Development Engineer

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead assessment of the feasibility and the risks of Project Development opportunities;
• Provide engineering and technical support to Development team for all utility and ISO interconnection application package development work;
• Provide support for GIRs during early-stage development, particularly coordinating requirements and deliverables related to LGIAs. 
• Regularly liaise with Engineering team members to gather all necessary data for utility interconnection studies;
• Review engineering data from external vendors (such as inverters, battery, transformers etc.) and liaise with them to comply with utility interconnection requirements and standards;
• Interact with external vendors for technology discussions (such as turbines, inverters, batteries etc.);
• Regularly participate in all utility and ISO meetingsfordevelopmentpipelineprojectdiscussionsthroughouttheinterconnectionstudyprocess and address engineering matters as needed to ensure timely completion of all interconnection studies and LGIA execution;
• Create, review and maintain drawing packages, energy production models, bills of materials, scopes of work and other technical project documentation.
Project Development Support 
• Manage the technical needs in all stages of project development and design, including conceptual and detailed system design deliverables, observingregulatorycodesaswellasrequirementsofotherstakeholders, specify balance of systems, perform site visits, coordinate needs for the permitting and technical support during the construction phase;
• Coordinate external resources such as structural, civil and electrical engineer consultants, geotechnical and topographic surveyors, other specialized professionals as needed and suppliers; Understand and coordinate site studies to be completed at various stages of project development. 
• Assist in the development and review of project schedules, cost estimation, bill of materials, budgets, scopes of work, standards and quotes from equipment suppliers, and coordinate early-stage Development deliverables with other internal functions such as EPC Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Systems Integration teams.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvements in project designs, plans, processes; understand and perform various optimization strategies for PV, Wind, and BESS Projects, and how to apply these optimizations at different stages during development. 
• Prepare conceptual design for solar projects including selection of major components, equipment layouts, single-line diagrams, etc.;
• Perform energy generation modeling for solar projects using PV Syst and other tools, including energy production and cost sensitivity modeling;
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical Engineering (with emphasis on Power Systems), or another related engineering science
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of professional engineering experience in the solar industry
• Relevant work experience in the design and development of power plants (in particular solar or wind power plants)
• Willingness to travel, at least 15% of the time
• Experience with AutoCAD (or equivalent)
• Experience with photovoltaic performance modeling tools (preferably PVSyst)
• Strong in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with Gantt charts (MS Project or equivalent)
• Knowledge of the National Electric Code
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Assertive, able to cope with pressure, a team player
• Previous experience managing projects from initial design to installation and execution, preferred
• Experience in permitting processes with local authorities having jurisdiction, preferred.