Calibre Recruitment
1 year ago
Engineering & Innovation Manager - Solar
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Company information
- Company
- Calibre Recruitment
- Location
- New Zealand New Zealand
- Posted
- 1 year ago
Job description
Engineering & Innovation Manager - Solar
Location: Auckland, NZ
Salary: $150,000 + bonus
Are you the kind of engineer who thrives on big, complex renewable projects — the ones with multiple ICPs, transformer headaches, and high-stakes design choices? Do you bring a mix of international utility-scale solar experience, commercial smarts, and hands-on technical know-how?
If yes — this is where you make your mark.
What You’ll Be Doing
What We’re Looking For
Why Join?
If you have got experience in international solar farms, major renewable builds, or large-scale energy projects — and you’re ready to bring both your technical brilliance and commercial acumen to NZ’s renewable future — we want to talk.
Apply today and you will be contacted if you are successful!
Location: Auckland, NZ
Salary: $150,000 + bonus
Are you the kind of engineer who thrives on big, complex renewable projects — the ones with multiple ICPs, transformer headaches, and high-stakes design choices? Do you bring a mix of international utility-scale solar experience, commercial smarts, and hands-on technical know-how?
If yes — this is where you make your mark.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the engineering design and delivery of multi-site solar and renewable projects (utility and commercial scale).
- Strong problem solving skills
- Combine Financial modeling, CAD design, Assembly, Technology into a commercial solution.
- Use financial modelling + CAD to optimise project viability and design efficiency.
- Allocate work, mentor your team, and manage engineering priorities effectively.
- Collaborate with international supply chains — selecting suppliers, negotiating, and improving product quality/cost.
- Drive product development: refine designs, change suppliers, and adapt assembly methods to cut cost and boost performance.
- Balance technical compliance with a commercially astute approach to value engineering.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years in large-scale solar/renewable projects (international experience highly valued)
- Proven people leadership (3+ years managing teams, task allocation, mentoring).
- Fluent in engineering design tools (CAD) and financial modelling.
- Problem-solving chops: able to diagnose and fix issues on-site, not just behind a screen.
- Experience with supplier management and international supply chains.
- Masters in Engineering (or equivalent design/technical qualification).
Why Join?
- Join a fast-growing renewable leader with global ambitions.
- $150,000 base salary + performance bonus.
- Work on complex, career-defining renewable projects that truly move the needle.
If you have got experience in international solar farms, major renewable builds, or large-scale energy projects — and you’re ready to bring both your technical brilliance and commercial acumen to NZ’s renewable future — we want to talk.
Apply today and you will be contacted if you are successful!
Required skills
- technology
- assembly
- product development
- supplier management
- cad
- commercial acumen
- solar
- performance bonus
- people leadership
- international
- financial modelling
- value engineering
- fast-growing
- energy projects
- renewable
- utility-scale
- renewable projects
- icps
- masters in engineering
- renewable leader
- global ambitions
- career-defining
- technical brilliance
- nz’s renewable future
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