Project Engineer
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Full Time
Posted December 10, 2025
$85k - $115k
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Job Description
The Project Engineer will lead the technical design, engineering, procurement, and construction of commercial and utility-scale solar projects, ensuring systems meet safety, performance, and reliability standards while managing internal and external resources throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design, engineering, procurement, and construction of solar projects
- Review site parameters, interconnection studies, and customer loads for system optimization
- Perform detailed shading, structural, and electrical assessments to inform equipment selection
- Model designs to predict energy production and economic performance
- Produce permit and construction drawing sets that meet codes and standards
- Manage relationships with third-party engineering firms and coordinate technical reviews
- Specify electrical protection, monitoring, and control schemes for grid stability
- Develop equipment specifications, bills of materials, and scopes of work for procurement and construction
- Supervise contractors during system installation to ensure adherence to plans
- Review shop drawings, inspect deliveries, and witness factory testing
- Conduct site visits for constructability evaluation and project progress support
Requirements
- 3 - 5 years of commercial solar energy system design experience, preferably working with the design of new facilities
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, with a preference for PE certification
- Knowledgeable of the NEC (National Electrical Code) standards
- NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) certification or PV Installation Professional Certification is a plus
- Expertise in solar plant equipment, including PV modules, racking systems, inverters, and electrical balance of plant
- Proficiency with PVSyst, System Advisory Model (SAM) programs, AutoCAD, PVcase, ArcGIS, Helioscope, and Aurora Solar is a plus
- Experience reviewing civil, structural, or electrical engineering design packages
- Experience managing third-party due diligence studies and energy production estimates
- Ability to multi-task and manage deliverables for multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with the Microsoft Windows Office suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Some travel required
- Understanding of site parameters, interconnection studies, and customer loads to determine optimal system sizing and configuration
- Ability to conduct detailed shading analysis, structural assessments, and electrical reviews to inform equipment selection and layout
- Experience modeling proposed designs in PVsyst or equivalent software to predict energy production and economic performance
- Ability to lead engineering teams to produce permit and construction drawing sets meeting all applicable codes and client standards
- Experience directing internal and external engineering resources to produce full construction drawing sets and documentation packages
- Ability to specify electrical protection, monitoring, and control schemes to support grid stability and meet utility requirements
- Experience developing equipment specifications, bills of materials, and detailed scopes of work for procurement and construction
- Ability to review civil, structural, and electrical engineering design packages for compliance with technical specifications
- Support for team initiatives related to safety, material process template improvement, and standardization
- Provide technical supervision of contractors during system installations to ensure plan adherence
- Review shop drawings, inspect deliveries, witness factory testing, and review punch list inspection, testing, and commissioning of completed systems
- Compile as-built drawings, operations manuals, warranty documents, and other project closeout paperwork
- Participate in project construction activities, including responding to contractor RFIs, attending monthly construction meetings, and reviewing site QA/QC documents
- Conduct site visits to support site constructability evaluation and construction progress
- Desire to work in a dynamic environment alongside people with varied interests and backgrounds
Benefits & Perks
Annual base salary range of $85,000.00 to $115,000.00, determined based on experience and qualifications
Work flexibility to contribute to work-life balance
Medical benefits
401(k) options
Professional development opportunities
Paid time off policy
Work environment that values diversity, inclusion, and employee well-being
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