Senior Engineering Manager (Solar, BESS & Grid Integration)

Consigli Construction; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Energy in the United States is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide utility-scale solar, battery energy storage, substation, and grid interconnection projects from pursuit through commercial operation.

This role combines technical depth, EPC judgment, field engagement, and strong commercial awareness. You will build repeatable engineering practices, lead EORs, and help teams deliver safe, reliable, and contract-compliant facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering and EPC delivery experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with utility-scale solar and BESS projects.

Responsibilities

• Direct design delivery from site diligence to IFC and construction support.
• Lead EORs, manage scopes, costs, and interfaces with OEMs and utilities.
• Oversee MV components, BESS enclosures, EMS, PPC, and protection schemes.
• Translate EPC agreements and interconnection requirements into executable design.
• Lead technical negotiations on scope, deviations, and change management.

Skills

BESS integration

Substation design

SCADA

P&C

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiations

Field engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ICCP

DNP3

Modbus

HMI

RTU

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time FSLA: Salary/Exempt Division: Arch Energy Department: Arch Energy Reports to: VP of Power and Energy Supervisory Duties: Yes Salary Range: $150,000 - $170,000

Arch Energy is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide utility-scale solar, battery energy storage, substation, and grid interconnection projects from pursuit through commercial operation. This role combines technical depth, practical EPC judgment, field engagement, and strong commercial awareness. The successful candidate will build repeatable engineering practices, lead external Engineers of Record (EORs), and help project teams deliver safe, constructible, reliable, and contract-compliant facilities.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

Direct technical strategy and design delivery from site diligence, basis of design, and bid development through 30/60/90% reviews, Issued for Construction (IFC) design packages, construction support, commissioning, and turnover. Lead integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), including battery enclosures, Power Conversion Systems (PCS), medium-voltage (MV) skids, Battery Management Systems (BMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Power Plant Controllers (PPC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, fire and life safety systems, controls, networking, warranties, and performance guarantees. Oversee physical and Protection and Control (P&C) scope for collector substations, switching stations, and generation tie lines (gen-ties), including Air-Insulated Switchgear (AIS), Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS), transformers, grounding, control buildings, protection schemes, metering, telecommunications, Remote Terminal Units (RTU), SCADA, testing, and energization. Lead multidisciplinary reviews of civil, geotechnical, structural, electrical, controls, communications, fire protection, site logistics, temporary works, quantities, interfaces, and constructability. Develop scopes, fees, schedules, deliverables, design responsibility matrices, and interface registers for EORs, utilities, owner engineers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and specialty consultants. Partner with estimating, procurement, operations, quality, and commissioning teams to validate design maturity, quantities, assumptions, exclusions, contingencies, long-lead strategies, release priorities, and technical risk. Support business development through site walks, proposals, and client presentations. Translate technical findings into clear recommendations, qualifications, and project development opportunities. Create design criteria, standard details, specifications, review checklists, preferred-product strategies, and lessons learned. Optimize total installed cost without compromising safety, reliability, performance, maintainability, warranty, or compliance. Maintain a strong site presence through investigations, first-work inspections, QA/QC and constructability walkthroughs, pre-energization reviews, commissioning-readiness assessments, and punch-list creation and closure. Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), relay and controls testing, point-to-point checks, utility telemetry, integrated systems testing, and performance verification. Translate EPC agreements, interconnection requirements, owner specifications, permits, OEM requirements, and codes into executable project requirements. Lead technical negotiations involving scope, deviations, warranties, guarantees, change management, and design-risk allocation.

Key Skills

Engineering leadership across utility-scale solar, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), substations, and grid interconnection projects. Deep knowledge of BESS integration, including PCS, BMS, EMS, PPC, SCADA, controls, networking, commissioning, warranties, and performance guarantees. Strong understanding of substation design, Protection and Control (P&C), relays, metering, telecommunications, SCADA, RTUs, grounding, testing, and energization. Ability to identify scope gaps, constructability issues, interface risks, and technical compliance concerns before construction. Experience translating complex technical requirements into practical, executable solutions. Strong contract review, negotiation, risk management, and stakeholder management skills. Working knowledge of utility communication and control systems, including Human Machine Interface (HMI), Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3), Modbus, and Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol (ICCP). Excellent communication and collaboration skills with owners, utilities, EORs, OEMs, preconstruction teams, and field operations.

Required Experience

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Structural, or related Engineering; Electrical Engineering preferred. 10+ years of progressive engineering and EPC delivery experience in utility-scale solar, BESS, substations, transmission/interconnection, or related power infrastructure. At least five years leading multidisciplinary engi