Lead Program Engineer - Major Projects Group

Blattner

11d•$121,680 - $176,436•Remote

About The Position

The Lead Program Engineer is a recognized technical leader within Blattner’s Major Projects Group, driving design quality, consistency, and innovation across concurrent projects in wind, solar, battery energy storage (BESS), and gas. The role supports cross-department standards and initiatives and prioritizes collective success and team development. It may lead Project Engineers, Engineer I/II staff, and CAD Designers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and professional development. The position leads the project engineering lifecycle from project award through design delivery, construction support, and closeout, with attention to schedule conformance and financial impact. It serves as the lead engineering contact for Owners and Engineer of Record teams, develops Bases of Design, manages RFIs, reviews designs and contracts, validates takeoffs, and coordinates resources and design schedules. The role partners with supply chain, estimating, construction, vendors, and outside engineering firms to support safe, cost-effective, and efficient project delivery. The Lead Program Engineer also drives change management, lessons learned, constructability assessments, portfolio-wide design consistency, and department initiatives. It mentors and develops engineers, supports hiring and promotion decisions, and communicates with internal and external stakeholders throughout all project phases. Travel is estimated at up to 50%, fluctuating with project and business needs. The role may require becoming a qualified individual in pursuit of company contract licensing. Blattner cannot sponsor H-1B visas or permanent residency; applicants must have valid, independent work authorization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited college, or relevant equivalent industry experience.
Seven or more years of progressive engineering and/or engineering supervisory experience in a related energy or construction industry, such as civil/structural, electrical, industrial, utilities, or power generation.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineers and driving technical standards.
Valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle driving record.
Knowledge of engineering science and technology and the application of principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design of generation facilities.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems.
Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects and pursue results through a sound process.
Ability to ensure accountability for results across the team.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Excellent organizational, scheduling, planning, and prioritization skills.
Accounting skills, including familiarity with math, record-keeping, and cost tracking to manage engineering budgets and report on cost performance.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
Must hold valid, independent work authorization; the employer cannot sponsor H-1B visas or permanent residency.
Estimated travel requirement of up to 50% of the time, subject to project and business needs.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering (PE) license or a Master’s degree in engineering.
Renewables and utility-scale generation experience across wind, solar, BESS, or gas is strongly preferred.
Working knowledge, experience, or interest in Artificial Intelligence.

Responsibilities

Lead the project engineering lifecycle from project award through design delivery, construction support, and closeout, emphasizing schedule conformance and financial impact.
Serve as the lead engineering contact for Owners and Engineer of Record teams on submittal milestones, review timelines, procurement deliverables, page turns, and AHJ outreach.
Ensure designs comply with facility requirements, applicable local, state, and national codes, owner contracts, and company best practices; promote a quality-first culture.
Own Basis of Design development and RFI management for assigned projects and disciplines across wind, solar, BESS, and gas scopes.
Review drawings and designs for compliance with industry standards, company standards, and safe field work practices.
Validate equipment and material quantity takeoffs for accuracy and completeness before submission.
Coordinate with engineers and discipline leads on design schedules, resource plans, and cross-discipline coordination across the project portfolio.
Review contracts and subcontracts and provide technical recommendations; escalate high-risk issues to Senior Manager and Director leadership as appropriate.
Lead coordination with Integrated Supply Chain, Estimating, and Construction on equipment and material selection, vetting, and approval.
Support project man-camp siting and development.
Partner with construction management to support design understanding and ensure field teams have the plans, quantities, and parameters needed to build.
Collaborate with company departments, vendors, and outside engineering firms to explore ideas, methods, materials, and technologies that promote safety, reduce cost, and increase efficiency.
Ensure scope changes, quantity changes, and design deviations are documented, communicated through change narratives, and resolved at the appropriate level.
Lead formal lessons-learned sessions and ensure findings are documented, distributed, and incorporated into future project work.
Mentor, train, and onboard Senior Engineers and Engineer I/II staff through coaching, feedback, career-development conversations, and work-product review.
Support managers with hiring and promotion decisions by participating in interviews and assessing talent.
Drive design consistency across projects and establish and enforce standard design approaches and details across the portfolio.
Identify and lead department initiatives to improve processes, standards, and cross-functional collaboration; set goals and work with direct reports through goal setting.
Perform in-depth constructability assessments on complex projects.
Communicate deliberately and purposefully with Owners, EOR teams, project engineering staff, and internal stakeholders through all phases of work.
Adhere to company cultural basics and the National Society of Professional Engineers’ code of conduct; solve problems using factual evidence and safe, transparent, documentable, sustainable solutions.
Assist with special projects and perform other duties at the supervisor’s discretion.