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Senior Wind Due Diligence Engineer

Posted 14 April 2020
Salary Flexible Depending on Experience
LocationLyon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Energy Procurement
ReferenceWDDE56
Contact NameAndrew Green

Job description

The Client

The Green Recruitment Company are pleased to be working with one of the leading innovators within the Wind Consultancy space. With a heritage of 100+ years trading & deliverables across sectors from digital security, maritime, utilities & most significantly energy & sustainability – this business has successfully carved its way to the forefront of technical advisory, strategy design and assurance across over 30 different countries.

Job Purpose

  • Represent the company, both during execution of your projects as well as market and business development events;
  • Work on due diligence projects, including reviewing of documentation relating to wind conditions, turbine suitability, ground conditions, planning and construction;
  • Contract review work including review of clauses, technical specification and the allocation of risk to relevant parties;
  • Be involved with contract negotiation alongside the customer's legal team;
  • Review the financial model for projects including revenue assumptions, capital costs and operations costs;
  • After an initial period of learning, progress to managing due diligence projects;
  • Undertake periodic site visits and inspections;
  • Support the continuous improvement of the business through the development of tools and processes as well as business development;
  • Any other appropriate duties as directed by line management.

Accountability/Key Responsibilities

Essential

  • Experience in the renewables industry in a technical consulting capacity;
  • An appropriate degree/ higher degree in an engineering subject;
  • A team player with energy and enthusiasm;
  • Proven ability to produce clear written reports and communicate verbally in English;
  • Demonstrable ability to deliver complex tasks to tight timelines;
  • Good organisation and time management skills;
  • Adaptability, and able to cope with a wide variety of tasks;
  • Strong analytical skills;
  • Strong commercial acumen;
  • Good IT skills, and experience using MS Office suite packages.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in performing due diligence activities;
  • Good understanding of wind energy and previous experience in wind lender and owner’s engineer activities;
  • Understanding of standard contract forms in construction, in particular for renewable energy projects;
  • Understanding of Irish planning as applied to onshore wind;
  • Good understanding of project finance structures and the financial models for wind farm projects.