Remote Senior Battery Storage Project Engineer

Plus Power; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Unlimited vacation

Work from home stipend

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Plus Power is seeking a Senior Project & Commissioning Engineer to join the EPC team. The role focuses on design, construction, and commissioning of utility-scale battery energy storage systems across North America, reporting to the Senior Manager, EPC Engineering.

You will collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction partners, manage interconnection agreements, and help prepare RFQ/RFP packages while traveling to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with a focus in Power Engineering.
• 5-7+ years of experience in project engineering, development (including permitting and regulatory approvals), procurement/contracting, and construction management, specifically within the power generation, utility, and transmission industries.
• Experience with the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of high-voltage utility substations, switchyards, and transmission systems; experience working for or with a major utility is a plus.
• Experience leading projects in a cross functional team from initial feasibility evaluations to late-stage development, design, engineering, and construction.
• Understanding of key project development elements, including real property, permitting, regulatory matters, environmental compliance, interconnection, transmission, and related areas.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with market dynamics related to major equipment, engineering services, construction services, and labor.
• Strong understanding of the battery energy storage value proposition and/or the engineering fundamentals of battery energy storage projects.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Supportive, resourceful, and willing to take on new responsibilities.
• Persuasive, clear, and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative and independent thinker with a demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a diverse, fast-paced, and geographically dispersed team environment.
• Proficient in the Microsoft suite of tools and applications including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, SharePoint, and Excel.
• Proficient in AutoCAD or equivalent, including Revu Bluebeam.
• Ability to travel intermittently, up to approximately 30% over the course of a year.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead the technical deliverables associated with the design, construction, and commissioning of Plus Power’s BESS projects in collaboration with third-party engineering and EPC firms.
• Support the EPC Leadership Team on a broad range of supplier and contractor management matters across multiple equipment vendors and construction firms.
• Partner with the Transmission, Interconnection, and Market Analysis teams in the definition, review, negotiation, and execution of interconnection agreements, with a focus on efficiently integrating BESS projects into the U.S. power grid.
• Assist with the preparation and issuance of RFQ/RFP packages to EPC contractors and Engineering consultants.
• Support the EPC Procurement team in developing and issuing project scopes of work, RFPs, schedules, budgets, cash flow projections and technical contract requirements.
• Attend meetings with various project stakeholders including developers, contractors, consultants, and utility companies.
• Travel to project sites before, during, and after construction to support a wide range of project-related tasks and activities.
• Provide input on permitting and regulatory applications and, when requested by the internal development team, respond to stakeholder inquiries.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power systems

Project management

Permitting & regulatory

Vendor management

Cross-functional lead

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revu Bluebeam

Job description

Plus Power is seeking a Senior Project & Commissioning Engineer to join the EPC team. The role focuses on design, construction, and commissioning of utility-scale battery energy storage systems across North America, reporting to the Senior Manager, EPC Engineering.

You will collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction partners, manage interconnection agreements, and help prepare RFQ/RFP packages while traveling to sites as needed.