Manager, Renewable Engineering (Solar)

Invenergy•Chicago, IL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future. This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window. Position Overview As a Manager, Renewable Engineering (Solar), you will lead a team that performs engineering activities for utility scale solar projects throughout the United States. The role will support opportunities sourced through the Origination team and the Renewable Energy Development team. This position will be located at Invenergy's downtown Chicago, IL office. Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering required
5+ years of engineering experience
Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the solar energy field
Masters in engineering is a plus
Experience in leading an engineering group
7+ years professional experience preferred
Strong engineering organizational, networking, leadership, and time management skills
Ability to accommodate travel some travel domestically (not more than 25%)

Responsibilities

Support the Origination and Development teams in customer meetings and with engineering deliverables for proposal development for utility scale solar projects.
Identify, hire, onboard and train new solar engineers to support the growth of the company
Manage a regional solar project engineering team with focus on critical issues including system design, energy assessment, risk analysis and other duties as required to support the development, design and construction of utility scale solar energy plants
Work collaboratively with the Development, Origination, Pre-Construction, Project Management, Procurement, Environmental, Legal, Regulatory and other teams to support solar project development, engineering and construction
Work collaboratively Project Management, Procurement, Project Electrical Engineering and Operations teams leading up to and through project commercial operations.
Represent Invenergy LLC with customers, state and local officials, industry associations and other stakeholders.