Civil Engineer, Solar PV & BESS Projects

Civil Engineer - Solar PV & BESS Projects (Bristol, UK)

About Skyray

Skyray is an Owner’s Engineer and technical advisory organization based in Bristol specialising in the design, engineering, and construction of large-scale photovoltaic (solar PV) and energy storage (BESS) projects. A subsidiary of the Everoze Group, withoffices in Lyon, Milan and Lisbon. Our mission is to accelerate the energy transition through innovation, rigor, and passion.

Job requirements

• Location: Bristol, United Kingdom (regular site visits required)
• Contract Type: Contract Permanent (full-time);
• Sector: Engineering & Construction
• Salary : £50 – 60,000
• Start date: immediate

Role overview

We are recruiting an Intermediate Civil Engineer to join our Bristol (UK). This role is designed to :

• strengthen civil/foundations expertise
• improve our ability to challenge designs and studies (quality, risk, credibility),
• support project teams with UK standards and site realities,
• help reduce PM overload by providing structured technical civil support, including site visits and continuity through the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

Civil design support & technical reviews

Review and challenge civil deliverables across project stages (early design to construction documentation), including:

• foundations concepts and assumptions (PV structures / BESS),
• earthworks / grading, drainage, access roads and general civils scope,
• design and calculation reports of structural parts (concrete and steel),
• constructability and risk identification.

Provide clear technical feedback, comments and recommendations to internal teams and external partners (clients/EPCs) on projects in Europe.

Site engineering & project follow-up (UK travel)

• Participate in and/or lead site visits (development, pre-construction and construction phases).
• Produce structured site visit reports (findings, risks, actions, recommendations).
• Support construction follow-up and quality checks related to civils (as required by projects).

Interfaces & collaboration

• Interface with internal expert in France and external stakeholders (civil designers, geotechnical providers, EPCs, client technical teams).
• Work closely with Project Managers to provide timely civil expertise.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal ways of working (templates, review checklists, lessons learned).

Profile required

• Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• 3–8 years of experience in civil engineering (infrastructure/energy/industrial projects).
• Ability to review, challenge and synthesize technical information.
• Report-writing skills: able to produce clear, actionable deliverables.
• Working in a Owner’s Engineer environment with multiple projects.
• Good knowledge of UK standards
• Willingness to travel for regular site visits.
• Experience supporting client-facing technical discussions

Nice-to-have skills

• Experience in utility-scale solar PV and/or BESS projects.
• Exposure to geotechnical topics (ground conditions, foundation adaptation, interpretation of ground investigation results).
• Knowledge of UK highways / street works constraints (useful for access roads, consents and site interfaces).

How to apply

Please send your CV & your cover-letter to: <a href="https://"/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">contact@skyrayengineering.com