Engineer, Development

About the role

This position will give you the opportunity to lead the technical development on a portfolio of large PV and energy storage projects, with ownership over design strategy, interconnection approach, and technical risk assessment. Our development engineers work on a team as equals with developers, with both having shared accountability and responsibility. While this is a technically focused position that draws on engineering principals, you can expect to spend time approaching projects as both a “developer” and as an “engineer”. This role serves as a subject matter expert (SME) within development engineering, driving technical decisions, improving processes, and influencing project outcomes across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Execute the technical development of solar PV and BESS projects from origination through late-stage development, under guidance of Senior Engineers
• Drive optimization of project layouts, equipment selection, and performance outcomes
• Utilize GIS based systems for site and constraints analysis
• Create and maintain development site designs and energy yield analyses, validate technical assumptions
• Maintain a strong understanding of the technical requirements for specific projects
• Submit interconnection requests, review study results, and engage utilities, under guidance of the Interconnection team and Senior Engineers
• Interpret complex interconnection results, develop schedule and cost projections, identify risks & opportunities
• Negotiate technical aspects with utilities, ISOs, and RTOs
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Development, Delivery, and Operations teams to support project advancement
• Support permitting including land use and zoning (typically Conditional Use Permit / Special Use Permit) via county planning and zoning authorities, as well as any state or federal permits as may be necessary (e.g. VA DEQ Permit By Rule)
• Develop project documentation, reporting, and engineering deliverables
• Support due diligence activities for project acquisitions
• Manage third-party consultants and engineering partners
• Other duties, as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of experience in renewable energy engineering (solar, wind, and/or storage)
• Familiarity with tools such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD, PVsyst (or similar)
• Foundational understanding of interconnection processes and project development lifecycle
• Broad technical understanding of solar and battery storage project development, including the interconnection process and the ability to perform cost-benefit analyses of design variants to optimize outcomes

Qualifications

• Highly recommended: A joyful approach to work and life combined with a sense of humor
• Integrity, tenacity, and credibility complimented by a bias for action and a strong sense of personal accountability
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills necessary for community building internally, and trust building externally
• Creativity in problem solving and strong analytical capability
• High energy, responds well to pressure, works to deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality work product
• Well organized; able to manage a myriad of competing priorities
• Able to work on own initiative as well as with a team
• Willingness to travel as needed; regular presence at the Charlottesville, VA office preferred

Skills

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Creativity in problem solving and strong analytical capability
• High energy, responds well to pressure, works to deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality work product
• Well organized; able to manage a myriad of competing priorities
• Able to work on own initiative as well as with a team

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD