Engineering Manager-Renewable/Acquisition

American Electric Power•Columbus, OH

6d•$136,539 - $177,503•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the effective planning, staffing, and execution of engineering projects and oversight of technical support services that deliver safe, cost-effective solutions for AEP’s new and existing power generation fleet. The role manages resources, coordinates and supervises engineering efforts across relevant disciplines, systems, and equipment groups, and provides direction and guidance to employees to support continuous improvement, development, and talent retention. It ensures engineering deliverables follow Engineering standard work and Quality Assurance procedures. The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary engineering and technical team supporting utility-scale solar photovoltaic, battery energy storage systems (BESS), other renewable generation, build/transfer projects, and acquisition opportunities. The role leads engineering execution for self-developed Solar and BESS projects, oversees developer-led projects through acceptance and closeout, and coordinates technical requirements and decisions across internal teams and external partners. It also leads technical due diligence for acquisition opportunities, maintains applicable New Generation EPC Specification requirements, and ensures facilities are documented and transitioned effectively to Operations, Maintenance, and long-term asset management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
At least 10 years of experience in utility engineering work.
Project or initiative leadership experience.
Significant progressive engineering experience in power generation, renewable energy, energy storage, major capital projects, asset acquisitions, or comparable infrastructure.
Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating engineering activities across project management, engineering disciplines, developers, contractors, consultants, and operating organizations.
Experience with renewable generation, energy storage, project development, build/transfer execution, and/or technical evaluation of generation assets.
Experience managing technical risk, project or transaction interfaces, engineering requirements, and complex technical decisions.
Experience establishing, evaluating, and maintaining clear, traceable design-basis documentation, including technical assumptions, design decisions, deviations, due-diligence findings, configuration information, and engineering records needed to understand and operate an asset.
Demonstrated ability to organize, direct, and coordinate the work of other personnel.
Ability to communicate effectively and present ideas clearly orally and in writing, including presentations and recommendations to senior management and external audiences.
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
Strategic risk-assessment, customer focus, and business awareness to support technical decision-making.
Focus on continuous improvement and employee development.
Strong planning and organizational skills.
Physical demand level is sedentary.

Nice To Haves

Direct supervisory experience.
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and manage a multidisciplinary engineering and technical team, including staffing, workload, performance, succession planning, resources, and budgets.
Establish organizational priorities and foster safety, accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, inclusion, employee development, and continuous improvement.
Lead engineering execution for self-developed Solar and BESS projects across the project lifecycle and provide engineering oversight of developer-led projects through acceptance, turnover, and closeout.
Serve as the primary engineering integrator among project, development, acquisition, management, engineering services, operating company, developer, AE/EPC, OEM, Independent Engineer, supplier, and consultant teams.
Direct resolution of technical interfaces, design changes, deviations, nonconformances, engineering issues, commercial-technical interfaces, and risks affecting safety, quality, cost, schedule, reliability, compliance, or transaction value.
Own and maintain applicable portions of the New Generation EPC Specification for Solar, BESS, and other applicable technologies, aligning them with Engineering Services criteria, specifications, standards, portfolio requirements, and lessons learned.
Ensure project engineering and design comply with applicable specifications, Engineering Services requirements, codes and regulations, permits, quality requirements, and contractual commitments.
Provide engineering leadership for design reviews, safety-in-design, constructability, operability, maintainability, interconnection, quality, commissioning, startup readiness, and other technical activities.
Lead technical due diligence for renewable generation, energy-storage, and other acquisition opportunities, coordinating subject-matter experts and Independent Engineers to evaluate design basis, asset condition, performance, construction quality, reliability, compliance, remaining useful life, capital needs, and material technical risks.
Promote standardization and proven engineering solutions, incorporating project, operating, and due-diligence experience into future projects and the New Generation EPC Specification.
Ensure design-basis decisions, assumptions, engineering rationale, approved deviations, due-diligence findings, risk assessments, lessons learned, and decision records are documented and traceable throughout the asset lifecycle.
Ensure completed and acquired facilities have complete, accurate, organized, and retrievable engineering records that preserve design intent and accurately represent the asset.
Lead engineering turnover, project closeout, and acquisition transition to support Operations, Maintenance, and long-term asset management.
Maintain safety as the highest priority and demonstrate behaviors that support zero harm at work and at home.
Demonstrate ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance Policy.
Organize, direct, and coordinate the work of other personnel; communicate and present ideas and recommendations effectively to senior management and external audiences.
Support strategic risk assessment, customer focus, business awareness, teamwork, continuous improvement, and employee development.