Civil Engineer (PV Design Activities)

Civil Engineer (PV Design Activities)

European Energy is a green company in exponential growth. We develop, construct, and operate projects within solar- (PV) and wind farms globally, as well as Power-to-X. Our core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.

Your new department

As our new Civil Engineer, you will be part of our EPC department which handles all the engineering activities within our Danish building program and plays an important role on the design for our international building programs. The PV Design team´s main responsibilities are to support the Project/Development department on the different project stages from Greenfield to Ready-to-Build, and later on EPC on the construction stage. We navigate between inhouse design, subcontractors’ design including multi-contracting approach where sub-contractor management is a big part of the daily routines. The team consist of 7 people.

Your new role:

As a Civil Engineer, part of the PV Design Team, you will support the design of Solar Utility-Scale project in development and construction stages working with focus on the Civil Works. You will coordinate and collect project information from developers and related EPC engineering disciplines. Autodesk Civil 3D or similar software, AutoCAD (+ PVcase) and Excel will be your main working tools.

Responsibilities:

Your primary focus will be on Civil Engineering Works, but you will be expected to learn and support on Electromechanical and Structural aspects. You will coordinate with other disciplines/teams like Electrical, Grid Integration, Technology Development (R+D), but especially with the Civil Engineering Team. Here are your key responsibilities:

• Design internal path of roads, turning radius, compound areas, road ancillary elements. Access points. In accordance with project needs (specific traffic load, and vehicle types)
• Earth moving works. Cuts & Fills, 3D modeling of terrain to meet project needs attending slope analysis and geology.
• Performing Preliminary site assessments.
• Validating and ensuring the right definition of constraints in coordination with developer & Project department.
• Planning and Construction layouts for Utility-Scale Solar Projects.
• Analyzing structure adaptability to complete topography.
• Creating BoM on preliminary assessments and construction stage.
• Analyzing the feasibility of technology (substructure, etc.).
• Coordinating construction drawings with internal and external resources and generate typical details.
• You will be expected to learn basic electrical concepts and support on the design of PV plants layouts

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree on Civil Engineering or relevant engineering disciplines with a solid knowledge of the Civil works
• Minimum 3-years-experience on relevant positions
• Strong AutoCAD/Civil 3D skills with Layouts, Construction details
• Understanding of topographic surveys and DMT terrain models
• Good understanding of geotechnical and soil composition.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and/or projects.
• Familiarity GIS software like QGIS (Importing and Exporting of data to CAD, change of CRS, management of topographical data, etc.)
• Team player, strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Background on PV design software like PVcase is a plus.

With us you get

• You will be part of a rapid growing company within the green transition.
• We have an entrepreneurial approach to our work. In the daily life it means there’s not far from thought to action, and you will have trusted responsibilities no matter of your seniority.
• We have a mutual respect for each other, our time, and ideas.
• You will have ample opportunity to engage socially across the departments. We have a monthly Friday get-together as well as sport events such as a running-, football-, and mountain bike club.

European Energy at a glance – The Power of Tomorrow, Today

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004 with headquarter in Copenhagen. We operate all the way from development, design, financing, construction, operation and selling of wind- and solar farms on land as well as off shore globally. As part of this, we are also very active in M&A activities across the full value chain. Further, we work with development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We have a solid collaboration with local stakeholders and want to involve all parts in the process.

We are now more than 780 employees with 41 nationalities represented in 23 countries, and we are growing rapidly in both Copenhagen and across our global offices. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative partner within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.

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Workplace: Søborg, Copenhagen

Reference: Germán González, Director, Head of PV Engineering

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.