Solution Architect

**Summary of Position**

The Solutions Architect and PV Design Engineer is responsible for creating a comprehensive architecture for a software solution and providing strategic direction throughout the development process. This includes ensuring that the new solution fits into the existing enterprise architecture from the technical, business, user, and other perspectives. The Solutions Architect must also cooperate with all the teams involved in the development process and needs to know how every product and service works

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**Roles and Responsibilities**

**Solutions design**
- Document and monitor requirements needed to institute proposed updates
- Work closely with Information Technology professionals within the company to ensure hardware is available for projects and working properly
- Propose and establish framework for necessary contributions from various departments
- Account for possible project challenges on constraints including, risks, time, resources and scope
- Work closely with project management teams to successfully monitor progress of initiatives
- Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions
- Define clear goals for all aspects of a project and manage their proper execution
- Analyse current technologies used within the company and determine ways to improve

**Project and Resource Management.**
- Understand the technical specifications of many different software solutions and hardware and perform analysis of different business layers
- Overseeing project execution from design phase to job completion
- Experience in project management, project Bill of Quantities (BOQ) development, project scheduling and project workflow management
- Responsible for developing total project Bills of Quantities (BOQs), project quotes and proposals based on site data obtained from client sites
- Responsible for managing interface between design/engineering team and project installation teams on projects in execution
- Manage installation project budgets to ensure projects are executed on time, within budget and to a level of the necessary engineering quality prescribed

**Installations**
- Use experience with solar PV and battery storage design, project design, team management, engineering and project execution in the following technologies: residential and commercial solar PV, solar panel roof mounting, lithium-ion battery storage, LV AC and DC electrical DB board reticulation and home automation integration
- Providing technical advice and input to execution teams for technical issues and queries that come up on site
- Responsible for the integration of containerized batteries with battery inverter stations
- Develop into a highly seasoned Solar and Battery Storage professional with the support of the stakeholders
- Use experience in Solar and battery system design and construction, as well as solar PV and energy storage
- Have knowledge and understanding of electrical and electronic control circuits
- Experience in energy analytics & power system analytics
- Responsible for the integration of containerized batteries with battery inverter stations

**Design / Calculations**
- Calculations and design for PV systems - mainly dealing with physical racking layouts (roof and ground), AC/DC electrical design, DC stringing, SANS compliance, fire, building code compliance, and project requirements
- Perform accurate system sizing calculations
- Utilization of custom software tools to design PV ground mounted and roof top systems
- Develop optimal designs with SLD (Solar Power System Single Line Diagram), conduit and wire scheduling, routing, and equipment plans
- Experience in developing electrical Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), reviewing equipment datasheets, doing electrical engineering calculations and specification of equipment
- Create electrical schematics, wire sizing, determine quantities, select components, and specify all components to provide the optimal configuration
- Create and review electrical schematics, cable calculations, determine quantities, select equipment and specify all components to provide the optimal configuration for Battery-Storage and Solar systems.
- Support component evaluation, specification and selection based on cost vs. performance benefit.
- Execute designs that adhere to grid compliance and permitting requirements

**Technical Support / Sales**
- Technical support for proposal preparation
- Technical support for tender preparation
- Technical support during construction / execution design.
- Technical support for Request for Quotation preparation and offers evaluation.
- Support international projects remotely with design assessments and your expertise
- Technical support during construction / execution design.
- Collaborate with the technical support department and product specialists to address customer requirements and issues
- Support company service desk with issues until resolved
- Track monthly and yearly energy spend across the business client ba