Solar Project Engineer: Budget, Schedule & Delivery Lead

Strata Careers; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Strata Clean Energy is seeking a Project Engineer to manage engineering budgets, schedules, and deliverables for solar and storage projects in the United States. You will coordinate internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate results and strong project performance.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder communication, and adherence to interconnection agreements, PPAs, and prime contracts while maintaining rigorous cost controls and reporting.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university strongly preferred.
• Minimum four (4) years relevant work experience
• Experience with the design of utility scale PV solar and BESS projects
• Strong time management and analytical skills
• Strong communication skills; comfortable presenting information to large groups

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design activities with external parties and internal personnel to ensure accuracy and timeliness of information.
• Understand the terms of Interconnection agreements, PPAs and Prime Agreements as they impact engineering activities.
• Conduct weekly meetings with the engineering team assigned to a project.
• Support regular meetings with project teams and clients to ensure technical clarifications are provided and to communicate status of engineering activities.
• Interface with various vendors to meet technical requirements of the project.
• Develop and maintain engineering budgets for design disciplines including internal labor and subcontracted costs.
• Assist with development of engineering scopes of work for external design RFPs.
• Track engineering subcontractor invoices and internal labor hours.
• Manage file sharing of technical documentation and submittals; produce design specifications; collect record and close-out documentation.
• Manage field RFIs and ensure prompt responses to all RFIs related to project design

Skills

Time management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

BS in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering (ABET accredited)

Job description

Strata Clean Energy is seeking a Project Engineer to manage engineering budgets, schedules, and deliverables for solar and storage projects in the United States. You will coordinate internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate results and strong project performance.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder communication, and adherence to interconnection agreements, PPAs, and prime contracts while maintaining rigorous cost controls and reporting.