Job Description

Title: Project Engineer

Reports to: Director of Engineering

The Project Engineer is responsible for providing innovative and comprehensive engineering solutions for commercial and utility-scale solar photovoltaic, battery energy storage, and electric vehicle projects throughout design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.

Position Responsibilities:

• Oversee/Design/Support commercial and grid supplied Solar Photovoltaic systems.
• Prepare and/or review technical drawings and specifications of PV systems to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.
• Conduct detailed electrical site evaluations.
• Coordinate with structural, electrical, geotechnical, and civil Professional Engineers during design and construction to ensure the design meets technical and code requirements.
• Manage professional engineer review processes to obtain PE (Professional Engineer) stamps on drawing packages.
• Participate in meetings and technical presentations to customers, investors, and the PV technical community.
• Provide engineering/technical input and direction to site evaluation, interconnect agreements, permitting and other associated tasks.
• Manage utility interconnection requirements, including preparation and submission of required documentation, coordination with utilities throughout the review and approval process, and support through final interconnection and receipt of Permission to Operate (PTO)
• Review specifications for the purchase of materials or equipment.
• Identify appropriate equipment for use in PV and Storage systems and perform technical qualifications of vendors.
• Support Project Management and construction team with ongoing technical support, RFI’s, submittals and other construction related activities.
• Assist the Engineer of Record (EOR) in preparing required customer deliverables, including conceptual module layouts, equipment and material specifications, engineering validation documents, 3-D renderings, and energy production simulations.
• Assist with Request for Proposal (RFP’s) review, technical writing, documentation and response coordination.
• Support commissioning activities and coordinate with relevant teams and stakeholders to help facilitate successful commissioning and project completion.

Qualifications and Skills

• BS Engineering Degree
• 3 or more years' experience with solar and storage engineering and design.
• Experience utilizing industry standard software like AutoCAD, PVSyst, Helioscope and Procore
• Experience in electrical, mechanical, structural, or civil engineering design.
• MS Office suite.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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