Solar Development Engineering Manager

1 month ago

Charlotte, United States Peregrine Search Solutions Full time

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Development Engineering, the Solar Development Engineering Manager is responsible for leading engineering and technical scope for greenfield and M&A solar projects. This role involves managing internal and external personnel to provide optimized plant designs, cost estimates, interconnection analysis, and schedules for utility-scale Solar. Applicants are expected to have strong technical and commercial experience with utility-scale solar energy systems as well as strong understanding of project estimating, project management, and utility interconnection.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead engineering support for solar projects modeling, construction, and interconnection for utility scale non-regulated projects nationwide.
  • Lead capital cost estimating, contract structuring, permitting, interconnection, use-case analysis, and financial optimization of solar projects.
  • Lead acquisition diligence efforts by overseeing the technical evaluation and due diligence process for potential project acquisitions, ensuring thorough assessment and mitigation of technical risks
  • Utilize knowledge of renewable energy facilities, utility interconnection requirements, control schemes, and energy contracting to evaluate, identify, and mitigate commercial risks associated with proposed project designs.
  • Lead interactions with key internal business unit stakeholders including Development, Finance, Marketing, Project Management and Construction (PMC), Supply Chain, IT, and Health & Safety, among others.
  • Manage third-party consultants to address full scope of development process - due diligence fatal flaw analysis, resource assessment, site control, legal, interconnection, community and government affairs, permitting, marketing, construction support, and project finance
  • Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of high impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems at a corporate or industry level in engineering.
  • Ensures accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities where little to no standardization exists; handles unique situations which require searching for solutions which may have corporate or industry impact.
  • Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches with the ability to conduct analysis and recommend process enhancements and standards relative to a corporate or industry level in engineering.
  • Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects; applies extensive technical expertise to manage projects and disseminate knowledge to enhance the company's competitive position.
  • Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches with the ability to conduct analysis and recommend process enhancements and standards relative to a corporate or industry level in engineering.


Basic/Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering obtained from an ABET accredited program
  • In addition to required degree, minimum five (5) years relevant work experience


Desired Qualifications:

  • Masters or P.E. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil engineering is preferred
  • Minimum seven (7) years relevant work experience to include five years or more of energy industry experience, including more than two years of direct EPC experience in solar and/or energy storage projects.
  • Applicant must have experience managing projects from initial design through execution and into construction
  • Experience in with early, mid, and late-stage project acquisition diligence
  • Understanding of project design and optimization tradeoffs, market trends, equipment suppliers, and costs.
  • Familiarity with project financing and independent engineer requirements.
  • Experience in reviewing and negotiating EPC contracts and technical exhibits.
  • Proven ability to manage consultants and contractors.
  • Working knowledge of relevant US and IEC equipment standards, codes, and construction practices.
  • Experience with solar computer design tools like AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArgGIS, PVCase
  • Experience with photovoltaic performance modeling tools (preferably PVSyst).
  • Experience in permitting processes with local authorities having jurisdiction, preferred.

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