The renewable energy facilities designer is responsible for the design, planning and technical verification of renewable energy systems, according to oficial regulations, both for domestic and industrial supply as for the sustainable generation of electricity or grid heating.

This professional studies the feasibility and location, prepares the project, plans the execution and verifies work adequacy when it has already been executed, whether it be wind energy installations, solar energy (photovoltaic, thermal, solar thermal), hydraulic, geothermal or biomass energy.

• Selects the most efficient renewable energy collection system to meet customer needs.
• Makes system calculation performance related to surface, energy collector and other system energy parts according to technical specifications.
• Draws up the installation project, which includes the technical memory, calculations, plans and the operation and maintenance manual, following the technical regulations for renewable energy.
• Calculate the budget and draw up the installation contract, which includes the guarantee and system maintenance.
• Decides system elements acquisition, depending on the installation project.
• Deal with suppliers of the different items and with workshops as needed.
• Schedule the installation to be performed based on the available human resources and the characteristics of the system to be installed.
• Complies with oficial regulatory requirements.
• It monitors installations texecution regarding quality and safety conditions for working installers.
• Searches for technical information to improve the systems offered by the company.

Regulated training and graduates

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Instal·lació i manteniment: Desenvolupament de projectes d'instal·lacions calorífiques (Nivell 3)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Energia i Aigua: Organització i projectes d'instal·lacions solars tèrmiques (Nivell 3)
• Grau: Física
• Grau: Enginyeria de l'energia
• Grau: Enginyeria de sistemes electrònics
• Grau: Enginyeria elèctrica
• Grau: Enginyeria electrònica industrial i automàtica
• Grau: Enginyeria en tecnologies industrials

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Initiative: Level 3

Concern for order and quality: Level 3

People management: Level 3

Customer orientation: Level 3

Logistics

The planning, organisation, control and carrying out of logistics and administrative tasks are the focus of people who work in the field of logistics. Activities in the field of logistics include the organisation and planning of supply, storage, production and distribution systems, taking inventories, controlling stock and estimating production, as well as the organisation and/or carrying out of the administrative tasks necessary for the implementation of these activities. Knowledge of organisation, control and management techniques is essential for carrying 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.

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Engineer specialist in biomass facilitates

Building energy efficiency technician

Rolling stock maintenance engineer (trains)

• Work hours

  Full time.

• Salary

  Annual wages range from 22.561 to 31.671 euros. Median: 24.399 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician