Senior Manager, US Engineering
Akaysha EnergyPortland, Oregon
Full Time
Posted February 6, 2025
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Job Description
The Senior Manager will assist in the engineering aspects of large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, providing technical specifications and support during project tendering, design reviews, and stakeholder management, while promoting health and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Promote and ensure health and safety in workplace obligations
- Lead technical reviews of new development projects
- Develop concept project designs and manage interconnection processes
- Assist in development of innovative BESS solutions and technical business cases
- Size Battery Energy Storage Systems to meet project requirements
- Achieve grid connection approvals and negotiate connection agreements
- Provide technical support during project design, construction, and commissioning
- Coordinate development of US-specific project technical specifications
- Support selection and contracting of BESS and Inverter OEMs
- Manage technical schedules in EPC Balance of Plant Contracts
- Attend Factory and Site Acceptance Testing for critical equipment
- Support Asset Management team during operations phase of projects
- Lead technical project business case development
- Interact with external stakeholders on a technical basis
- Occasional site visits for installation, commissioning, and maintenance oversight
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical, Electronic or Power Systems Engineering
- 8 years experience in a generation, renewables, transmission or distribution electrical engineering role
- Extensive technical knowledge of US engineering systems, calculations, application of engineering methods and materials
- Experience and demonstrated knowledge of US primary and secondary electrical system design and design processes for renewable generators and HV substations
- Experience working on utility-scale energy storage systems, renewable energy project or transmission system design and delivery
- Strong technical writing, presentation and written and verbal communications skills
- Mentoring, management and team-building skills, including ability to lead and work with a small, fast-paced team, learning and making critical decisions quickly
- Exposure to commercial and contract management
- Familiarity with US Interconnection processes
- You must be a US citizen, hold permanent residency status or have existing US working rights to apply for this role
Benefits & Perks
above-market performance bonuses
flexible working arrangements
wellness allowances
professional training and development opportunities
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