Principal Engineer- Battery Storage

Energy Vault; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the renewable energy sector is seeking a Principal Engineer, Battery Storage to lead engineering services for solar and battery projects. This role demands extensive experience in engineering leadership and client engagement in the US market, offering the opportunity to drive excellence in project execution.

Benefits

401(k) with company matching

Comprehensive benefits package

Performance bonus plan

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• 15+ years of technical advisory services experience in the US.
• Expertise in US Codes and Standards related to battery storage.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Battery Cell and BESS Engineers.
• Develop and execute Battery Cell and BESS Engineering scopes.
• Ensure quality and compliance of client deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Advisory

Project Management

Battery Storage Expertise

Client Engagement

Education

Engineering degree or closely related discipline

Job description

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

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City:Remote

State:On-Site

Position: Principal Engineer, Battery Storage

Bureau Veritas Power – Technical Advisory Services (formerly ArcVera) is seeking best-in-industry candidates to serve as the Battery Cell and BESS Engineering Practice Leader for solar and battery storage client project technical advisory services. The Leader will lead our Battery Cell and BESS Engineering Practice as a Senior Member of our multi-domain Technical Advisory Service Group and BV global Technical Center of Excellence. Client Project Services provided by this group include Owner’s Engineer, Independent Engineer, and Technical Consulting services on solar and battery storage client projects across the US and globally.

Location: Remote, anywhere in the Americas, with reasonable access for travel.

Bureau Veritas Power – Renewable Energy Technical Advisory Services (formerly ArcVera)

BV Power Renewables is expanding rapidly for the next decade and is a leading global renewable energy technical consultancy. Bureau Veritas provides investment-grade commercial and technical services for wind, solar, battery storage, hybrid, green hydrogen, and Green Power-to-X client projects. Bureau Veritas is committed to delivering best-in-class services over the full project lifecycle, serving developers, owners, investors, M&A, operators, and landowners globally. Bureau Veritas’ global presence includes 83,000+ professionals providing services in over 140 countries, across six continents.

Primary Responsibilities

• Reports to the Global Director of Solar & Storage Technical Advisory Services (US-based)

• Build and lead a team of Battery Cell and BESS Engineers in the technical review and advisement of clients on third-party engineering calculations, studies, design, and testing of utility-scale and C&I-scale solar and battery storage projects, plant substations, and gen-tie lines in the US

• Plan, define, develop, and execute highest-quality Battery Cell and BESS Engineering scopes of work, client deliverables, tools templates, procedures and workflows for Client Services

• Collaborate will all other Engineering Leaders and Specialists to form a comprehensive team of Subject Matter Experts for all Client Technical Advisory Services, including: Civil, Structural, PV System, Battery Storage, MV, Substation, T-line, Permitting, SCADA, Cybersecurity, O&M, etc.

• Take a leading technical role in BV Global Renewables – Technical Center of Excellence, including the definition, documentation, and training of industry best practices and thought leadership

• Directly support client engagement, scoping and estimating work for proposals, and project mgrs.

• Provide within-domain and multi-domain training and mentoring of our US and global renewables technical, strategic, and business development teams

• Ensure best-in-class, consistently insightful, highest-quality, client services and deliverables

• Ensure Total Quality Management of all client deliverables and external communications

• Attend, present, lead, and participate in industry conferences, technical forums/panels, white papers, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Subject Matter Expert in Battery Cell and BESS Engineering as applied to the design, construction, and operation of utility-scale solar generating and battery storage facilities in the US

• 10 years of successfully demonstrated engineering leadership and management experience

• 15 years of successfully demonstrated technical advisory services experience in the US

• Expert experience with applicable US Codes, Standards, and Practices

• Expert experience with identifying poor practices in the specification, design, construction, and/or operation of solar and battery storage equipment and facilities that could potentially lead to safety hazards, code non-compliance, poor construction, underperformance, accelerated degradation, failures, etc.

• Comfort with directly engaging with clients, investors and project counterparties

• Excellent technical and non-technical communications skills

• Excellent broad-scope and detailed organizational, planning, and management skills

• An Engineering degree or closely related discipline; an advanced degree and/or PE registration a plus

Compensation

Industry-leading compensation and performance bonus plan based on qualifications and a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with company matching

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