Senior Project Engineer: Mega Projects & M&A (Solar & Storage)

AES Corporation; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

PTO

Job summary

The AES Corporation seeks a Senior Project Engineer for the Mega and M&A Engineering team to design and engineer utility-scale solar PV and energy storage projects in development and construction stages.

You will lead and support activities across the full project lifecycle, including design development, energy modeling, equipment selection, and preparation of engineering calculations, while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in solar PV system design, development, construction, and analysis preferred.
• Proficiency in PV system design, including 1-line and 3-line diagram conventions, NEC design requirements, overcurrent protection sizing, utility disconnecting means requirements, equipment selection, grounding methodologies, and short circuit current analysis.
• Experience with medium voltage collector system design.
• Effective leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite “Plus”

Responsibilities

• Perform full technical due diligence and risk assessment for the M&A projects.
• Full project design evaluation to identify red flags and fatal flows.
• Redesign and update layouts, energy production estimates, EPC cost estimates, and equipment selections.
• Coordinate with M&A developer to complete necessary RFP response documentation.
• Design for select projects up to 30% electrical, civil, structural, and mechanical.
• Develop scopes of work and technical contract exhibits.
• Seek and evaluate proposals for engineering services.
• Manage engineering consultants and EPC contractors to develop project construction drawings and support materials.
• Perform technical project due diligence and project engineering design reviews.
• Coordinate feedback from internal stakeholders and subject matter experts on design reviews.
• Value engineer PV and BESS system designs to maximize reliability and reduce overall project cost.
• Establish/review technical specifications of owner furnished equipment in coordination with Procurement and Sourcing.
• Respond to contractor requests for information (RFIs).
• Perform QA/QC checks in the field.
• Develop punchlists.
• Support commissioning activities with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Review commissioning reports and analyze system performance.
• Support internal Owner’s Engineering team through financing activities.
• Support Operations/Asset Management teams to resolve technical issues at operating sites.

Skills

Engineering degree

5+ years solar PV

PV system design

Medium voltage design

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

MS Office

PMP

MATLAB

ETAP

SKM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MATLAB

ETAP

SKM

PMP

NABCEP PV Installation Professional

Job description

The AES Corporation seeks a Senior Project Engineer for the Mega and M&A Engineering team to design and engineer utility-scale solar PV and energy storage projects in development and construction stages.

You will lead and support activities across the full project lifecycle, including design development, energy modeling, equipment selection, and preparation of engineering calculations, while mentoring junior engineers.