Senior Solar & Storage Project Development Engineer

AES Corporation

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 113,000 - 142,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes design evaluation, coordination with Business Development, Execution, and Finance teams, and requires 2–500MW PV/BESS experience.

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in engineering or equivalent technical field.
5+ years of experience in 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.

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.
Growth and Leadership: Improve and develop processes and products for more accurate and efficient evaluation of projects.
Growth and Leadership: Work with team on changing trends in project development.
Growth and Leadership: Work on and expand vendor review and approval process, leveraging AES DE Procurement team.
Growth and Leadership: Participate in AES DE's growth planning process by contributing to continuous process improvement task forces and other strategic planning activities.
Growth and Leadership: Contributing to innovation.