PV Engineer
Forte Renewables
Company Overview
Forte Renewables, a private technical consultancy and project management firm specializing in renewable energy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012
Approximately 30 employees in recent years with an estimated revenue of $5 million in 2025 (source: rocketreach.co)
What They Do
Forte Renewables focuses on technical consulting and project management within the renewable energy sector, with a strong emphasis on onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar energy (source: rocketreach.co). The company offers comprehensive consultancy services to developers, investors, and contractors, covering everything from permitting to operational management (source: oilmonster.com). Their services include technical due diligence, owner's engineering, engineering, procurement and construction support, as well as project management for large-scale renewable energy projects (source: prospeo.io). Forte Renewables positions itself as a specialist consultancy with international experience, serving clients worldwide including developers, investors, and operators in the utility-scale market (source: rocketreach.co).
Projects & Track Record
Forte Renewables claims to have supported around 100 projects across 20 countries, focusing on consulting within onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar energy (source: oilmonster.com). Although no detailed project cases with names, locations, or capacities are publicly available, the portfolio clearly demonstrates expertise in technical consulting and project management for large-scale renewable energy installations (source: rocketreach.co). The geographic focus is Amsterdam as the headquarters, but services extend internationally without multiple offices (source: oilmonster.com).
Recent Developments
Recent updates mainly concern company profiles and financial estimates, with Forte Renewables reporting $5 million in revenue for 2025 and a staff of about 26 employees (source: rocketreach.co). Fergal O’Mahony is named as the company director (source: rocketreach.co). Additionally, there is a UK registration under the name FORTE RENEWABLES LTD with its own file at Companies House (source: company-information.service.gov.uk). No recent reports of mergers, acquisitions, or awards have been found.
Working There
Working at Forte Renewables means being involved in technical consulting and project management within the renewable energy sector, focusing on wind and solar energy projects (source: rocketreach.co). Roles include owner's engineering, risk management, feasibility studies, due diligence, and investment-focused technical analyses (source: prospeo.io). The company has an office in Amsterdam and is reviewed by employees on platforms like Glassdoor, providing insight into company culture and working conditions (source: glassdoor.com). The professional environment is centered on technical consultancy and project support for international renewable energy projects (source: webspacez.com).
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Forte Renewables is a global renewable energy consulting firm specializing in the technologies of wind, solar PV and BESS. Our mission is to be an industry leader by providing best-in-class services tailored to the complex and diverse needs of our clients to ensure they achieve their project goals.
Since its founding in 2012, Forte has completed projects in 30 countries on 5 continents with our main offices in Amsterdam and Warsaw supported by other regional satellite offices. We are currently looking for a candidate to join our team for the position of PV Engineer.
Definition Role
The PV Engineer will be the professional responsible for developing, coordinating, and validating the technical design of photovoltaic (PV) systems in a structured, accurate, and efficient manner within Forte. Their work ensures that PV system designs are technically optimized, compliant with applicable standards and regulations, and aligned with project, contractual, and performance requirements, while supporting safe, reliable, and cost-effective solar energy solutions.
General Responsibilities
1. Design Services
Identify technical constraints and restrictions affecting PV projects, including environmental conditions, soil conditions, and site-specific limitations.
- Review, adapt, and optimize PV system designs in accordance with local site conditions and contractual Employer’s Requirements.
- Ensure design solutions consider physical layout, electrical layout, shading analysis, system operation, and long-term performance.
- Analyze on-site conditions and propose optimal photovoltaic module layouts, including the placement of inverters and trench routing.
- Support feasibility studies and technical design development from early project stages.
2. Procurement and Pre-Construction Phase
Support environmental risk management activities related to PV projects.
- Perform inspections and quality checks of photovoltaic modules and related components at manufacturing facilities.
- Review and evaluate technical specifications of equipment during procurement.
- Recommend suitable project equipment, including PV modules, inverters, mounting structures, and energy storage systems (if applicable).
3. Construction Phase
Provide technical support and expert advice during project development, pre-construction, and construction phases.
- Monitor construction progress to ensure compliance with approved designs, technical specifications, safety regulations, and industry standards.
- Conduct regular site inspections and ensure adherence to quality, health, and safety requirements.
- Perform quality control of installed and operational PV systems.
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve technical issues related to solar farm installation and propose corrective actions.
- Coordinate testing of PV panels and other system components.
- Support preparation of the solar plant for commissioning and grid connection.
- Review as-built documentation and perform PV plant as-built reviews.
- Carry out project performance reviews, including energy production evaluation.
- Prepare and maintain regular reports (daily, weekly, monthly) on construction progress, quality, and technical status.
Requirements
University degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience (preferably 5 years) in PV design review, with demonstrated hands-on design experience.
- Proven experience in ground-mounted, utility-scale photovoltaic projects.
- Strong knowledge of European and international standards, including IEC and BS; experience gained in Ireland or the UK will be considered a strong advantage.
- Practical on-site experience during construction, commissioning, and operational phases is highly desirable.
- Experience in Owner’s Engineer (OE) roles and solid understanding of FIDIC contracts.
- Very good command of MS Office tools and SharePoint.
- Fluent English, both written and spoken.
- Willingness to work on projects across Europe. Key markets are presently Poland, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands.
Employment type
- Full-time
- B2B/employment contract
- Remote/hybrid work
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About the role
May 20, 2026
Full time
Company
- Europe
Minimum 3 years of professional experience in PV design review, with 5 years preferred
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