Project controller

This professional is responsible for the design of renewable energy projects. To that end, it will need to consider not only the maximization of energy production but also the characteristics of the suitable location, environmental restrictions and specifications renewable energy facilities must meet, whether wind, wind, solar energy (photovoltaic, thermal, solar thermal, etc.), hydraulic, geothermal or biomass energy.

Its main mission is to lead the different stages of the project from the processing stage to the energy generation phase. To achieve this goal this professional will need to collaborate with other company departments such as development and promotion.

• Calculates multiple aspects in facility design: location restrictions related to urban centers, energy flow analysis, photo simulations, visual influence zone maps, sound intensity aspects (if applicable) , calculation and estimation of possible energy losses, rainwater drain calculation (if applicable) and so forth.
• Manages land rental legal specifications as well as owners negotiation when necesssary
• Responsible for contact with agencies, administrations and entities involved with the projects. Performs the administrative procedures and manages all the documentation. It is responsible for obtaining the necessary licenses to guarantee legal appointments for renewable energy facilities until their start-up.
• Performs the interlocution and monitoring of infrastructure providers contracts.
  It is responsible for budget control of and for the supervision of renewable energy facilities building process.
• It monitors the progress of the project and detects possible incidents in it. It monitors and controls deadlines, costs and quality.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Enginyeria en tecnologies industrials
• Grau: Enginyeria de l'energia

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Communication: Level 3

Negotiation: Level 2

Concern for order and quality: Level 4

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Analytical thought: Level 3

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

Technician

People who show an interest in the technical field find fulfilment in carrying out activities related to the design and manufacture of objects, machines, vehicles and/or infrastructures. These activities require the application of scientific and technical knowledge (laws of physics, calculations and mathematical formulas, properties of the materials, etc). Creativity is also necessary when coming up with optimal solutions for the functional requirements of the products to be designed. Therefore, the pragmatic application of scientific knowledge in order to develop solutions for the benefit of human beings is the main function of occupations in the technical field.

Environment

People who work in this field focus their professional interests on the preservation, improvement or restoration of the environment (vegetation, fauna, flora) in both built-up areas and natural spaces. Some of the activities that represent this field are the detection, analysis and control of pollutants, the carrying out of measurements and tests in relation to climatic or environmental variables and the reduction of the harmful effects of human activity on the environment. The carrying out of these activities requires knowledge of the environment, for its planning and use, and of environmental regulations.

Power facilities designer

Engineer specialist in biomass facilitates

Waste treatment project manager

Methane production plant technician.

Geothermal technician

• Work hours

  Professionals are required to work full-time with flexible hours. They may occasionally work shorter hours in order to be able to deal with parallel projects.

• Salary

  These professionals' salary ranges from around 42,000 to 60,000 euros per annum gross. In some cases this figure may be set at around 30,000 to 40,000 euros, with an additional variable part, based on targets.

• Professional category

  Manager