Senior Project Engineer

Job Summary

Standard Solar has an opportunity for a Senior Project Engineer with a passion for solar development to lead a team of solar engineers. We are seeking a creative, intelligent, driven individual with expertise in the utility scale solar industry. The ideal candidate will build, train and lead Associate Engineers, execute projects, and support business development of the solar service offering to new and existing clients. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your talent, lead a growing team, and work for a proven leader in the renewable energy industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design complete large-scale commercial or utility-scale PV systems, including but not limited to, mounting systems, electrical configurations, requisite wire and conduit sizing according to NEC and Company’s voltage drop standards, and generation of BOMs and detailed system production modeling.
• Prepare technical drawings, specifications of PV systems to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.
• Conduct detailed site evaluations for targeted projects, including but not limited to, due diligence review, proposal development and pre-engineering support to Sales, Finance and Construction.
• Manage and work closely with equipment vendors to identify technical challenges and create new solutions.
• Coordinate with structural, electrical, geotechnical, and civil Professional Engineers during design process to assure the design meets technical and code requirements. Manage professional engineer review process to obtain PE stamps on drawing packages.
• Provide technical support to Commercial Sales, and Finance for the development of technical proposals and customer presentations.
• Participate in meetings and technical presentations to customers, investors and PV technical community.
• Provide engineering/technical input and direction to site evaluation and characterization, permitting, power purchase agreements, interconnect agreements, financial modeling, and other project development aspects.
• Work with appropriate electric utilities to prepare and process interconnection paperwork; provide technical support and management of the interconnection process.
• Review specifications for purchases of materials or equipment.
• Identify appropriate equipment for use in PV systems and perform technical qualification of vendors.
• Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Review of other design engineers’ work during design phase.
• Maintain constant communication with key members of Sales and other departments as needed to ensure optimal system design, including but not limited to, design workload reporting for use in forecasting and scheduling.
• Develop necessary customer deliverables such as concept module layouts, single line diagrams, equipment or material specifications, engineering validation, 3-D renderings and photo simulations.
• Provide engineering and/or technical input and direction relevant to site evaluation and characterization, permitting, Power Purchase Agreements, Interconnection Agreements, financial modeling, and related project development tasks.
• Perform detailed energy production modeling calculations, string sizing, PV array to inverter matching, voltage drop, as well as orientation and inter-row spacing analysis.
• Perform electricity tariff analysis, electricity bill analysis, and load versus energy generation analysis.
• Engage in Request for Proposal (RFP) review, technical writing, and response coordination
• Maintain a deep understanding of the National Electrical Code (NEC), the International Building Code (IBC), and the International Fire Code (IFC), National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
• Learn to use PVsyst, HelioScope, Google Sketch-up, and Microsoft Excel
• Meets and/or exceeds established performance objectives of assigned duties as defined and communicated by management.
• Ability to work within a team as well as mentor and manage other team members.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Interfaces with customers, vendors and the public. All employees, including Senior and Executive Management, Sales & Finance.