Lead Development Engineer – Renewables

Ulteig•,

10h•$111,200 - $150,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Ulteig is seeking a talented and motivated Lead Engineer to support utility-scale solar, wind, and battery projects. The selected candidate will engage with Ulteig’s civil, structural, electrical, and high voltage design teams and our clients to provide innovative, forward-thinking design solutions for the development stage design of renewable facility projects. The ideal candidate will be able to provide sound engineering design for projects with rapid and evolving requirements while delegating to other engineering support staff as needed.

Requirements

B.S. in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent is required.
Successful Completion of Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire, is required.
Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience, with at least 3+ years of experience in design of utility scale renewables, required.
Demonstrated proficiency and working knowledge of AutoCAD or Civil 3D is required.
Must have permanent authorization to work in US.

Nice To Haves

NCEES Council Record is preferred.
Experience in “engineer of record” (EOR) of construction utility scale renewables is a plus.
Stormwater management and permitting experience is a plus.
Demonstrated proficiency and working knowledge of PVFarm, SAM, GIS/ESRI, PVProspect, or similar industry software is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support multiple projects in various development-stage phases from proposal through kickoff, design, delivery, and revision while maintaining schedules with other disciplines and a positive relationship with clients.
Provide expert-level knowledge of solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical design including string sizing, cable sizing, ampacity, 1500V DC, 34.5kV MV, and National Electric Code (NEC) requirements for utility-scale PV power plants.
Work with internal team and external clients to develop packages including solar array layouts, electrical one-lines, collection systems, collection system studies, and equipment installation details for Utility Scale Solar PV systems (50-500MW+).
Apply current, standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to complete engineering tasks, and support other civil, structural, and electrical design workflows as necessary on a case by case basis.
Contribute to continual development of internal solar engineering standards, toolsets and work processes.
Develop plans, details, and reports that are complete, accurate and in accordance with sound utility-scale renewables early-stage development engineering practices.
Work closely with and provide guidance to engineering technicians and design engineers.
Partner with clients to understand priorities and technical needs, then develop feasible valued engineered solutions that achieve project goals.
Check design and computations performed by internal design team and provide ideas and execute to promote higher quality designs.
Review development plans and specifications for constructability, safety, and risk considerations.
Work closely with marketing, sales, business development, and engineering staff across multiple markets and technical disciplines.
Demonstrate a wide degree of out-of-the-box thinking, creativity, and design ownership.
Lead site visits to gather notes and take pictures of existing conditions to aid in design and identify critical flaws.