Team Lead - Renewable Development (63131)

NEI Electric Power Engineering; Lakewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Tuition reimbursement

Professional licensure support

Annual bonus programs

Career development

Job summary

NEI Electric Power Engineering is seeking a Team Lead for the Renewable Development group. You will oversee a multidisciplinary team delivering utility-scale PV, BESS, and wind design, while ensuring timely, accurate, and high-quality outputs.

You will mentor staff, coordinate with stakeholders, and help develop standard practices. Remote or Lakewood, CO-based, full-time position with travel and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering (electric power option preferred).
• 5+ years relevant engineering or field experience.
• FE/PE licensure preferred.
• Experience with PVsyst energy modeling.
• AutoCAD and PVCase experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Project).
• Strong communication skills with customers and internal staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead PV, BESS and Wind projects while mentoring engineers and design professionals.
• Coordinate with internal/external stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Develop and enforce standard best practices for the team.
• Provide pre-sales technical support and client communications.
• Perform QAQC to ensure high-quality design outputs.
• Prepare and review preliminary PV/BESS/Wind designs (0–30%).
• Assist in proposal pricing and client relationships.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PVCase

PVsyst

MS Office

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ManagementJob Location: Remote or Lakewood CO - Lakewood, CO 80215Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 SalaryTravel Percentage: Typical: 11 - 25%Job Shift: DayJob Category: Engineering

About the Position

As a Team Lead in the Renewable Development group, you will be responsible for managing a team comprised of engineers and engineering design professionals. A Team Lead’s primary responsibility will be the accurate, timely, and quality completion of Utility-Scale Renewable Engineering scopes assigned to the team. The group the Team Lead will oversee consists of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for primary Electrical and Civil and partial Structural scopes. The Team Lead will assist in the development of the departments Standard Best Practices (SBP’s) and enforcing/implementing them when pertinent. Team Leads will be a mentor and coach to employees on their team and help them grow individually as professionals. In addition, the Team Lead will be Client facing and responsible for communication internally and externally

This opportunity is available to both local / in-office (Lakewood, CO) and full-time remote candidates.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leads PV, BESS and Wind projects while mentoring and coaching engineers and engineering design professionals
• Passionate about leading Engineer’s learning multi disciplines and multi technologies.
• Acts as a liaison between the Renewable Development design team and relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Delivers preliminary PV, BESS and/or Wind design (0-30%). Project level of detail is greatly dependent on contracted scope. Design can include partial or all of the following:
  • Meet the technical requirements outlined by the client and/or Owner
  • Creation of constraint file to determine initial project feasibility
  • Solar, PV, or Wind layout creation
  • Preliminary level cable and DC design
  • Preliminary level Civil grading and drainage
  • Provide high-level Bill of Materials for civil infrastructure, electrical material, and foundation quantities
  • Must be able to self-schedule preliminary design activities to meet deadlines set by external stakeholders
  • Various EE Studies (Load flow, ampacity, losses and/or short circuit)
  • Production estimates (Pvsyst)
• Performs QAQC reviews and drive high quality within the team.
• Works with Proposal team and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to establish proposal pricing
• Provides engineering & technical support to the other members of the Business Development & Project Services Team
• Provides pre-sales technical support to customers and the NEI outside sales team
• Develops and maintain outstanding company-client relationships
• Ability to be an effective communicator and lead internal and external project calls.
• Maintains high ethical and professional standards
• Attends conferences, training workshops, seminars, regular undergraduate, and graduate classes as appropriate for advancement and as required to maintain quality of work
• Attends safety training and adhere to all safety rules and guidelines
• Other job-related responsibilities as assigned

Must Have

• Education: Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, or Civil Engineering from an accredited institution, electric power option preferred in certain instances
• Experience: 5+ years of relevant engineering or field experience
• Licensure: FE, PE is preferred
• Experience with energy modeling using PVsyst
• Experience with AutoCAD and preferred experience in PVCase
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Project
• Basic understanding electrical and civil engineering with specific emphasis on PV, BESS and Wind.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with customers and internal personnel; exercises strong intrapersonal skills.
• Must be self-motivated, well-organized, and a skilled decision maker that is comfortable in a fast-paced design environment
• Possesses excellent problem-solving skills
• Commercial understanding of the engineering or construction industries
• Possesses effective written and oral communications skills
• Good interpersonal and people skills
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Working Conditions

Work Environment: Work is performed in an office setting and some field work may be required

Travel: Minimal: 5-15%

Physical Activities: Must be able to lift 25lbs.

About NEI Electric Power Engineering

Serving Others. Enriching Environment. Improving Continually. Quality Results. Voted as a top workplace by the Denver Post for three straight years (2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023), our values have been woven into the fabric of who we are since 1982, guiding our decision making throughout the years. As an engineering services firm, NEI’s mission is to create a great organization that serves people and solves problems.

Since NEI’s founding, we have developed a culture of collaboration and accountability, both across our teams and departments, and externally with our clients across the United States. We believe in two core ideas: hiring great people and celebrating our team members diverse background and unique experiences; bringing in new, unique, and exciting perspectives that can only strengthen NEI as we chart out path into the future.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, martial status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

Team Member Benefits

• 100% Employer paid team member premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching; 100% immediate vesting
• Annual & discretionary bonus programs
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Employer paid licensure (FE/PE), certifications, seminars, & conferences
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Eight (8) paid holidays including a floating holiday to use at your discretion
• Annual Team Building
• Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility
• Career development, training, and coaching opportunities
• Pet insurance

NEI Electric Power Engineering participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your completed Form I-9 to confirm your work authorization in the United States.