Grid Engineer

WRS are recruiting for a Grid Engineer to join an experienced renewable energy developer in Italy. 

You will have an understanding of the grid (distribution and transmission) procedures in the development of PV and/or Wind projects in Italy, bringing and growing your expertise and talent to nourish our team approach with the grid connections. We wish you to embrace with enthusiasm and curiosity the knowledge from other renewable energy experts across the company and beyond. We envisage you to have a committed, open-minded and problem-solving mindset with a strong willingness to learn and have new experiences, and consider communication and relationship management as powerful tools to reach your goal. We need you to care about your continuous own development while working as a passionate team player when joining and being on the right side of the climate change is your value-based choice. As a Grid Engineer, you will proactively support the wind and solar business development in Italy, focusing on the team targets..

Main tasks and activities:

• Liaising with key clients for the Italian Wind, storage and Solar pipeline;
• Liaising with sub-contractor activities and deliverables;
• Communication with relevant stakeholders (DNO, TSO and internal teams);
• Make sure deliverables are correctly developed and dispatched;
• Review timetables and deadlines with administrative and management teams.

The successful applicant will possess expertise in:

• Grid – Proven understanding of ‘greenfield’ development process for grid connected assets.
• Grid Code - basic knowledge of the Italian grid code. Minimum one year of experience.
• Energy Markets - Knowledge of the electricity market in Italy, including but not limited to interaction with grid operators (TSO and distribution companies).
• Knowledge of the Italian regulatory framework and development roadmaps.  Minimum one year of experience.