Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 · 11 mos · Belgrade, Serbia

• Managing the full development lifecycle of utility-scale solar PV projects, from site assessment through permitting, technical evaluation, and pre-construction readiness.
• Overseeing multidisciplinary project teams and external stakeholders including developers, engineering consultants, permitting authorities, and legal advisors.
• Leading project planning, budgeting, and scheduling in coordination with internal leadership and external partners.
• Supervising technical due diligence processes to evaluate acquisition targets and mitigate potential engineering, permitting, and grid-connection risks.
• Reviewing and approving preliminary to detail designs, including equipment layouts , yield assessments, single-line diagrams, and engineering documentation.
• Coordinating with local and national regulatory bodies to secure development and construction permits, ensuring compliance with all applicable standards and timelines.
• Supporting financial modelling and EPC contracts negotiations by providing accurate technical assumptions and development timelines.

Sep 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr

• Project engineer leading all engineering activities in solar project development of Trina Solar ISBU portfolio in South-East Europe, which (among others) includes:
• 145MW solar PV plant in Serbia;
• 88 MWac solar PV plant in Serbia;
• 10 x 9.9MWac portfolio in Serbia;
• Main responsibilities:
• Led engineering activities across a portfolio of multidisciplinary energy projects in South-East Europe, supporting project development from pre-acquisition to construction.
• Conducted technical due diligence for project acquisitions, identifying and mitigating engineering risks in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversaw preliminary design processes, including site layouts (PVcase, AutoCAD), yield assessments (PVsyst), and single-line diagrams.
• Coordinated and managed external developers and engineering firms, reviewing technical deliverables to ensure alignment with project requirements during permitting and construction.
• Prepared technical documentation packages, including reports and engineering drawings, tailored to various project stages and compliance needs.
• Acted as key technical liaison between internal teams and local permitting authorities.

Oct 2021 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Technical experience in:
• Feasibility work and detail design for utility-scale solar power plants
• EYA assessments for utility-scale solar power plants
• Owner's engineering
• Technical due diligence for utility-scale solar and wind plants
• Elaboration of EPC contractor procurement packages
• Operation monitoring reporting

Apr 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Belgrade

• Project engineer for solar systems responsible for:
• Project management for turnkey solar projects (2MWp total power, including the largest rooftop project in Serbia)
• Project Design of solar PV plants from conceptual solutions to construction projects
• Feasibility studies for solar projects, project proposals, communication with clients (pre-sales and sales activities)
• Field work, including commissioning of the solar power plants, solar lighting systems, rectifiers, inverters, battery capacity testing etc.

Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 · 2 mos · Belgrade