Engineering Lead, Solar

Moss•Fort Lauderdale, FL

39d

About The Position

Moss is a national, privately held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in award-winning projects. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on construction management, solar EPC, and design-build. The company's diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise residential, landmark mixed-use developments, hospitality, K-12 and higher education, justice, solar energy and battery storage, and sports. Moss is ranked by Engineering News-Record as the nation's top solar contractor and one of the top 50 general contractors. Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement, and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work. Moss' Engineering Lead works in concert with the Engineering Manager, Internal Closing Team, and Subject Matter Experts to successfully design a solar project. Project Engineering Leads are expected to co-manage Project Engineers in daily coordination with and between Operation Teams and the EORs through the design process.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor's degree in engineering, technical field, or related discipline
Minimum 3 years' experience in the solar construction industry or direct engineering management on solar construction projects - solar experience is required
Must have a great attitude in working with the Moss team
Knowledge of electrical design, materials, and methods of construction in power systems
Solar electrical systems background
Good communication and presentation skills, including the ability to organize and present complex technical information effectively in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Highly organized and able to multitask multiple projects at once

Nice To Haves

Thorough knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) as it relates to utility-scale power plants is a plus

Responsibilities

Familiar with utility-scale solar project designs, including single-line drawings, civil, structural, electrical site plans, DC and AC wiring diagrams, and equipment layouts
Understand the construction applications of solar power plant design, including PV string sizing, DC and AC conductor and conduit sizing, and racking/tracker design and powering
Possess a knowledge of electrical and system studies required for plant designs
Possess a general knowledge of civil designs, including road design, plant grading design, drainage design, and permitting coordination
Comfortable traveling cross-country to perform site visits and provide technical support to construction teams
Have experience with substation design review and coordination at medium voltages (usually 34.5 kV) to the point of interconnect
Organizing and drafting engineering-related RFI's and handling high-level problem-solving in coordination with pre-construction and operational counterparts
Have direct and relevant experience with the latest solar and battery storage equipment, including solar panels, inverters/transformers, racking systems, and battery systems
General knowledge of solar plant SCADA requirements and design
Ability to develop, review, and approve engineering scope of work documents for external engineering partners
Other duties may be assigned