Senior Director of Project Architecture

Strata Careers • Durham, NC

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About The Position

The Senior Director of Project Architecture is our senior design authority for utility-scale solar and storage projects, responsible for the technical design basis that drives each project’s value, cost, and constructability. You will own the configuration and technology decisions that shape a project from initiation through early-stage design — balancing customer requirements, site and interconnection constraints, and company standards to define the right solution for each project and for competitive EPC bids. You will lead a focused, senior team of roughly 8–10 — project engineers, technical specialists, and civil designers — setting the design basis across the company’s utility-scale project portfolio.

Requirements

• 8+ years in utility-scale solar and/or storage engineering, with hands-on experience in design, estimating, and technology selection at volume.
• Command of the full project configuration space: trackers, electrical balance of plant, civil and geotechnical considerations, PV modules, and battery storage.
• Strong technical judgment and the confidence to hold a position under commercial and schedule pressure.
• Experience leading technical teams and approving design or bid deliverables.

Nice To Haves

• PE license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce and optimize the project design basis using company standards, customer requirements, and project-specific feasibility inputs, through early-stage (30%) design.
• Determine project configuration and technology selection to maximize customer value and project returns.
• Approve engineering designs for competitive bids and internal projects, and produce the associated bid-stage quantity estimates.
• Govern changes to the design basis — evaluating proposed changes on technical merit and maintaining design integrity through construction.
• Partner with development, procurement, construction, and the discipline engineering teams to ensure designs are buildable and aligned to project goals.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of project engineers, technical specialists, and designers.
• Drive continuous improvement in design quality, consistency, and throughput.

Benefits

• We control and self-perform all processes from our nationwide solar and storage developments, to construction, O&M, and Asset Management.
• Our employees are empowered to drive our business in a collaborative, creative, and passion-driven environment that fosters long-term professional growth.
• There is a lot to learn at Strata, but we’re here to help you give your best and have a good time doing it.
• At Strata, you’re part of something big.
• We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers.
• We are driving innovation to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet.
• Join us in powering the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed