Chief Engineer - Floating Solar Projects

About the role

PTG Global, a clean-energy company focused on floating solar, is hiring a Chief Engineer for its Shams project in Morocco, a 1GW programme on reservoirs. The role leads technical compliance, grid connection, design validation and acceptance, and works closely with ONEE, SRM-FM, ANRE and other regulators.

Key responsibilities

• Finalise compliance of pilots' technical reports against Moroccan codes, ONEE/SRM requirements, IEC standards and local conditions, and assess constructability and cost
• Lead the technical interface with ONEE/SRM-FM and the Ministry, issue Design Requirements Memos and run challenge studies
• Own the technical dossier for the principle agreement and temporary occupation permit, write reservoir operating rules into the Design Basis and accept supporting studies
• Validate technical inputs (yield, losses, curtailment, OPEX, tariffs) linked to the financial model before any PPA is signed
• Issue the Local Requirements Annex, qualification and acceptance criteria, and supervise site quality, HSE and the acceptance chain
• Cover regulatory status, safety standards and certification of BESS and system integration for Shams I
• Set O&M terms, handover and spares strategy, build and train the local O&M team with knowledge transfer from China
• Manage technical counterparts at director level, endorse and sign technical documents, adapt China deliverables and maintain the Moroccan Technical Requirements Handbook within 90 days
• Own the site HSE system, the HSE Officer and stop-work authority, and mentor local engineers and Management Trainees

Required profile

• Senior Moroccan-national engineer; a background with ONEE or EDF-Morocco in T&D planning, dispatch or advisory management is preferred
• Established working network and trust with ONEE, ANRE and the SRMs
• Fluent French (native level), good Arabic and working-level English
• Preferred: ONEE T&D planning or large renewable-integration projects, regional green-power trading and interconnection, and experience with international advisories such as EDF

Required skills

• Familiarity with Moroccan grid codes and IEC standards
• Full-cycle experience in grid master planning, load forecasting, investment analysis, supervision and acceptance
• Deep understanding of Moroccan power reform and distributed-PV grid-connection policy (Law 82-21, Law 83-21)

What we offer

• Market-aligned base salary with room to grow
• Statutory social insurance fully covered
• Annual bonus up to 3 months of base salary
• International team with English as a working language