Senior Project Design Lead (Senior Project Engineer)

Primoris Services Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid company holidays

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA

401K with matching

Job summary

Primoris Renewable Energy, part of Primoris Services Corporation, seeks a Senior Project Design Lead to mentor design leads through the full design cycle for utility-scale solar facilities. You will ensure quality, safety, and reliable design while coordinating with Engineers of Record and subcontractors.

You will develop improvements to the design lead process, lead key initiatives, and occasionally act as the main design lead on projects. Up to 25% travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 7+ years design/process management experience.
• Experience on utility-scale solar PV or renewable energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to project design leads and associates.
• Train associates to prepare them for lead roles.
• Attend design reviews and give feedback on deliverables.
• Support EOR contract creation and review processes.
• Review EPC contracts and exhibits for changes.
• Forecast internal staffing based on project pipeline.
• Develop standards to streamline design tasks.
• Lead new process improvement initiatives.
• Sometimes act as main design lead for projects.
• Ensure designs consider installation methods and long-term O&M.
• Maintain relationships with clients, engineers of record, subs and vendors.
• Identify value engineering opportunities and document recommendations.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Mentoring

Design leadership

Coordination

Presentations

Multidisciplinary

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

MS Visio

MS Office

Job description

Job Overview:

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Project Design Lead will be responsible for mentoring and supporting project design leads through the design process from [Preliminary/30%] through IFC drawings for one or more utility-scale solar PV facilities. This person is responsible for ensuring project design leads have the support and tools needed to achieve a reliable, quality, and safe design. This person oversees maintaining professional relationships with the Engineers of Record and supports the subcontracting efforts for those engineers. This person supports identifying areas of improvement to the project design lead process and leading development of those improvements.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing support and guidance to other project design leads/Associate design leads as directed by manager.
• Training associate design leads under managers plan to prepare them for the project design lead role.
• Attend design reviews and provide comments/feedback on engineering deliverables.
• Support EOR contract creation and review by facilitating review between the engineer of record and our internal team.
• Support EPC contract and scope review by reviewing and suggestion changes to prime contracts and exhibits.
• Support project assignments to the project design leads by helping forecast internal needs based on project pipeline.
• Develop standards and processes to better streamline project design lead tasks and procedures.
• Lead or track new process initiatives with project design leads and other internal team members.
• Sometimes act as the main design lead for project(s).
• Ensure project designs are developed with due consideration for installation means and methods and long-term operations and maintenance of the project by others. Consult Field Operations trade specialists as necessary for requirements and recommendations.
• Develops and maintains a good working relationship with clients, Engineers of Record, subcontractors, vendors, and co-workers to strengthen company position. Assists the management team in displaying and promoting the company values, tenets of success and culture, while representing the company in a professional manner.
• Seek opportunities to add value to the project through the engineering design. Facilitate economic analysis/value engineering to determine cost-effective solutions and prepare written recommendations. Ensure value engineering is incorporated into future designs.
• Up to 25% travel required

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of experience in design, design process management, or design execution.
• Experience in utility-scale solar PV projects and/or renewable energy projects

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of the engineering design process.
• Field experience in the Utility scale renewable energy projects.
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams of engineers.
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks across multiple projects and disciplines.
• Ability to give presentations to groups of up to 10 people.
• Involved with and understands 2 or more disciplines (civil, electrical, mechanical, and commissioning).
• Experience in electrical renewable field
• Experience in EPC process
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail) and Visio.
• Effective communication (oral, written, presentation), motivation, and supervisory skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks.

PAY EQUITY:

$120,000 - $160,000

Primoris Renewable Energy provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full-time schedule. Primoris Renewable Energy reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Company Overview:

Primoris Renewable Energy, a business within Primoris Services Corporation’s Energy segment, is a leading power generation engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) provider specializing in utility and commercial scale solar power, energy storage, solar repower, and operations and maintenance. Standing at the forefront of energy transformation, we are dedicated to doing the right thing for our customers, people, and planet – shaping a more sustainable future for generations to come.

Benefits:

• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability
• 401K with matching contribution.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Agency Statement

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.

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