Apraava

Assistant Manager - Engineering & Technical Support

Apraava · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Utilities · 501-1,000 employees

10 h ago
Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

The Assistant Manager will provide technical and engineering support for solar projects, including energy yield assessment, balance of plant design, and equipment optimization. They will also oversee site inspections, quality control, and technical due diligence for greenfield and M&A projects.

What they look for

Solar Energy Yield Assessment PVSyst AutoCAD PVCase Electrical Design Balance of Plant System Design Technical Due Diligence Grid Connected Solar Power Plant Equipment Selection Cable Sizing Earthing Design Project Management Quality Assurance Site Commissioning SolarGIS Sketchup

Requirements

Candidates must hold a B.E. or B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering and possess at least 6 years of overall experience. A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in large-scale ground-mounted solar projects, specifically with PVSyst and AutoCAD, is required.

Full description

  • PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Accountabilities Major Activities

Solar Energy Yield Assessment, BoP Design / Engineering & Technical Due Diligence of Renewables - Greenfield & M&A projects

Key accountabilities but not limited to-

  • In depth understanding of various standards and regulations for Design & Engineering perspective for Solar AC-DC System Design & Energy Yield Assessment
  • In depth understanding of Electrical design and Engineering concept of large-scale grid connected Solar power plant

Green field Project:

  • Hands on Experience and Expertise on PVSyst, Energy Estimation & Optimization using software
  • Hands on Experience and Expertise on Solar AC-DC BoP System Design, Equipment’s selection and optimization
  • Hands on experience to prepare and analyze Solar Power plant AC, DC Layout, SLD, DC-AC schematic, cable sizing, cable schedule and loss calculations, Earthing design etc.
  • Prepare BoP equipment’s specifications/RFP document, discussion, and finalization with OEM/EPC
  • Review QA / QC document, Factory inspection of critical equipment, acceptance tests & support during Site commissioning
  • Prepare scope of work, support during appointment of Consultant / OE, co-ordinate, review, BoP comparison, optimization, observations and suggest mitigation measures.
  • Document management
  • Solar PV Module Selection, BOM finalization, support during manufacturing of Solar Module, in-process inspection and testing

Merger & Acquisition Projects

  • Hands-on experience to analyze and review solar PV plant performance, Electrical design review and engineering during M&A projects.
  • Hands on experience in M&A transactions specific to Technical due diligence covering design review, IS/IEC/CEA compliance and validation, site visit, highlight the key issues / engineering risks / design deficiencies, and handover for Merger and Acquisition of large-scale solar project and co-ordination with consultants, seller & Stack holders.

Technical Innovation & Developing Solutions

  • Provide support in conceptualizing & integrating a solution as needed by Apraava Energy assets for improving reliability of equipment & statutory compliance.
  • Provide support in exploring facilitation of Creative Engineering space for New Solutions

• Facilitate sharing of new developments in Technology with the wider audience.

Developing self and others

  • Explore new technological developments and understand new products / solutions.
  • Engage in achieving self-reliance on pre-bid engineering & detailed designing in Solar BoP system

• Build a network of expertise to support the Apraava Energy business needs (e.g., Consultants & Specialists for Expert Services)

  • INTERACTIONS

Internal Clients:

Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day work

All roles in Technical Support

Operating Business Units within Apraava Energy

Business Development teams

Apraava Energy India Management team

External Clients:

Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day work

Vendors / EPC partners / Consultants / Contract partners

  • SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Educational Qualifications:

  • B.E/B.Tech - Electrical

Functional Skills:

  • Technical Understanding of the Power Generating / Transforming / Controlling Equipment, Design & Engineering perspective, Exploring Product trends for opportune application
  • In-depth understanding of Design & Engineering aspects Solar AC-DC System & Balance of Plant system
  • Proficient in SolarGIS, PVSyst, AutoCAD, PVCase Software, Sketchup
  • Understanding of application of various standards and regulations for Design & Engineering perspective
  • Ability to prepare & review design
  • Analytical skills

Relevant and total years of Experience:

Overall experience:6+ years

Specific experience in:

  • Minimum +3 years of hands-on experience in large scale ground mounted gird connected Solar Projects specific to Solar Energy assessment using Pvsyst software, Solar AC-DC Balance of Plant system design and Engineering experience using AutCAD, PVCase
  • Experience on Solar+BESS, Floating Solar would added advantage
  • Consultancy in Engineering background would be preferred