Senior Project Engineer
Cypress Creek RenewablesDurham, North Carolina
Full Time
Posted December 10, 2025
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Job Description
The Senior Project Engineer at Cypress Creek Renewables oversees the development, design, and delivery of renewable energy infrastructure projects by coordinating with external engineering firms, ensuring technical quality, and supporting project execution across solar, wind, storage, and other energy technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and coordinate external engineering firms supporting project development, design, and delivery.
- Participate in the EPC RFP process and manage third-party engineering firms across multiple disciplines.
- Review engineering scopes of work, deliverables, and schedules for design packages.
- Provide technical support for supply chain reviews of BESS, PCS technologies, PV inverters, and transformers.
- Support project execution during construction, including RFI processes and managing Owner's Engineering Parties.
- Coordinate high voltage interconnection activities and review site layouts for risk analysis.
- Facilitate design coordination meetings and resolve issues with external consultants and internal teams.
- Manage relationships with external entities such as permitting agencies, utilities, and landowners during project development.
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering
- 5-7 years of experience in the renewable energy sector or industrial construction or capital project management
- Advanced knowledge of power generation technologies, interconnection requirements, and contractor management
- Experience with High Voltage Interconnection aspects of a project’s scope of work (SOW)
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Project, Excel, Procore, SiteTracker, and other discipline-relevant software
- AutoCAD experience specific to project development
- Ability to coordinate and manage third-party engineering firms across multiple disciplines including renewables, CCGT, HV electrical, geotechnical, etc.
- Experience creating and reviewing engineering deliverables, including 10, 30, 60, 90-day design packages
- Experience reviewing scopes of work, deliverables, and schedules for engineering consultants
- Technical support experience for supply chain review of BESS and PCS technologies, PV inverters, and MV transformers
- Experience supporting or managing relationships with external entities such as local government, permitting agencies, pipeline utility companies, and interconnecting utilities during project development
- Ability to effectively coordinate and handle, under pressure, multiple projects with a high degree of independence and professional judgment to deliver projects within deadlines
- Strong organizational skills and multitasking ability
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Competency in analytical problem solving, customer partner relationships, and technology expertise
- Ability to understand and analyze technical options and guide engineering designs to achieve the best solutions
- Ability to develop effective relationships with internal departments, contractors, suppliers, landowners, and other stakeholders
- Ability to support or manage the RFI process during construction of a project with external EPCs
- Ability to facilitate design coordination meetings and issue resolution discussions
- Ability to reinforce a team approach throughout the enterprise, both on projects and internal initiatives
- Ability to champion change and effectively manage the implementation of new ideas, processes, and tools
- Travel availability of approximately 10%
- Must hold a valid driver’s license
Benefits & Perks
15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays
401(k) Match
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Wellness stipend
Family planning stipend
Generous parental leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Phone Bill Reimbursement
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