Remote Senior Engineering Leader, Power & Renewables

Progressive Recruitment; Charlottesville (VA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Career growth opportunities

Competitive base salary

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Progressive Recruitment seeks a Senior Engineering Manager/Director to lead engineering across a portfolio of utility-scale energy projects, including solar, BESS, substations, and transmission. You will guide engineering strategy, manage multidisciplinary teams and external partners, and ensure safe, on-time, budget-compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and executive-level client interaction, with a fully remote work arrangement in the United States.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of power, renewable energy, or related infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership or management experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and external engineering consultants.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts across multiple utility-scale energy projects from development through commissioning and closeout.
• Develop engineering execution plans, design schedules, resource plans, and project milestones.
• Oversee conceptual, preliminary, and detailed engineering activities.
• Review project constraints including site conditions, geotechnical reports, environmental studies, utility requirements, permitting requirements, and interconnection documentation.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet project objectives, quality requirements, and commercial expectations.
• Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Power & renewable energy

Client-facing

Remote leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

PSCAD

CYME

PowerWorld

GIS software

Procore

Primavera P6

Job description

Progressive Recruitment seeks a Senior Engineering Manager/Director to lead engineering across a portfolio of utility-scale energy projects, including solar, BESS, substations, and transmission. You will guide engineering strategy, manage multidisciplinary teams and external partners, and ensure safe, on-time, budget-compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and executive-level client interaction, with a fully remote work arrangement in the United States.