Company Description
Recognized by Forbes as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, Palmetto believes that choosing to source clean energy from renewable resources like solar power should be a right, not a privilege. As such, we connect homeowners with renewable energy options such as solar power and energy storage systems. Through our marketplace business model, we empower solar sales professionals and solar installation companies with access to our proprietary design platform, financing, customer management system, logistics, and project management. Our #1 focus is a phenomenal experience for our customers and partners, evidenced in our industry-leading Net Promoter Score.
Our employees are our most valuable resource. Palmetto has a promote-from-within culture for talent development. We offer excellent benefits such as unlimited vacation/PTO, medical, dental, and vision coverage, parental leave, and retirement plans.
Summary
The Design & Engineering Lead is responsible for the accurate and timely execution of site approval, planset creation, and stamping of all customer projects. In this role you will serve as the official point of contact for design and engineering, and be responsible for the successful management of our designer and BPO network. Ensuring the accurate creation and timely execution of AHJ approved plansets is critical to the success of the operation.
Success Defined
- <10% design change requests
- Management of design and BPO network to meet agreed upon SLAs for site approval, planset, and stamping
- < 4 day design change timeline
- >90% pre-construction identification accuracy rate
Strategic & Tactical
- Establish and manage relationships with third party design and BPO contractors with the objective of driving high quality and efficient design execution
- Successfully oversee the execution of all site approvals, plan set creations, and stamping for all PV projects
- Effectively manage and oversee the design network to meet targeted SLA’s for all required design aspects
- Expedite any and all design change requests submitted by the customer or operations team
- Ensure consistent design quality to match the local, state, and utility requirements for each PV system
Required Background and Skills
- Minimum 4 years of experience in a PV design, PV design team lead, or engineering role
- BS/BA in structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering preferred
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment
- Storage product design experience
- Problem solver
- Attention to detail
- Strong computer skills (G Suite)
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Excellent communicator, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of the construction or solar industry preferred
- Spanish speaker is a plus
Equal Employment Opportunity
Palmetto embraces diversity and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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What We Do
Palmetto is committed to the creation of a distributed, decentralized energy source we call The New Utility, which will replace the fossil-fueled, centralized energy model of The Old Utility. We are working towards this democratization of energy by putting power and control back in the hands of consumers and inspiring them to make environmentally responsible choices. To this end, Palmetto has developed a clean energy marketplace, with proprietary technology designed to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to source their energy from renewables like solar power. We have developed products that reduce costs and drive widespread distribution of simple energy management solutions. Palmetto is a triple bottom line, fully distributed company with teammates throughout the United States.
