Senior Field Project Engineer: Islanded Microgrids

TAR; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TAR is building islanded microgrids powering AI data centers in West Texas. As Senior Project Engineer you own the on-site technical execution, translating designs into procurement, construction, commissioning and energization to commercial operation.

You coordinate engineers, EPCs, OEMs and owner’s engineers, manage scope, schedule and quality, and serve as the owner-side technical authority on site. This role requires on-site presence in West Texas, fast-paced delivery and strong safety

Qualifications

• 7+ years delivering utility-scale solar, BESS, power-generation, or large infrastructure projects.
• Hands-on ownership of construction and commissioning through COD on at least one project.
• Able to read and hold parties to EPC contracts, equipment specs, study reports, and IFC drawings.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical arc of the deployment from early design through commissioning and commercial operation.
• Lead coordination of the 30%, 60%, 90%, and IFC engineering packages across internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop technical scopes of work and deliverables/RACI matrices for LNTP, EPC, and owner’s engineering efforts.
• Develop and maintain the project design basis, standard specifications, and a lessons-learned repository.
• Support major equipment selection and specification for BESS, PV inverters, MV switchgear, and balance of plant; review vendor proposals and support contract execution for third-party engineering scopes.
• Review project estimates against the design basis and flag misalignments before they become change orders.
• Support technical due diligence with Independent Engineers for project financing; provide technical guidance for legal and commercial decision-making.
• Drive the islanded commissioning and energization sequence with the engineering team and OEMs.
• Manage and hold the Engineer of Record and EPC to scope, schedule, and quality; review EPC contracts, equipment specs, studies, and IFC drawings.
• Coordinate procurement logistics and on-site sequencing across inverter skids, BESS, MV switchgear, and balance of plant.
• Track and recover schedule against COD; surface risk early and drive it to resolution.
• Run field troubleshooting and bring-up at the pilot and across the program.
• Enforce site safety and quality throughout construction and commissioning.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Schedule management

Field execution

Education

BS in Electrical Eng

Job description

TAR is building islanded microgrids powering AI data centers in West Texas. As Senior Project Engineer you own the on-site technical execution, translating designs into procurement, construction, commissioning and energization to commercial operation.

You coordinate engineers, EPCs, OEMs and owner’s engineers, manage scope, schedule and quality, and serve as the owner-side technical authority on site. This role requires on-site presence in West Texas, fast-paced delivery and strong safety