Senior Solar Project Design Lead & Mentor

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, STD/

401K with matching contribution.

Job summary

Primoris Renewable Energy in the United States seeks a Senior Project Design Lead to mentor and support project design leads through the design process from Preliminary/30% to IFC drawings for utility-scale solar PV facilities. You will ensure reliable, quality, and safe designs while maintaining relationships with Engineers of Record and supporting subcontracting efforts.

Responsibilities include leading design reviews, developing standards, guiding process improvements, and sometimes acting as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related field.
• 7+ years of design, design process management, or design execution experience.
• Experience in utility-scale solar PV or renewable energy projects.
• Knowledge of the engineering design process.
• Ability to coordinate multiple engineering teams and manage complex tasks.
• Ability to give presentations to groups of up to 10 people.

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

Skills

Mentoring

Team leadership

Communication

Presentations

Coordinate multiple teams

Project design leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visio

Job description

Primoris Renewable Energy in the United States seeks a Senior Project Design Lead to mentor and support project design leads through the design process from Preliminary/30% to IFC drawings for utility-scale solar PV facilities. You will ensure reliable, quality, and safe designs while maintaining relationships with Engineers of Record and supporting subcontracting efforts.

Responsibilities include leading design reviews, developing standards, guiding process improvements, and sometimes acting as