FLSA Classification: Exempt
Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 plus bonus
About The Company:
NineDot's name derives from the classic mathematical puzzle for sparking out-of-the-box solutions. As a leading community-scale, clean energy developer with a growing portfolio of projects across a range of technologies, NineDot Energy is creating innovative energy solutions that support a more resilient electric grid, deliver economic savings, address environmental justice and reduce carbon emissions. Our pipeline includes more than 1 GW of clean energy projects designed to strengthen local power grids and provide clean, reliable and resilient power to the communities we serve.
With the backing of Manulife Investment Management and The Carlyle Group - two of the world’s leading infrastructure investors - NineDot is continuing to expand its core battery energy storage pipeline, deliver enhanced products and services, explore new regions and consider potential acquisitions all to advance the decarbonization of New York’s grid. This is an exciting opportunity to build a platform from the ground-up with a world-class team of developers and innovators.
Job Summary
Working closely with the VP, Engineering, the Project Engineer will take on meaningful project responsibility while deepening their expertise in battery energy storage design and delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and meet quality standards.
Roles and responsibilities
- Help bring battery energy storage projects from design through construction, translating project goals into clear engineering scopes, technical requirements, and deliverables.
- Coordinate with external engineering firms, equipment suppliers, and utility partners to keep designs aligned with project schedules, site conditions, and construction needs.
- Review engineering drawings, shop drawings, and equipment specifications for technical accuracy, constructability, and compliance with project requirements.
- Review system interfaces across battery equipment, inverters, electrical distribution, and SCADA and controls, coordinating with specialists to identify and resolve integration issues.
- Partner with Development, Permitting, Construction, and Operations to identify technical risks early and resolve issues before they affect project cost, schedule, or performance.
- Support utility interconnection and permitting activities by coordinating technical submissions, responding to comments, and incorporating requirements into project designs.
- Investigate engineering issues during design and construction, working with contractors, vendors, and consultants to recommend solutions and escalate complex decisions.
- Support contractor and equipment selection by developing technical scopes, evaluating proposals, and identifying differences in performance, quality, and cost.
- Track engineering milestones, review consultant deliverables, and flag delays or unresolved decisions that could affect project execution.
- Identify opportunities to simplify designs, improve constructability, and reduce costs while maintaining safety, reliability, and performance.
- Maintain clear project records, including design revisions, technical decisions, equipment documentation, and outstanding issues, to support construction and handoff to Operations.
- Contribute lessons learned and improvements to engineering standards, templates, and processes as NineDot’s battery storage portfolio grows.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies for Success
- Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Drives Results - Constantly achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Interpersonal Savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
- Nimble Learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both success and failures as learning fodder
- Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Tech Savvy - Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
Required education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- 5+ years in engineering, preferably in the renewable energy, energy storage and / or the construction industry.
- Working knowledge of battery storage systems, electrical distribution systems, renewable energy technologies and SCADA and controls.
- Familiarity with the utility interconnection and construction process.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards and regulations.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
At NineDot Energy, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and are the foundation of our success. As such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, age, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
If you're passionate about this role but don’t meet every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other opportunities with us. We’re committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and skills.
NineDot Employee benefits include but are not limited to:
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- 5% employer match on your 401k retirement account
- 20 paid vacation days off, plus 7 sick days, 9 federal holidays and 3 personal floating holidays
- 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for both the primary and secondary caregiver within the first year of birth or adoption
- Wellness initiatives including a $1,000 stipend
- 16 volunteer hours plus two planned company-wide volunteer outings per year
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 5+ years of engineering experience
- Experience in renewable energy, energy storage, and/or construction
- Working knowledge of battery storage systems
- Working knowledge of electrical distribution systems
- Working knowledge of renewable energy technologies
- Working knowledge of SCADA and controls
- Familiarity with utility interconnection and construction processes
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards and regulations
What We Do
NineDot Energy creates innovative energy solutions that make the urban grid cleaner, more equitable, more resilient and less costly. Our current development focus is on building and operating battery storage sites in the New York City metropolitan area, including Westchester and Long Island. We are working to enable vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities at our projects as well. The NineDot Energy name derives from the classic mathematical puzzle for sparking out-of-the-box solutions. Our “outside the box” creativity combines business model innovation and community-centered solutions to catalyze clean energy projects in high-value parts of the electric utility grid. Based at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Urban Future Lab in Brooklyn, New York. We have received financial support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) and the Carlyle investment group, among others
