Remote Senior Manager, Development Engineering

Summary

Join the Origis Energy Team! Origis Energy is seeking a Manager or Senior Manager Development Engineering to provide technical support and management for early-stage conceptual design and optimization in renewable energy projects.

Requirements

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another related engineering science, with working knowledge within several fields of engineering
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience in the Utility Scale / BESS industry
• Extensive technical experience in photovoltaic and energy storage projects
• Experience with photovoltaic performance modeling tools, preferably PVsyst
• Knowledge of PV/BESS plant design and optimization, national electrical codes, and industry standard codes
• Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time
• Ability to manage internal and external partners effectively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience managing schedules using tools such as Smartsheet or MS Project, with a good understanding of critical path methodology

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and management for early-stage conceptual design and optimization for renewable energy projects
• Monitor and track progress of development activities as projects advance toward EPC contracting
• Maintain and coordinate updates to internal conceptual layouts based on new information from Topo survey, environmental studies, etc
• Track engineering changes that would impact project budget, schedule, and performance
• Contract and manage design engineering consultants to prepare Bid set level design packages for EPC RFP bids
• Support reviews of 3 rd party reports/studies/deliverables, contract documents including technical exhibits scopes and standards and updates to the same as EPC contractors redline them, coordinating with our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure proper diligence
• Liaise with Independent Engineers to support finance close and Full Notice to Proceed
• Analyze complex engineering problems and offer effective and efficient resolutions in a timely manner while working on several projects at once
• Serve as an interface between the Engineering group and internal clients including Development, Construction, Operations, Estimating, Technology, and Procurement to facilitate interdepartmental relations
• Remain up to date with new technologies, regulatory conditions, industry best practices, and relevant standards
• Work in a team to develop and improve the system standards
• Work closely with the team to define company processes and metrics
• Build a quality culture of continuous improvement that enhances company efficiency and engineering quality
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned