Lead Project Engineer: Smart Energy Storage Deployments

Motive Workforce; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Motive Workforce is recruiting on behalf of a client in Irvine, CA for a hands-on Project Engineer to lead intelligent energy system deployments across commercial sites. You will own the deployment lifecycle from concept through operation, coordinating with customers, contractors, and AHJs to ensure timely, on-budget, quality outcomes.

The role requires strong technical expertise, clear communication, and an ownership mindset, with responsibility for documentation, permitting, design

Qualifications

• Lead site implementation from concept through operation, including civil and utility design coordination, permitting, contractor management, and construction oversight.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and installation support materials for product implementation.
• Own the full deployment lifecycle across multiple customer sites, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Coordinate with customers, contractors, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to complete feasibility studies, permitting, and approvals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during physical installation, software configuration, commissioning, testing, and final system sign-off.

Responsibilities

• Lead site implementation from concept through operation, including civil and utility design coordination, permitting, contractor management, and construction oversight.
• Own the full deployment lifecycle ('cradle to grave') across multiple customer sites, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and installation support materials for product implementation.
• Optimize and standardize site installation concepts and designs to enable scalable, reliable, and cost-effective deployments.
• Interface with customer site managers, MEP engineers, and professional engineers to ensure drawings and designs meet building codes and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with customers, contractors, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to complete feasibility studies, permitting, and approvals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during physical installation, software configuration, commissioning, testing, and final system sign-off.
• Support continuous improvement of deployment processes, tools, and best practices.
• Perform other duties as required to support successful project execution.
• Applies AI tools to improve project tracking, documentation, and field execution.

Skills

Project management

Civil/MEP coordination

Electrical knowledge

Quality & safety

Clear communication

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

MS Office

Documentation tools

Job description

Motive Workforce is recruiting on behalf of a client in Irvine, CA for a hands-on Project Engineer to lead intelligent energy system deployments across commercial sites. You will own the deployment lifecycle from concept through operation, coordinating with customers, contractors, and AHJs to ensure timely, on-budget, quality outcomes.

The role requires strong technical expertise, clear communication, and an ownership mindset, with responsibility for documentation, permitting, design