Solar
ICP Engineer
Job Title: ICP Engineer
Location: United Kingdom
The Role
Our Client is recruiting for a Grid Connection Project Manager to support Grid Connection on their PV projects in UK. The successful candidate will be the primary technical interface between the EPC, ICP subcontractor, and DNO/IDNO, managing all grid-connection related communications & approvals.
Responsibilities
Define, control, and maintain the technical scope, standards, and interfaces for contestable works, including clear demarcation of contestable vs non-contestable scope and adoption requirements.
Manage ICP contracts, and assure subcontractor performance against agreed programme, quality, safety, compliance, and NERS accreditation requirements, including review of resourcing and competencies.
Lead technical assurance of all ICP deliverables, reviewing and approving HV/LV designs, SLDs, protection philosophies, earthing, cable calculations, and ensuring compliance with ENA, DNO/IDNO, G99/G100, BS, and client standards.
Coordinate and close out design reviews, comments, revisions, and technical queries, ensuring timely approvals to protect project schedule and avoid downstream delays.
Oversee G99 submissions, technical conditions, commissioning stages, and acceptance, including review of protection settings, relay testing, and commissioning documentation.
Monitor and technically supervise construction, testing, commissioning, and energisation activities, ensuring compliance with approved designs, programme milestones, and outage constraints.
Manage technical risk, change control, and pre-energisation close-out, driving resolution of issues that could impact safety, programme, or energisation readiness.
Identify and implement value engineering and cost-optimisation opportunities within the ICP scope, while supporting EPC project managers with grid-related programme planning, sequencing, and milestone delivery.
Budget management during project construction
Working with the planning and design team to establish the best solutions
Working with the commercial team to ensure contractual terms meet our client requirements and commercial needs.