Senior Engineering Manager - Renewable Energy

Ameresco

5d•$154,200 - $223,200•Remote

About The Position

Ameresco, Inc. is a leading energy solutions provider focused on helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero. They offer tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades. Ameresco is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Engineering Manager to lead their growing Renewable Energy Engineering team. This is a 100% remote position with geographical flexibility and autonomy. The role involves leading the technical development of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) for solar PV, battery energy storage (BESS), microgrid, and EV charging infrastructure projects. The manager will partner with Sales Executives and lead a team of engineers through the entire project development lifecycle. The ideal candidate combines deep renewable energy expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset and strong emotional intelligence for team leadership and client relations in a remote setting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in renewable energy project development, engineering design, or a related field.
Demonstrated track record of successfully leading the development of utility-scale or complex commercial/industrial solar PV and/or battery energy storage (BESS) projects.
Ability to review confidential US security information.
Strong emotional intelligence: Proven ability to lead with empathy, resolve conflicts, mentor remote staff, and build strong relationships with diverse customer profiles.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity; a proactive self-starter who thrives with minimal oversight, enjoys building processes from scratch, and treats project budgets/timelines with true ownership.
Advanced Technical Domain: Strong experience with complex microgrid design, islanding configurations, grid services, and dispatch optimization modeling.
Modeling Software Proficiency: Deep familiarity with or ability to guide teams using PVSyst, Helioscope, Aurora, Energy Toolbase, Xendee, and/or HOMER Pro.
Financial & Analytical Acumen: Advanced capability to analyze utility rate structures and validate financial metrics (NPV, IRR, simple payback).
Remote Mastery: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills tailored for an asynchronous, 100% remote workplace.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for site visits, team alignment meetings, and high-priority customer presentations.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering (PE) license
NABCEP PV Installation/Technical Sales certification
Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

Responsibilities

Recruit, manage, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team of renewable energy development engineers in a fully remote environment.
Foster a culture of trust, psychological safety, and strong interpersonal awareness, guiding the team through complex project challenges, supporting career development, and managing cross-functional relationships.
Assign engineering resources, manage workloads, and balance team priorities across a diverse national project pipeline with high autonomy.
Act as the ultimate technical owner for a portfolio of complex multi-million dollar energy projects, driving technical strategy, risk mitigation, and execution from inception to completion.
Partner with Sales Executives to align engineering solutions with business development goals, participating in high-stakes customer meetings and presenting technical visions credibly.
Oversee and approve the preparation of technical proposals, including system layouts, energy production estimates, equipment specs, risk assessments, and project schedules.
Guide the team in leveraging complex incentive programs (ITC, IRA adders, SGIP, USDA REAP, net metering) to maximize project economics.
Champion top-tier technical development of solar PV, BESS, microgrid, and EV charging projects from early feasibility through construction handoff.
Oversee advanced energy modeling, battery dispatch optimization, utility cost/rate analysis, and microgrid resiliency designs.
Direct utility interconnection strategies (NEM, SGIP, Rule 21, etc.) and act as the escalation point for complex technical hurdles with utilities, AHJs, outside engineers, and vendors.
Review and approve financial models, project pricing, construction budgets, and project schedules in tandem with Pre-Construction teams.
Ensure seamless handoff to Project Management, providing high-level technical guidance during material procurement and construction phases.
Oversee the technical components of commissioning, project closeout, and post-construction savings evaluations.
Continuously evaluate and improve internal engineering processes, design tools, and best practices to scale the remote engineering department.