PR/096306 | Technology specialist

• Location: Ho Chi Minh City

• Industry: Renewable Energy / Solar PV / Wind Power

About the Company

Our client is a leading international company with operations in Vietnam, focusing on the development and investment of new-energy projects. The company is expanding its renewable-energy portfolio in Vietnam and works across project development, greenfield development, M&A and strategic partnerships with local project developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical due diligence: conduct site surveys, topographic mapping, geotechnical drilling and wind/solar resource re-verification; deliver due-diligence reports and risk registers.

• Design control: lead preliminary and detailed design reviews; coordinate with local Vietnamese design institutes to ensure compliance with both equipment specifications and TCVN standards.

• Equipment specification: lead the preparation of technical specifications and bid evaluation for modules, inverters, transformers, wind turbines and towers.

• Construction technology: prepare constructability plans and resolve Vietnam-specific challenges such as crane operations in high wind, anti-corrosion of thin-wall steel piles and submarine-cable laying in typhoon season.

• Site management: coordinate surveying, civil works, installation, commissioning and grid connection in compliance with Vietnamese regulations.

• Commissioning and grid connection: lead the 240-hour trial run, EVN grid-connection acceptance, SCADA point-to-point checks and power-quality tests to ensure COD is achieved on schedule.

• Technical briefing: conduct bilingual technical briefings for local subcontractors; implement holiday shift plans and rainy-season acceleration measures on site.

• Variations and claims: maintain logs of design changes, site instructions and owner directives; support the cost team with technical input on EPC claims and counter-claims.

• Handover documentation: organize the handover of as-built drawings, equipment manuals and Vietnamese-language O&M guides; complete the project technical summary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in New Energy, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering.

• 5+ years of on-site technical experience in renewable energy, including at least one complete 50MW+ solar PV or wind project in Vietnam (or Southeast Asia) as EPC Technical Lead.

• Able to work proficiently in Chinese–Vietnamese or English–Vietnamese.

• Strong knowledge of TCVN standards, IEC 61400 / 61215, IEEE 1547 and Vietnam's national grid-connection codes.

• Proficient in PVsyst, WAsP, AutoCAD, ETAP and MS Project; able to independently prepare and review technical plans for work-at-height, oversized cargo transport, sea-to-land transfer and similar operations.

• Willing to work on Vietnamese public holidays and in outdoor conditions involving high heat, humidity and typhoon season.

• Prior experience working with Chinese enterprises is preferred.