Solar Project Engineer (Commercial Projects)

General:
1. Coordinate all aspects of project design, including site data collection, organization of project information, direction and coordination of engineering firms, review of work product from engineering firms, and preparation of project deliverables.
2. Ensure that design and engineering work product align with project goals, as defined by the sales team. Ensure that project work product is delivered on-time and at high quality. Work product includes items such as interconnection applications, drawing sets, calculation packages, and reports.
3. Develop and improve processes and tools to enable continuous improvement and scalability of operations.
Responsibilities:
1. Lead collection of site information as input to the design and engineering process. Plan and coordinate site survey work, collection of existing site documentation.
2. Provide technical support for client projects, including product qualification, review of designs and calcs, review of equipment specifications.
3. Provide support for permitting activities as needed. Deliver Issue-for-permit drawing set to the project installer to enable submission to the local AHJ.
4. Lead the creation of Issue-for-construction drawing sets to ensure complete and accurate information.
5. Provide technical support during project execution, responding to RFIs, supporting technical trouble-shooting, supporting commissioning and performance testing, and documenting as-built conditions.
6. Ensure that system performance calculations are as accurate as possible and aligned with design parameters.
7. Collect and collate all design and engineering requirements. Ensure that design requirements are defined and communicated to engineering resources. Ensure that design requirements align with customer or AHJ technical requirements.
8. Research permitting requirements in new jurisdictions, as needed.
9. Perform other project engineering tasks as required.
Process improvement:
1. Contribute to process improvement activities to drive scalability and efficiency in operations.
Requirements:
1. BS Degree in Engineering
2. 5 years experience in project engineering for energy-related construction, particularly renewable energy. Experience in C&I Solar projects preferred.
3. Knowledgeable in the areas of solar array design and optimization, inverter technology, utility interconnections for DER, permitting for construction projects.
4. Experience with solar performance modeling tools and reports.