SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER – ELECTRICAL DEGREE
to enforce our Project Execution team (in Italy and more general related to EMEA area)
Your main duties will include Project Execution tasks in various projects and stages from sales proposal to execution projects.
Working side by side with project teams also in a leadership position to execute project duties in most efficient way including typically:
- feasibility studies
- due diligences
- lender and owner’s engineering
- contractor’s engineering
- engineering advisory service
- various coordination tasks
The ideal candidate has a university degree in Electrical/Energetic Engineering, is fluent in English as well as Italian, additional languages such as French, Spanish, Portuguese, or German are a plus, has competences in electrical power systems for thermal power plants and renewables (in particular wind and solar), HV substations and transmission lines, battery energy storage systems, grid codes, energy markets.
The following specialized skills will be appreciated:
- knowledge of basic design for generator and transformers, including tests and fault analysis
- ability to perform cost evaluation for electrical systems including HV substations and HV connections (overhead lines, underground cables)
- ability to perform, manage and check calculation reports (load flow and short circuit, stability studies, earthing system, lightning system, insulation coordination, protection selectivity and setting)
- deep knowledge of Italian grid code from both a technical (including detailed attachments e.g. A3, A17, A68, A79 etc.) and bureaucratic (e.g. application of grid connection and subsequent steps) perspective
- deep knowledge of Italian standard CEI 0-16 (including new requirements about CCI)
- ability to perform site surveys in HV substations and power plants
- ability to manage detailed design activities (e.g. arrangement of HV substations, transformers and switchgear rooms, cables and cable ways, earthing, lighting, lightning) through external engineering companies
- ability to check detailed engineering documents (protection trip matrix for generators, transformers and HV system, schematic diagrams, functional control diagrams, protection setting tables)
- ability to write and check Tender specifications for electrical systems and technical purchase specifications for electrical components
The Candidate is also able to learn and use engineering software tools, run simple economic models and to write professional reports.
The candidate has excellent engineering and analytical skills, convincing written communication and is able to work under pressure and in national or international teams
We are looking to find the following characteristics in our Project Engineer
- Active and open-minded attitude
- Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Good command of the use of common software tools
- MS Project skills are highly regarded
- Ability to withstand a very busy desk with parallel activities
- Excellent communication skills to ensure a smooth communication with client’s organization and within the project team
- Desire for continuous business improvement and personal development
- Readiness to travel including temporary relocation at client locations and also working in other AFRY office locations
We are offering a challenging and rewarding, dynamic, international working environment, attractive development perspectives
At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.
