Senior Solar & Battery Storage Project Engineer

AES Corporation; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 113,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

AES Corporation seeks a Senior Development Engineer to drive solar PV and integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) project development across the US and internationally, expanding owner-operated renewable plants. You will work with a team to qualify opportunities, perform technical due diligence, and respond to RFPs from utilities and municipalities.

The successful candidate has deep PV and storage design/analysis experience (2–500 MW), familiarity with PVSYST, Helioscope, and PPA

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of renewable energy project development, design, analysis and construction
• Proficiency with common renewable energy system modeling tools and packages, such as PVSYST, HOMER, SAM, Helioscope and Plant Predict
• Proficiency with common CAD tools such as AutoCAD
• Proficiency with MS Office applications, advanced Excel skills
• Master's degree in engineering (MS) or business (MBA)
• NABCEP PV Installation Professional or PV Design Specialist certification
• OSHA 10hr or comparable job-site safety certification
• SketchUp/Skelion mastery

Responsibilities

• Energy production modeling for projects in development (PVSYST, Helioscope, Plant Predict)
• Battery dispatch modeling for projects in development (Excel, Matlab)
• Site evaluation (remote and in-person) for project suitability
• Project pricing and value engineering exercises with an Estimator
• Create preliminary plant designs, site layouts, single lines.
• Recommend primary project equipment (inverters, PV modules, racking, batteries, etc.)
• Technical diligence for new project opportunities, assessing accuracy and feasibility of third-party provided production estimates, site plans, product documentation and meteorological data
• Support for RFPs, Greenfield Development, and Acquisition conceptual to 30% design studies
• Development of technical deliverables for RFP responses and proposals, both by self-performing, and coordinating external consultants
• Improve and develop processes and products for more accurate and efficient evaluation of projects
• Work with team on changing trends in project development
• Work on and expand vendor review and approval process, leveraging AES DE Procurement team
• Participate in AES DE's growth planning process by contributing to continuous process improvement task forces and other strategic planning activities
• Contributing to innovation

Skills

PV system modeling

CAD tools (AutoCAD)

Advanced Excel

MS Office

Renewable energy project development

Data analysis

Education

Undergraduate engineering degree

Tools

PVSYST

HOMER

SAM

Helioscope

PlantPredict

AutoCAD

Excel

Job description

AES Corporation seeks a Senior Development Engineer to drive solar PV and integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) project development across the US and internationally, expanding owner-operated renewable plants. You will work with a team to qualify opportunities, perform technical due diligence, and respond to RFPs from utilities and municipalities.

The successful candidate has deep PV and storage design/analysis experience (2–500 MW), familiarity with PVSYST, Helioscope, and PPA