Project Engineering Manager
About The Position
Zelestra U.S. is a fast-growing business unit within Zelestra, a global renewable energy company focused on making decarbonization a reality for its partners. With a significant U.S. development portfolio and projects advancing into construction, the team delivers customer-focused clean energy solutions across the full project lifecycle, from development through construction, operations, and asset management. The Project Engineering Manager lead and oversee early to late stage (30% through IFC) engineering efforts on a project basis for utility scale solar/ESS/wind. Manages and leads a team of engineers who coordinate site-specific engineering designs and ensure they align with Zelestra standards.
Requirements
- BS in Civil, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent specific to renewables.
- Minimum experience of 5-10+ years in engineering companies developing similar functions.
- Minimum of 3+ years of direct leadership experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Procore or equivalent project management tools, Bluebeam, CAD, applicable renewable energy codes and standards, and AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Microsoft Copilot is preferred.
- Willingness to obtain PE license.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Microsoft Copilot is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of design (project) engineers, providing direction, mentorship, and performance oversight.
- Ensure engineering designs and contracting align with Zelestra standards (including the creation of new standards where appropriate) and incorporating lessons learned from previous projects.
- Lead coordination (with internal and external stakeholders) of the 10%, 30%, 60%, IFC engineering packages for solar/BESS/Wind
- Lead developing technical scopes of work templates for LNTP, EPC, & owners engineering efforts
- Support technical due diligence of Independent Engineers supporting project financing
- Maintain repositories for lesson’s learned across projects for continuous improvement of the department
- Utilize the Zelestra early and late stage processes during the design and construction of projects
- Support reviewing project estimates and ensure they meet the project specific design basis
- Lead/Support major equipment selection for solar/wind/BESS
- Key contact for all project related technical issues and technical scope
- Maintain relationships with key engineering partners
- Lead/manage/update Zelestra design engineering processes
- Utilization of AI in day-to-day activities to increase efficiency and productivity for assigned tasks
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- flexible spending accounts
- life insurance
- holiday pay
- paid time off
- competitive bonus program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
