Senior Project Engineer (Utility-Scale Solar)

Flintco Career; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Flintco is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for its Solar Division to coordinate internal and external teams and drive late-stage preconstruction through construction for PV & BESS projects. This role requires strong leadership of technical aspects and effective communication with clients and partners.

The candidate will manage IFC design packages, ensure compliance with prime contracts and codes, and collaborate with Operations while pursuing value engineering and timely project delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Five or more years in construction or renewable energy power plant construction experience.
• Minimum of two years of relevant construction or engineering experience.
• Demonstrated leadership on PV projects and ability to coordinate internal/external teams.
• Ability to assess performance of yourself and others and take corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal stakeholders, engineering partners, and clients to support late-stage preconstruction and construction.
• Manage completion of project engineering through IFC and ensure construction aligns with IFC design and good engineering practice.
• Act as project lead on technical aspects of assigned projects.
• Ensure contractual, technical, and quality requirements are met per prime contract and applicable codes & standards.
• Support Operations and liaise with internal and external engineering resources.
• Lead design reviews at milestone stages of design.
• Work with Project Managers, Site Managers, Superintendents, Foremen and Field Engineers toward successful PV & BESS projects.
• Propose and review value engineering opportunities and monitor schedule and budget.
• Submit, review, and approve RFIs, submittals, transmittals, meeting minutes, etc.

Skills

PV project leadership

Electrical knowledge

Construction best-practices

PV & BESS systems

Self/peer performance assessment

Effective communication

Procore, Office, PVSYST, AutoCAD/Civil

Train and develop peers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Office Suite

PVSYST

Autodesk AutoCAD

Civil3D

Job description

Founded in 1908, Flintco now employs more than 800 people in 8 cities serving clients in healthcare, education, hospitality, sports and industrial. Flintco also self-performs concrete, steel erection and excavation. Nothing matters more to us than the quality and growth of our people. Our teams are smart, humble, and disciplined. Flintco is recognized for its commitment to safety and quality, using Lean principles as a guide to continuous improvement. The five guiding principles of our Ethos are: Safety, Integrity, Quality, Accountability and Honesty. We live it every day.

Senior Project Engineer's Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Project Engineer for our Solar Division will require 50% travel or 100% on site remote projects.

• The Senior Project Engineer will be directly responsible for coordination of internal stakeholders, engineering partners, and clients to ensure successful engineering and construction support of projects during the late-stage preconstruction and construction phases.
• Project Engineer will be responsible for managing the completion of project engineering through IFC and ensuring the construction team operates in accordance with IFC design and good engineering practice.
• Project Engineer will act as project lead on technical aspects of their assigned projects
• Project Engineer will ensure contractual, technical, and quality requirements are met in accordance with prime contract, in accordance to applicable codes & standards, and in accordance with Flintco / Alberici quality and safety guidelines.
• Project Engineer will support Operations and will liaison with internal and external engineering resources.
• Manage third party engineering and design firms with deliverable of IFC design for Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical PV, BESS, and Substation designs as applicable
• Lead Design Reviews at milestone stages of Design
• Work with Project Managers, Site Managers, Superintendents, Foremen and Field Engineers toward the successful construction of PV & BESS Projects
• Propose and Review Value Engineering Opportunities for projects, including economic and technical analysis
• Ensure successful adherence to Project Schedule and Budget
• Submit, Review, and Approve RFIs, Project Submittals, Transmittals, Meeting Minutes, etc.
• Perform material takeoffs for construction as necessary
• Lead coordination calls with a regular cadence for third-party EORs, clients, and other stakeholders
• Ensure project documentation is aligned with company standards and project records are maintained
• Lead permitting coordination as required

Knowledge/Skills/Ability

• Experienced technical lead on PV projects
• Electrical knowledge preferred
• Understanding of construction best-practices for utility-scale PV Systems
• Understanding of relevant products and components of PV & BESS Systems
• Ability to assess performance of yourself and others in order to take corrective actions and make improvements
• Effective communication – written and verbal
• Experience with Procore, Microsoft Office Suite, PVSYST, Autodesk Autocad or Civil3d
• Ability or willingness to train and develop peers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• Five or more years in construction or renewable energy power plant construction experience
• Minimum of two years of relevant construction or engineering experience

Physical Requirements

• Physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle,or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally, especially when managing multiple projects and during problematic opening and/or closing phases of projects, mental stress can be taxing.
• May be required to work long hours for extended periods of time.