Sr Preconstruction Associate

Rückbauanlage Gundremmingen•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Senior Preconstruction Associate supports and coordinates preconstruction activities for utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects, including engineering, permitting, interconnection, and scope development. Working under the direction of the Director and alongside Senior Project Managers, this role helps ensure projects are designed, de-risked, and contractually prepared for an efficient start to construction. The associate coordinates schedules, deliverables, design reviews, surveys, permits, interconnection plans, scopes of work, bidding, contract strategy, estimates, and project handover materials. The role works cross-functionally with internal teams and external engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders, escalating complex issues to project leadership and supporting project readiness from approximately 30% design through mobilization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited university.
At least 3 years of experience in renewable energy construction, engineering, and project management.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage customer relationships.
Demonstrated interest in learning about the company and the renewable energy sector.
Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and with Teams.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear written reports and concise summaries for technical and leadership audiences and meet deadlines.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple tasks, projects, and deliverables.
Working knowledge of preconstruction workflows and how surveys, reports, and permits affect engineering timelines.
Ability to resolve routine coordination and documentation issues with minimal guidance and escalate complex issues appropriately.
Ability to multitask independently and as part of a team.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship or transfer is not available.

Nice To Haves

An engineering degree.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience with wind, solar, and/or BESS civil design, permitting, interconnection, or BoP/EPC contracting.
Familiarity with CPM scheduling.
Experience contributing to process-improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

Track priorities, schedules, deliverables, and action items across assigned projects from approximately 30% design through mobilization; help develop project schedules, manage internal timelines and third-party engineers, own portions of documentation workflows, and support handoff to Project Execution.
Prepare status reports, risk and issue logs, decision-ready summaries, and materials for internal project reviews; validate inputs such as permit requirements and drawing status and flag delays or gaps.
Identify cost, schedule, constructability, design, and permitting risks; gather data, coordinate stakeholders, and document options for LCOE and value-engineering reviews.
Coordinate engineering deliverables and design reviews with Engineering and third-party engineers, tracking geotechnical, civil, high-voltage, photovoltaic, and battery energy storage system designs and organizing review comments and meetings.
Coordinate survey and predecessor activities with Development, Engineering, and Procurement, including tracking topographic and ALTA survey completion and routing questions to project leadership.
Support site layout optimization by helping set timelines and participating in buildable-area reviews, site visits, and contractor meetings, while providing trade-off input to Solar Engineering.
Help prepare and track civil permitting plans, identifying required permits, approval processes, and timelines with Engineering, Development, Environmental, Project Execution, and Legal; prepare SWPPP and building permit materials.
Help prepare interconnection plans and schedules by aligning Engineering, Transmission, Global Data Management, and Compliance on equipment, testing, data, and control requirements for back-feed, export, and substation operation.
Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance on facility specifications, initial spares, and startup needs so requirements are included in the balance-of-plant scope of work.
Assemble scopes of work and support EPC/BoP bidding by consolidating engineering inputs, organizing scope reviews, compiling target-price assumptions and bid comparisons, coordinating Owner Supplied Equipment allocation, and handing packages to Procurement.
Support contract strategy, contractor selection, and negotiations with Procurement and Project Execution by assisting with bid reviews and estimates and participating in contractor meetings to clarify scope, pricing, and schedule.
Assemble project estimates, databooks, and handover checklists with Estimating and Engineering, confirming that required inputs are complete and accurate.
Prepare first drafts of offtake RFP and TRC content and support BTA EOR selection and project engineering coordination by arranging meetings, tracking actions, and preparing documentation.