Senior Director, Utility-Scale Solar & Storage Engineering

Strata Careers; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Strata Clean Energy seeks a Senior Director of Solar Engineering to serve as the senior design authority for utility-scale solar and storage projects. You will own the configuration and technology decisions shaping early-stage design, balancing customer requirements with site constraints and company standards.

You will lead a focused team of 8–10 engineers and designers, drive buildable, cost-effective solutions, and partner across development, procurement, and construction to ensure bids and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in utility-scale solar and/or storage engineering.
• Experience in design, estimating, and technology selection at volume.
• Ownership of the full project configuration space including trackers, electrical balance of plant, civil and geotechnical considerations, PV modules, and battery storage.
• Strong technical judgment and the confidence to hold a position under commercial and schedule pressure.
• Experience leading technical teams and approving design or bid deliverables.
• PE license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce and optimize the project design basis using company standards, customer requirements, and project-specific feasibility inputs, through early-stage (30%) design.
• Determine project configuration and technology selection to maximize customer value and project returns.
• Approve engineering designs for competitive bids and internal projects, and produce the associated bid-stage quantity estimates.
• Govern changes to the design basis by evaluating proposed changes on technical merit and maintaining design integrity through construction.
• Partner with development, procurement, construction, and the discipline engineering teams to ensure designs are buildable and aligned to project goals.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of project engineers, technical specialists, and designers.
• Drive continuous improvement in design quality, consistency, and throughput.

Skills

Solar engineering

Leadership

Technical judgment

Project management

Team mentorship

Job description

Strata Clean Energy seeks a Senior Director of Solar Engineering to serve as the senior design authority for utility-scale solar and storage projects. You will own the configuration and technology decisions shaping early-stage design, balancing customer requirements with site constraints and company standards.

You will lead a focused team of 8–10 engineers and designers, drive buildable, cost-effective solutions, and partner across development, procurement, and construction to ensure bids and