Strategic Engineering Leader, Solar & Storage Design

Strata Careers

Durham (NC)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Strata Clean Energy is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering in Durham, NC to serve as the senior design authority for utility-scale solar and storage projects. You will own the configuration and technology decisions shaping a project from initiation through early-stage design, balancing customer requirements with site constraints and standards to define optimal solutions for competitive EPC bids.

You will lead a focused team of 8–10 engineers, specialists, and designers, setting design

Qualifications

8+ years of utility-scale solar and/or storage engineering experience.
Ownership of full project configuration space including trackers, BOP, civil and geotechnical aspects, PV modules, and storage.
Strong technical judgment under commercial and schedule pressure.
Experience leading technical teams and approving design or bid deliverables.

Responsibilities

Produce and optimize the project design basis using company standards, customer requirements, and project inputs through early-stage design (30%).
Determine project configuration and technology selection to maximize value and returns.
Approve engineering designs for bids and internal projects, and produce bid-stage quantity estimates.
Govern changes to the design basis by evaluating technical merit and maintaining design integrity through construction.
Collaborate with development, procurement, construction, and discipline engineering teams to ensure buildable designs aligned to goals.
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, specialists, and designers.
Drive continuous improvement in design quality, consistency, and throughput.