Solar Electrical Project Engineer — Lead Design & Delivery

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Electrical Project Engineer to design solar PV systems, including plant layout, equipment selection, and performance optimization.

You will lead electrical engineering portions, coordinate with leads and seniors, and oversee junior engineers, designers, and drafters across projects. The role requires experience in NEC/NESC, construction documents, and collaboration with clients and utilities.

Qualifications

• Lead electrical engineering portions of commercial and utility scale solar.
• Verify incorporation into design and coordination of change orders with project manager.
• Ensure project deliverable schedules for electrical engineering scope are met.
• Coordinate with civil, geotechnical/structural engineers, and surveyors.
• Create construction documents and perform electrical calculations (short circuit, load flow, voltage drop).
• Coordinate with clients, utilities, and code enforcement officers.
• QA/QC of design work performed by interns, graduate engineers, and staff engineers.
• Maintain awareness of equipment and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with electrical engineering teams in other offices as workload sharing dictates.
• Support construction via RFIs and submittal review.
• Supervise, train, and mentor interns, graduate engineers, and design technicians.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering portions of solar projects including design and meaningful input for construction documents.
• Coordinate change orders with project manager and verify design integration across disciplines.
• Ensure schedules for electrical engineering deliverables are met and aligned with project milestones.
• Collaborate with civil, geotechnical, structural engineers, and surveyors to integrate inter-disciplinary designs.
• Perform electrical calculations and studies (short circuit, load flow, voltage drop) for project compliance.
• Support construction by answering RFIs and reviewing submittals during construction.
• Mentor and supervise interns and junior staff to maintain standards and project quality.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Renewables

Project coordination

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Team mentoring

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Renewable Engineering Program

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Civil 3D

ETAP

PSS/E

HOMER Grid/Pro

CYMCAP

PowerFactory

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Electrical Project Engineer to design solar PV systems, including plant layout, equipment selection, and performance optimization.

You will lead electrical engineering portions, coordinate with leads and seniors, and oversee junior engineers, designers, and drafters across projects. The role requires experience in NEC/NESC, construction documents, and collaboration with clients and utilities.