Senior Energy Consultant -- Renewable Engineering Experience

Sargent & Lundy•Chicago, IL

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring three days a week in the office and two days remote. Sargent & Lundy is one of the largest and most experienced power industry engineering and consulting firms. This position in Sargent & Lundy’s Consulting group will require you to work on project teams that provide a wide variety of services, including technical consulting and advisory services to power project developers, independent engineering and due diligence services for lenders and investors, technical, economic, and market studies for grid operators, utilities, and research agencies, and planning studies and business case development for utilities, independent power producers, and government agencies. This position is being added to support the continued growth of the Sargent & Lundy Consulting group, particularly in the renewable energy, battery energy storage, and utility planning / advisory practice areas. The Consulting Group works with clients across the United States and in numerous other countries. This position will require a great deal of face-to-face interaction with power plant developers and owners, as well as lenders and investors, during the execution of consulting services work for the firm. The work environment in our Consulting group is fast-paced, dynamic, and interesting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or civil engineering (other engineering disciplines may be considered)
10 or more years of experience in the power industry
Experience in one or more of the following: Design of utility-scale solar, wind, and/or battery energy storage projects; Independent engineering and due diligence services for power projects; Power project development; Solar, wind, and/or battery energy storage construction management
Excellent verbal/written communication skills
Experience writing technical reports and proposals
Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
Project planning and leadership skills
Willingness or ability to lead others who use modern tools

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in an engineering discipline or business (e.g., MBA)
Experience in project finance or financial modeling of power projects
Experience with owner’s engineering activities during power project execution
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows

Responsibilities

Work on project teams that provide technical consulting and advisory services to power project developers to support new utility-scale solar, wind, gas, battery energy storage, and other projects
Work on project teams that provide independent engineering and due diligence services for lenders and investors to evaluate the financing of new power and infrastructure projects
Work on project teams that provide technical, economic, and market studies for grid operators, utilities, and research agencies
Work on project teams that provide planning studies and business case development for utilities, independent power producers, and government agencies
Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
Direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation
Guide when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked