Senior Project Engineer – Electrical

Role

The Project Engineer will lead all of our commissioning efforts across our projects. This role will be responsible for all commissioning activities, including reviewing test results, liaising with contractors and vendors, and supporting the transition of projects from execution to operations.

• Perform early-stage engineering for utility scale energy storage projects;
• Review project design drawings from EPC contractors, vendors and utility partners;
• Participate in regular calls with EPC contractors, vendors and utility partners;
• Work with supervisor to engage with 3rd party engineers performing EPC and Balance of plant design for projects; Work with the Procurement and Pre-Construction teams to review and validate technical exhibits in contractual documents;
• Work with EPC contractors, vendors and utility partners to validate SCADA design;
• Support commissioning efforts for BESS, Solar PV, and Hybrid projects across the portfolio of projects;
• Coordinate commissioning and other testing between Project contractors, equipment vendors, AHJs, and Utilities/Grid operators;
• Review and validate commissioning test results and documents generated by Project contractors and equipment vendors;
• Create in-house tools and templates for standardization and reduce effort invested in repetitive tasks;
• Support transitioning of projects from Execution to Operations;
• Perform ad-hoc projects and duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from a reputed/accredited university;
• 3 to 5 years of experience in project engineering of Utility Scale BESS, PV, and Hybrid projects;
• Strong fundamentals in Electrical Engineering with the ability to self-perform varied scopes of work;
• Strong understanding of BESS and PV project design, commissioning procedures and processes;
• Familiarity with general electrical and substation commissioning procedures and processes;
• Familiarity with various grid operator design and commissioning requirements, such as ERCOT and CAISO metering requirements and commissioning processes;
• Familiarity with various BESS and PV technologies;
• High-level understanding of Grid-scale renewable energy project development, specifically Energy Storage and PV systems;
• Functional understanding of SCADA design for renewable energy projects;
• Strong time management and prioritization skills to manage multiple projects and engineering team initiatives.