Electrical Design Engineer - Solar PV

Position: Electrical Design Engineer - Solar PV

Location: Leigh, Greater Manchester

Salary: £55,000 (negotiable depending on experience)

We currently have an opportunity available to join a well-established commercial solar contractor with a background of over 15 year's experience delivering solar PV installation projects across the UK.

• Leading the electrical design of commercial solar PV systems, with a focus towards 250kW+ rooftop installations within locations including commercial buildings such as nurseries, hotels, pubs, manufacturing, warehouses and business parks
• Taking initial information from the sales/surveying team and completing accurate electrical technical drawings
• Designing and submitting technical drawings for cable routes, electrical distribution and connections
• Providing technical assistance to installers during more complex projects, with occasional site visits and client contact included

• Experience in completing electrical designs and drawings for commercial solar PV installations anywhere from 250kW and above is essential
• Strong technical understanding of solar PV projects including the electrical distribution, cable routing, electrical safety and parallel generation
• Any experience physically installing solar PV systems is not essential, but would be desirable
• Electrical qualifications such as NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations and 18th Edition are not essential, but would be desirable
• Based within a commutable distance of Leigh, Greater Manchester, with hybrid working options available

• Basic salary £55,000, negotiable depending on experience
• 36 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Healthcare cash plan provided after probation
• Salary-sacrifice schemes for additional benefits
• Discretionary company bonus provided
• Hybrid-working opportunities available

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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