Manager, Senior Storage Engineer

MN8 Energy • Boca Raton, FL

3h

About The Position

As the Senior Energy Storage Engineer, you will develop and manage relationships with BESS engineering consulting firms. You will coordinate support, either in-house or through consulting firms, for various work-streams including technical evaluation of new acquisition opportunities for Due Diligence (DD) teams, and the development and review of design and engineering packages for new build storage projects supporting the Project Execution (PE) team, as well as for Storage systems in the MN8 fleet supporting the Asset Management (AM) team. Additionally, you will develop and manage specific tools to support efficient sizing, pre-construction, and bidding of BESS projects. You will support the DD team by performing or managing consulting firms in the technical evaluation of new acquisition opportunities involving Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This evaluation includes reviewing engineering drawings, technical documentation, critical project documentation, performing engineering calculations, reviewing performance reports and equipment manuals, and preparing value engineering and risk analysis. You will also support the PE team after acquisition by coordinating design and engineering involving BESS, including preparing value engineering and risk analysis, supervising third-party engineering providers, supporting technical RFI and Change Order requests, coordinating with equipment vendors, and supporting commissioning of new built sites. Furthermore, you will support the AM team during the operations phase by coordinating design and engineering involving BESS, including reviewing repair requests and incident events, evaluating equipment replacement options, supervising third-party engineering providers for repair/repower/replacement drawings, and supporting technical troubleshooting. You will gather technical lessons learned to update and improve MN8 Design Standards for Solar and BESS systems. You will travel to sites for review and work with onsite field engineers, providing engineering evaluations and electrical systems audits. You will also develop and maintain relationships with key BESS equipment suppliers and evaluate their product pipeline. Identifying and evaluating technical enhancement opportunities in conjunction with DD, PE, and AM teams, and supporting the Project Management Office (PMO) team in the development and improvement of technical related processes are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in BESS Engineering with excellent understanding of storage project technical characteristics.
• Engineering/ BSc Degree required; Masters preferred.
• Expert knowledge of renewable energy engineering documents.
• Working knowledge of key renewable energy document types: project agreements and permits.
• Proficient in: HomerPro, AutoCAD , Excel, Word, Smartsheet.
• Very organized and able to multitask effectively.
• Good communicator both written and verbal skill.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a team and 3rd party resources.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and determination to complete difficult projects.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and create efficiencies.
• Highly developed sense of professional ethics and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work both on a team as well as independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy.
• Commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with BESS engineering consulting firms.
• Coordinate support (in-house or thru consulting firms) for various work-streams: Technical evaluation of new acquisition opportunities supporting the Due Diligence (DD) team; Development and review of design and engineering packages for new build storage projects supporting the Project Execution (PE) team; Development and review of design and engineering packages for Storage systems in the MN8 fleet supporting the Asset Management (AM) team.
• Develop and manage specific tools to support efficient sizing, pre-construction, and bidding of BESS projects.
• Support the Due Diligence (DD) team in the technical evaluation of new acquisition opportunities involving Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) by directly performing or managing consulting firms.
• Support the Project Execution (PE) team after acquisition by coordinating design and engineering involving BESS.
• Support the Asset Management (AM) team during the operations phase by coordinating design and engineering involving BESS.
• Gather technical lessons learned from DD, PE and AM interaction and update/improve MN8 Design Standards for Solar and BESS systems.
• Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations and electrical systems audits as needed.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers of BESS equipment as well as regularly evaluate their product pipeline.
• Identify and evaluate technical enhancement opportunities working in conjunction with DD, PE and AM teams and other MN8 teams.
• Support Project Management Office (PMO) team in the development and improvement of technical related processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager