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UNDP Green Energy Specialist– e-Mobility at Copenhagen, Denmark
UNDP are actively recruiting a UNDP Green Energy Specialist with a focus on e-Mobility, seeking a highly skilled and knowledgeable professional with expertise in Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and Vehicle-to-Grid Integration (VGI).
Duties and Responsibilities for UNDP Green Energy Specialist
1) Design, Engineering, Integration, Testing and Validation:
- Develop technical specifications and design guidelines for EVSE infrastructure, including charging stations, charging cables, and associated components. Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.
- Grid Integration: Collaborate with utility companies, grid operators, and stakeholders to design and implement solutions for integrating electric vehicles into the power grid. This includes VGI technologies, such as bidirectional charging and grid-to-vehicle communication.
2) Provide consultancy expertise and guidance on electric vehicles, fishing/marine vessels, motorcycle:
- Identify opportunities for Vehicle-Grid-Integration and focus on charging stations (bi-direction, fast charging, etc.).
- Integration of eMobility solutions with Smart Facilities and Energy Storage, leveraging data to improve the solution.
- Support the Green Energy team in partnerships development with internal and external stakeholders in the EV/EVSE industry.
3) Fleet (vehicles, fishing/marine vessels, motorcycle, bus, truck, etc.) Assessment & Market Research:
- Carry out an assessment of vehicle usage, driving patterns, etc. to gain clear understanding of needs.
- Conduct market research to gain insights on availability of primary and complimentary services in the country of interest.
4) Project Management and Implementation:
- Take ownership of e-Mobility projects from concept to implementation. Coordinate project schedules, resources, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality results within defined timelines and budgets.
- Compile business cases for assigned projects, providing all key information for decision-making.
- Actively participate in development and improvement of internal tools, resources, and procedures to calculate key financial and environmental indicators.
- Good understanding of safety and grid protection requirements for the installation of EVSE.
5) Operations & Maintenance:
- Facilitate internal and external training of team members, users, and onsite focal point for tier-1 support.
- Provide tier-2 support and remote monitoring to ensure high availability of EV/EVSE.
6) Solar PV projects:
- Conduct preliminary assessment and compile business cases for assigned projects.
- Actively participate in solicitation and evaluation of proposals.
- Provide technical support and project management for different projects assigned by supervisor.
7) Energy Efficiency
- Conduct preliminary assessment and compile business cases for assigned projects.
- Actively participate in solicitation and evaluation of proposals.
- Provide technical support and project management for different projects assigned by supervisor.
8) Energy Storage and Energy integration
- Support the Green Energy team in partnerships with relevant internal and external stakeholders regarding Energy Storage to improve the resilience of the solutions delivered.
9) Capacity Building:
- Represent Green Energy team in dissemination activities, in collaboration with the rest of ITM.
- Support ITM as an expert in collaborations with universities and other relevant stakeholders.
Institutional Arrangement
- On a day to day basis, the Green Energy Specialist will be directly reporting to the Green Energy Team Leader
- The Specialist is expected to report project progress in weekly and monthly Green Energy Team meetings
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Required Skills and Experience
- Master’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Green Energy Engineering or a Bachelor’s Degree with 7 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of Master`s.
- With Master`s a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in a technical capacity on electric vehicle charging stations (EVSE)
- With Bachelor`s a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in a technical capacity on electric vehicle charging stations (EVSE)
Required Skills:
- Proven experience in e-Mobility engineering, with a focus on EVSE and VGI (vehicle-grid-integration) technologies is required;
- Knowledge in or exposure to End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) management and battery disposal is required;
- Knowledge of the e-Mobility market and the transition roadmap developments is required;
Strong understanding of electric vehicle charging standards, protocols, and grid integration principles is required; - Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results within deadlines is required;
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders is required
Language:
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required
- Knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an advantage.
The following documents shall be required from the applicants
a) Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
b) A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
c) Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Academic Job |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 08 December,2023 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Company Name | UNDP |
| City | Copenhagen |