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Commissioning Engineer & Responsible Electrical Person (f/​m/​d)

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ClockHybrid, Full-time, Unlimited

GlobeBerlin, Düsseldorf, Hanover, Würzburg

Commissioning Engineer & Responsible Electrical Person (f/m/d)

Locations: Berlin (Berlin), Düsseldorf (NRW), Hanover (NDS), Würzburg (BY)

Our Construction und Commissioning Team in Renewables is looking for you!

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

  • Lead and manage commissioning and testing activities across multiple photovoltaic (PV) projects, including grid connection and/or Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), as well as all associated electrical installations
  • Plan, coordinate, and document the commissioning process in collaboration with external subcontractors and internal stakeholders, working closely with project managers and other project resources
  • Support on-site signal testing activities, including verification of data completeness and validation of Performance Ratio (PR) test calculations
  • Contribute during the project planning phase by providing input on electrical system concepts and support the construction phase by ensuring high execution quality
  • Act as the Responsible Electrical Person for all projects, ensuring electrical safety in accordance with DIN VDE 1000-10 from project commencement through internal handover to Asset Management
  • Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards and conduct inspections to maintain the highest levels of project quality and operational safety at all times

Your profile

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent electrical engineering qualification
  • Minimum of 5 years of proven professional experience in a comparable role
  • Strong technical understanding of all electrical components of PV power plants and their associated systems
  • Certification as a Responsible Electrical Person in accordance with DIN VDE 1000-10, or willingness to obtain this qualification
  • Comprehensive knowledge of electrical standards, regulations, and industry requirements, particularly VDE and DGUV regulations
  • Experience working with project management and construction software solutions, particularly within Work Package Management (WPM) environments and Lean workflows
  • Strong leadership and decision-making skills, with the ability to effectively guide, coordinate, and motivate teams
  • High willingness to travel (up to 80%, including assignments of several weeks at a time) and possession of a valid driver's license
  • Languages: Professional proficiency in both English and German is required; additional European languages are considered an advantage

Job ID:

89194

Location:

Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hanover, Würzburg

Type of contract:

Unlimited

Working model:

Hybrid, Full-time, Unlimited

Start date:

immediately

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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail and we will get back to you:

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  • Training

    Further education

    With a mix of digital and analog learning formats and topic-specific communities, we promote your personal and profossional development and lifelong learning.

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    Experienced specialists and managers are happy to support you in strengthening your skills and advancing your career development.

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    Performance discussions, 360-degree feedback and employee surveys will help you and the company move forward, strengthen our collaboration and give you room to contribute your ideas.

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    Safety and well-being are our top priorities. That's why we offer you regular free preventive medical checkups as well as a variety of learning impulses on occupational safety, health and well-being, and support programs.

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    With our online exercise courses, sponsorship of your participation costs in central sports events and a large sports community, we offer you a healthy working environment.

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    You can enjoy a wide range of healthy and balanced meals in our canteen. In addition, you can participate in nutrition programs.

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    We take care of you and offer you a wide range of coverage beyond the legal requirements with our company pension plan, accident insurance, company health insurance and continued salary payments in the event of illness.

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    We pay capital-forming benefits and offer you a wide range of financial benefits through our corporate benefits program

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    We support you in balancing your private and professional life through flexible working time models, job sharing, sabbaticals and extensive offers in the area of child care and nursing.

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    We provide you with free parking spaces.

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    We offer you the option of leasing a bicycle through deferred compensation with financial benefits.

The benefits may vary slightly depending on location and role. You can find a complete overview of the benefits here:Benefits

Get to know your future colleagues

Valentina

EVP Operational Excellence

At Uniper “treating everyone in a fair way”, and “making everyone feel included” are serious topics. This is why we regularly seek feedback from our employees, we listen to them, and we make changes so that we can get closer and closer to our vision of DEI.

Valentina - EVP Operational Excellence

Thomas

Head of ETRM department

I was excited to join Uniper as it a give me the opportunity to be part of a large, complex and dynamic Trading Organization. The company trades a lot of different commodities in many markets with all their uniqueness, which ultimately requires many different IT tools and solutions. I enjoy working with traders and all the supporting functions in such a challenging environment.

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Navya

Lead Business Analyst

My passion is driven by the excitement of learning something new every day and a strong sense of pride supporting our Uniper business growth & Strategy. This is enhanced by the presence of a great team around me, whom I can always rely on for support.

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Mithun

Lead - Strategic Endur Solutions

Each day excites me with new challenges by driving various Strategic IT initiatives for our CCO Trading Business and accelerating the energy transition by decarbonising our portfolio. My motto: Entrepreneurship is trait that you live each moment! At Uniper, I can constantly challenge status quo and shape the environment around me.

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Transforming energy security through expertise and commitment

Uniper is a European energy company with a global reach that makes a decisive contribution to security of supply and energy transformation.  We work in very diverse teams and offer our employees as much flexibility as is possible.

Equity, mutual appreciation and respect are the core of our corporate culture. At our company you will have the opportunity to shape new technologies, work on solutions for a modern and future-oriented energy supply and actively design change processes.

Application process

Step 1 - Online application

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Our recruiting team will be happy to assist you via email. Please submit your application exclusively through our online portal – unfortunately, we cannot consider applications sent by email. As long as the position is listed on our careers page, we look forward to your interest and application!

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