Senior Director, Engineering

Scout Clean Energy•Boulder, CO

3d•$220,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Engineering leads Scout's Engineering organization within the Technical Services department, overseeing Civil & Design Engineering and Power Systems Engineering. The role is accountable for engineering execution and continuous improvement supporting the development, construction, commissioning, and operation of Scout's utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects. Responsibilities include setting engineering standards and governance, ensuring technical quality, planning resources, developing organizational capability, and managing technical risks across the project lifecycle. The Senior Director partners with Development, Preconstruction, Procurement, Construction, Asset Management & Operations, and Executive Leadership to align engineering work with project priorities and business objectives. Reporting to the Vice President of Technical Services, this leader builds and develops a high-performing, multidisciplinary engineering organization to support Scout's growing renewable energy portfolio. The role oversees civil and design engineering activities such as site design, access infrastructure, foundations, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, collection systems, and development-stage design packages. It also oversees power systems engineering, including electrical standards, protection and controls, SCADA, plant power controllers, substations, commissioning readiness, electrical quality assurance, and fleet reliability. The position provides technical leadership for project support, due diligence, risk management, cross-functional coordination, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering.
20+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience in renewable energy IPPs, electric utilities, power generation, engineering consulting, EPC contracting, or related industries.
7+ years of engineering leadership experience, including management of managers, engineering teams, and senior technical professionals.
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
Strong understanding of utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage project development, engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations.
Experience managing engineering activities across multiple disciplines, including civil, structural, geotechnical, and electrical engineering.
Experience establishing engineering standards, governance processes, quality programs, and organizational best practices.
Proven success developing engineering professionals, managers, and technical leaders.
Experience managing engineering resources, consultant relationships, departmental planning activities, and budgets.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, organizational leadership, and decision-making skills.
Ability to balance technical excellence with business objectives, project schedules, and organizational priorities.
Up to 10% travel to project sites in the U.S. is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Independent Power Producer (IPP), utility, owner's engineer, engineering consulting, EPC, or owner-operator business models.
Experience supporting utility-scale wind, solar, and battery energy storage portfolios.
Experience supporting project financing, Independent Engineer reviews, and technical due diligence.
Experience developing and implementing engineering standards and governance frameworks.
Experience leading engineering organizations consisting of managers, technical specialists, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.
MBA or advanced engineering degree.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the Engineering organization, including Civil & Design Engineering and Power Systems Engineering.
Provide direct leadership to Engineering managers and Associate Directors.
Set departmental goals, performance metrics, staffing plans, and strategic priorities.
Develop workforce plans, recruit and retain staff, and build organizational capability and career development pathways.
Manage performance, succession planning, departmental budgets, consultant expenditures, software tools, and engineering resource allocation.
Establish engineering policies, procedures, specifications, standards, design criteria, workflows, review processes, and quality assurance programs.
Lead technical reviews, design approvals, and stage-gate governance, and track engineering performance indicators.
Improve engineering execution through standardization, process improvement, automation, and lessons learned.
Oversee civil and design engineering activities supporting development and preconstruction, including design standards, technical reviews, value engineering, constructability, and risk mitigation.
Oversee power systems engineering standards and technical governance for electrical systems and operating fleet performance.
Support equipment selection, technology evaluations, commissioning readiness, technical issue resolution, root-cause investigations, and corrective action plans.
Provide engineering leadership through project development, construction, commissioning, and operations.
Support technical due diligence for project financing, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions.
Assess site selection, technology selection, constructability, optimization, and technical risks across the project lifecycle.
Communicate technical risks and recommendations to project stakeholders and leadership.
Partner with Construction, Asset Management & Operations, Supply Chain, and other internal teams on project execution, reliability, equipment qualification, specifications, and procurement.
Support technical discussions with lenders, investors, Independent Engineers, consultants, OEMs, EPC contractors, and other external stakeholders.
Build relationships with engineering consultants, equipment suppliers, contractors, and industry partners.