Senior Manager, Renewable Systems Engineering & Risk

WSP; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks an experienced Manager, Systems Engineering - Renewable Energy in San Diego, CA, to lead technical risk assessments and owner’s engineering across utility-scale renewables, BESS, and microgrids. You will drive bankability analyses, performance modeling, and AI-driven decision-support for diverse projects.

The role requires 10+ years in renewable energy engineering, strong financing understanding, and ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Energy Systems or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in renewable energy engineering, technical advisory, owner's engineering, or independent engineering roles.
• Experience supporting utility-scale solar PV, BESS, wind, and hybrid projects.
• Proven experience performing lender’s technical due diligence and bankability assessments.
• Experience supporting projects through development, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Strong understanding of project financing, EPC contracting, and project risk management.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and adherence to policies.
• Flexibility for travel and varying schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical due diligence for solar PV, BESS, hybrid renewable, microgrid, and other energy infrastructure projects.
• Perform independent assessment of project design, technology selection, engineering assumptions, and execution plans.
• Identify and quantify technical, operational, commercial, and contractual risks throughout project lifecycles.
• Develop risk registers and mitigation plans for developers, EPC contractors, lenders, investors, and asset owners.
• Review project permits, equipment specifications, EPC agreements, O&M contracts, and performance guarantees.
• Evaluate project bankability and financing readiness from an engineering perspective.
• Prepare lender-required independent engineering reports and technical advisory reports.
• Serve as technical lead and owner's representative during project development, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Evaluate and validate EPC contractor designs and technical deliverables.
• Review engineering drawings, studies, calculations, and equipment specifications.
• Monitor construction progress and identify execution risks.
• Support FAT, SAT, and commissioning activities.
• Develop and validate energy yield assessments and production forecasts.
• Perform independent checks of contractor-provided models and assumptions.
• Support revenue-risk assessments and merchant exposure analysis.
• Assess BESS technology selection, degradation, augmentation strategies, and lifecycle performance.

Skills

Renewable energy

Technical due diligence

Bankability assessments

Owners engineering

Risk management

Project financing

EPC contracting

Data analytics

Python

R programming

AI/ML

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Energy Systems

Tools

PVsyst

NREL SAM

Storlytics

Job description

WSP seeks an experienced Manager, Systems Engineering - Renewable Energy in San Diego, CA, to lead technical risk assessments and owner’s engineering across utility-scale renewables, BESS, and microgrids. You will drive bankability analyses, performance modeling, and AI-driven decision-support for diverse projects.

The role requires 10+ years in renewable energy engineering, strong financing understanding, and ability to travel as needed.