项目开发工程师

The company is looking to recruit an ambitious and energetic Project Development Engineer, who will help Candi to lead the revolution of solar. Given that Candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.

Specifically, the job requires taking ownership of the following for the South African team:

• Supporting the sales team with finding solutions for clients, including but not limited to:
  • EYAs using Helioscope
  • Technical support with proposals, including interaction with the candi financial model
  • Client energy load assessments, interpretation of energy meter data
  • Solar PV and BESS designs
  • Liaising with EPCs on their design to ensure it meets our requirements
  • Liaising with channel partners and clients
  • Reviewing EPC detailed designs
  • Interacting with the project management team to ensure smooth handover of the project once the contract has been signed.
• Supporting development of Candi processes, standard operating procedures, etc.
• Periodic travel within SA. Potential travel to Sub-Saharan Africa, .
• Frequent periodic meetings with team members and line manager(s)
• MSOffice, Google Docs/Sheets proficiency

Location: Johannesburg, combined with working from home (with frequent country-wide travel)

Hours: Full time.

Job Requirements

• B.Eng or M.Eng in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical engineering, with < 5 years experience in the C&I solar space in South Africa
• Experience in sizing BESS an added advantage
• A dynamic personality, able to support the project management team if needed, and liaise with clients
• Valid residency and/ or work permit for South Africa is mandatory

Working Culture

• You agree to live out the Candi values every day of your employment: this includes to put empathy before ego, being authentic no matter what, that we get it done as one and follow the Candi principle that less is more
• A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.
• Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.
• You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.
• Candi is an equal opportunities employer.

Candi is unique because...

• We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
• We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
• We are an international team where remote working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.