliver the best product to the clients.
• Responsible to review and improve standards, best practices, and processes regularly.

Financial management and reporting

• Responsible for ensuring that decisions are made within approved business unit budget and financial delegated authority.
• Provide regular reporting to Engineering Manager on status of all design work.

Continuous improvement

• Strong focus on identifying and suggesting ways to improve practices and processes that are hampering the smooth operation of the day to day running of the project.
• Support the development of innovative strategies to ensure operational efficiencies, processes and practices.
• Proactively seek opportunities to save unnecessary costs to the project (without compromising quality).
• Contribute to the project review process, ensuring problems identified and possible solutions developed and feedback to operations team.

Teamwork and Support

• Demonstrate collaborative and inclusive personal leadership, empowering others to perform by providing advice, support and assistance as needed.
• Role model expected behaviours and lead by example, proactively championing our values, mission and company/business unit initiatives
• Be seen as a positive role model at INTEC, acting with professionalism and integrity.
• Always act for the good of INTEC and in full support of our goals.
• Foster and develop effective relationships with team members and all other internal and external customers.
• Foster and support a learning environment within the team by:
• sharing technical knowledge and expertise.
• providing training to other team members as required.
• sharing relevant customer knowledge to enhance customer service.