Renewable Energy Engineer – Solar PV (C&I)

Engineering

K sh 160,000 – 260,000 gross / month

Openings: 1 Location: Nairobi – Loresho Ridge (Lower Kabete / Spring Valley edge) Overview: The Solar PV Engineer designs and delivers reliable C&I solar systems, both rooftop and ground-mount, that meet performance, safety, and economic targets. You’ll turn site surveys and shading data into optimized system layouts, validate production with PVsyst/PV*Sol, and produce clean single-line diagrams and BoQs that make commercial decisions easy. Your work shows up in tidy drawings, accurate models, and installations that are commissioned on schedule. Day-to-day, you’ll assess structural suitability with civil teams, size arrays and inverters, and configure protections, communication, and monitoring portals. You’ll prepare proposals and financial models, LCOE, payback, and sensitivity cases that give clients confidence in long-term returns. During execution, you’ll supervise installations, enforce electrical safety, close snags, and run commissioning tests that prove the system is grid-ready. Once online, you’ll set up O&M plans, dial in monitoring thresholds, and troubleshoot underperformance issues, ensuring actual yield stays tight to modeled outputs. Your work blends engineering rigour with field practicality: fewer surprises, cleaner installations, and predictable energy delivery. This role suits an Electrical/Energy Engineer with 3–5 years in C&I solar and a strong command of PVsyst/PV*Sol, AutoCAD, inverter configuration, and net-metering frameworks. Growth typically moves through Senior PV Engineer, Project Manager (Renewables), and ultimately Head of Engineering (Energy) along the ideal promotion path. Key Responsibilities: - Site surveys, shading analysis, and structural checks with the civil team. - System design (PV*Sol/PVsyst), single lines, inverter settings. - BoQs, proposals, and economic models (LCOE, payback). - Installation supervision, QA/QC, and commissioning tests. - O&M plans, monitoring (SCADA/portal), performance tuning. Education & Experience: - BSc Electrical/Energy Eng; 3–5 yrs C&I solar projects. Skills & Tools: - PVsyst/PV*Sol, AutoCAD, single-lines, electrical safety, net-metering. KPIs: - Yield vs model, install cycle time, snag list closure, safety record. Compensation (Kenya): KES 160,000–260,000 + project bonus. Client estimates vary with MW delivered. Benefits Medical, PPE, vehicle/per diems, training. Growth Path Senior PV Engineer → Project Manager (RE) → Head of Engineering (Energy). Ideal promotion cycle.