Senior Project Engineer

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Director of Development Engineering, the Senior Project Engineer is responsible for managing the review, coordination, and approval of the detailed design package for Clearway Energy Group's pipeline of solar and energy storage projects throughout the U.S.

As part of the Engineering & Strategic Procurement department, the Project Engineer will also manage internal and external personnel to provide optimized designs, participate in the negotiation and execution of key contract exhibits, and support construction and commissioning activities by reviewing and approving commissioning test reports. The Senior Project Engineer will work closely with Clearway Energy’s internal departments including Origination, Development, Development Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Project Finance, and O&M; as well as with EPC contractors, Independent Engineers, financing parties, and other consultants, contractors, and stakeholders as needed.

This position is a Hybrid role and will be located in our San Francisco, CA, Houston, TX, San Diego, CA, Denver, CO, or Scottsdale, AZ offices.

If you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume.

What You'll Be Doing

• Technical lead and primary design and engineering point of contact for the development and construction teams supporting awarded commercial, community solar, and utility-scale solar projects. 
• Manage all resources internally or externally as necessary to obtain or review final site due diligence required to finalize the scope, project costs, schedule, energy output, and risks with an independent EPC contractor or developer. 
• Review the engineering deliverables to ensure the final design meets contractual cost and performance requirements for our customers and financing partners. 
• Develop, refine, or evaluate energy input assessments and power output expectations.
• Perform or oversee analyses to optimize site layouts and equipment selection to maximize performance and minimize lifecycle costs. 
• Direct activities of designers, consultants, and contractors, and manage meetings and conference calls to achieve efficient use of resources, meet deadlines for deliverables, minimize delays, avoid crises, and resolve conflicts. 
• Write, edit, and/or review technical scope of work documents, specifications, procedures, site reports, progress reports, feasibility studies, proposals, presentations, etc.
• Review and negotiate technical aspects of EPC contracts, interconnect agreements, etc. 
• Coordinate with the Development team and external consultants to deliver energy resource predictions and production simulations, shading studies, electrical schematics, plant and equipment layouts, system cost estimates, EPC contracts, technical exhibits, etc. 
• Review, manage, and maintain contractor deliverables during construction to hit critical contractual contract and financing milestones. 
• Support construction as a technical escalation point and owner’s representative to mitigate delays and maintain schedule and scope creep. 
• Represent Clearway in interviews, meetings, and negotiations with clients, project developers, suppliers, consultants, utilities, and regulatory authorities. 
• Contribute to Clearway’s technology roadmap, software tools, engineering capability, and project management processes. 
• Technical support and management of internal business development programs and initiatives. 

What You'll Bring

• B.S. degree in mechanical, electrical, or civil engineering, or a related subject.
• M.S. degree and/or P.E. 
• Minimum 6+ years of solar and storage industry experience, including 5+ years of direct EPC experience completing the detailed design, permitting, and construction of solar projects. 
• Understanding of solar and storage project design, optimization tradeoffs, and familiarity with the current solar and storage market, equipment suppliers, contractors, typical technical specifications, and costs.
• Experience with solar and storage project financing and independent engineer requirements. 
• Understanding of solar and storage energy estimates, losses, assumptions, and standards.
• Experience with review and negotiation of engineering, procurement, and construction contracts and technical exhibits for solar and storage facilities. 
• Experience managing consultants and contractors. 
• Working knowledge of relevant US and IEC equipment standards, codes, and construction practices.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated with the ability to perform in a dynamic and collaborative working environment. 
• Ability and willingness to travel (20%) and occasionally to work after hours on short notice when necessary. 
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize work, and manage relationships with clients, colleagues, consultants, and contractors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, mathematical competence, analytical, creative design, and problem-solving skills, team-oriented with the ability to work alone when needed.

Clearway will not sponsor nonimmigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

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