Open to project engineering, site supervision and planning rolesSolar PV Project Engineer,
Planning and Site Delivery
Mechatronics engineer with three and a half years delivering solar PV projects from site survey through installation, commissioning and client handover.
Main targets: project planning and solar project engineering. Site delivery and energy analytics draw on the same experience, and every card opens work you can check.
Where I fit: Construction programmes, baselines, look-aheads and progress reporting, planned by someone who has had to deliver them on site.
Track record: Built and tracked programmes and cost baselines as a solar project manager; 85 to 90% of 36 projects on time.
Tools: Primavera P6, MS Project, Advanced Excel, Power BI
Proof:
Where I fit: PV design checks, layouts, drawings and single line diagrams, then site support through testing, commissioning and handover.
Track record: Full lifecycle on 59 installations from 5 kWp to 115 kWp, on-grid, hybrid and off-grid.
Tools: HelioScope, OpenSolar, AutoCAD, SketchUp
Proof:
Where I fit: Running installation crews, sequencing the work and checking workmanship, with commissioning and fault finding at the end.
Track record: Up to 40 crew members across five concurrent sites; site escalation point for mounting, DC and AC works.
Tools: MS Project, AutoCAD, Advanced Excel
Proof:
Where I fit: Turning project and energy data into clear reports, with the solar background to sense-check the numbers.
Track record: MSc Business Analytics (in progress) after 3.5 years in solar PV, including progress reporting to senior management.
Tools: Power BI, Advanced Excel, SQL, Python
Proof:
Installations from site, and the design work behind them.
A 15.375 kWp on-grid system on a raised steel shed over a rooftop stair room and the open roof in front of it. Designed in SketchUp, then built on site to the same layout.
The roof runs south east. Facing the array due south fits only 163 modules, so the rows follow the building at 146 degrees instead.
136 modules on a FoxESS hybrid inverter, with nine battery modules in series. Drawn in AutoCAD as three A1 sheets: the single line diagram, the mechanical layout and the battery control sheet.
PV array, charge controller and 12V DC storage with inverter output, delivering uninterrupted backup power for household electrical loads.
Arduino, LDR and servo-based alignment, plus a GPS and RTC variant computing solar position mathematically for light-independent operation.
Roughly 70% residential and 30% commercial work across on-grid, hybrid and off-grid systems, from small domestic systems to commercial rooftops.
Installation crew leadership · Daily work allocation and activity sequencing · Workmanship inspection · Snag close-out and client handover
Installation drawings and single line diagrams · Layouts, load calculations and system sizing · On-grid, hybrid and off-grid PV · Rooftop, ground mount and carport
Work breakdown structure and baselines · Milestone tracking and critical path awareness · Look-ahead programmes · Variance reporting and recovery planning
Budget control · Bill of materials · Material call-off planning · Long lead item tracking
Testing and fault finding · As-built documentation · Post-installation support
RAMS awareness · Toolbox talks · PPE enforcement · Working at height and safe systems of work
Each tile opens the full project.
Coursework: data modelling and visualisation in Power BI, SQL and Python analytics, forecasting, project and operations decision analysis.
Coursework: electric circuits analysis, electronic devices and circuits, control systems, instrumentation and measurement, manufacturing automation, engineering statics, mechanics of materials, fundamentals of thermal sciences, engineering drawing and solid modelling, modelling and simulation, engineering economics.
Get in touchOpen to project engineering, site supervision and planning roles. Based in Dublin, Ireland.