Sr. Engineer, Project Development M&A

leewardenergy; Phoenix (AZ); In loco; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) seeks a Sr. Project Development Engineer (P4) to lead engineering and technical diligence for wind, solar, and storage M&A projects through the deal lifecycle.

You will provide engineering leadership to support acquisitions, assess risks, and ensure designs are ready for execution. You will collaborate with M&A, project development, and finance teams, manage multiple projects, prepare site layouts and data rooms, and guide junior engineers while maintaining high

Competenze

• 4-year bachelor’s engineering degree.
• 6+ years of relevant technical experience in project development and permitting.
• 5+ years development engineering experience in renewable energy.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, PVsyst, PlantPredict, PVFarm, Openwind.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Mansioni

• Lead engineering due diligence for wind, solar, and storage M&A projects.
• Prepare data rooms and engineering documentation for acquisitions.
• Collaborate with M&A, Project Development, and Finance teams.
• Lead multiple projects and manage submittal dates.
• Provide site layouts, energy prediction inputs, and design guidance.
• Coordinate with suppliers for turbine, module, inverter tech and performance inputs.

Conoscenze

6+ years experience

5+ years development engineering

Project management

Communication skills

Engineering economics

Permitting processes

M&A knowledge

Team leadership

Formazione

4-Year Bachelors Engineering Degree

Strumenti

AutoCAD

PVsyst

PlantPredict

PVFarm

Openwind

Descrizione del lavoro

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is forging an American energy future with integrity, innovation, and positive impact. Born in Texas in 2003, we own and operate over 30 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects in local communities across the United States, totaling 4 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity.

LRE continues to help meet increased U.S. energy demand through our robust pipeline of new projects every year. Domestic jobs and manufacturing are fundamental to our full-lifecycle approach to projects, along with a long-term ownership model and a company culture dedicated to our community partners and protecting the natural environment.

The Sr. Project Development Engineer (P4) is responsible for the engineering and technical aspects of wind, solar, and energy storage utility-scale M&A projects during commercial transaction periods until the handoff to execution. This role will provide engineering leadership to support M&A transactions and ensures thorough evaluation of M&A projects through engineering due diligence and preliminary design work.

The Sr. Project Development Engineer plays a key role in optimizing the projects to ensure they are marketable and ready for execution while maintaining quality consistent with LRE's long-term ownership focus. The position emphasizes collaboration and proactive risk management to inform the LRE pipeline and set the stage for future project success.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts desktop site assessments for potential acquisition and divestiture projects to inform project capacity and energy in addition to engineering and constructability risks
• Utilizes strong background knowledge to diligence data rooms of potential project acquisitions
• Prepares data rooms with engineering documentation for potential divestitures
• Collaborate with M&A Managers, Project Development, and Finance teams to advance transactions that are accretive to value for LRE
• Prepares or manage preliminary site layouts
• Provides energy prediction reports in coordination with the performance engineering team
• Works with the engineering team to assess and anticipate engineering deliverable needs including site surveys, geotechnical reports, hydrology reports, conceptual grading and drainage plans, and preliminary collection, substation, civil, and structural designs
• Provides engineering/technical input to permitting, power purchase agreements, interconnect agreements, financial modeling, and other project development aspects
• Prepares engineering quantities and information for project budgets and schedules
• Represents LRE in M&A, development, permitting and origination meetings on engineering and technical issues, including meetings with the public and regulatory authorities
• Leads multiple projects simultaneously; manages competing priorities and overcomes obstacles to successfully meet submittal dates
• Gathers engineering scopes, exhibits, and site design criteria for the creation of RFPs for M&A and divestiture projects
• Reviews designs and calculations for quality control, performance optimization, and cost reduction opportunities
• Meets with external consultants and contractors to discuss design options, address concerns, and support contract negotiations.
• Conducts site visits for site evaluations
• Assists in the creation and review of site constraints maps
• Works directly with the procurement and performance team to stay current on wind turbine, solar module, solar inverter, and energy storage technology, offerings, and suppliers
• Contributes to engineering standard creation
• Coordinates with subject matter experts to identify long lead procurement items needed to support project schedules
• Maintains accurate project documentation and keeps stakeholders informed of project progress
• Transfers engineering knowledge and risks of assigned projects to the project engineer on the execution team during the pre-construction phase.
• Guide and train junior level engineers

Required Qualifications

• 4-Year Bachelors Engineering Degree
• 6+ years of relevant technical experience including project development, permitting, conceptual and detailed engineering design, project engineering, scope preparation, scheduling, cost estimating, procurement, and contracts
• 5+ years development engineering experience in renewable energy industry
• Takes ownership and oversight of projects and tasks with complex issues
• Proficient in some of the following: AutoCAD, PVsyst, PlantPredict, PVFarm, Openwind, and other automated layout/optimization tools
• Understanding of M&A, project development, cost estimating and permitting processes
• Knowledge of project commercial issues and project financial analysis
• Strong project management skills
• Proficient knowledge of engineering economics and optimization process
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organized with the ability to simultaneously oversee multiple development projects
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people