Senior Solar Project Engineer II

Do you want to be a part of the clean energy movement? Are you passionate about improving our environment for this generation and those to follow? Are you ready to take on new challenges and collaborate with a future-focused team leading the way into new markets? Join Nexamp!

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Nexamp is seeking to hire a Senior Solar Project Engineer II to join its Project Engineering team. In this role, you will lead technical execution of solar power and energy storage projects, from initial development to the completion of construction. You’ll manage and optimize design and engineering packages, ensuring projects meet schedules and minimize costs effectively. Your leadership will extend to developing expertise in technical areas, spearheading new product and technology initiatives, and managing relationships with vendors and engineering consultants.

With a focus on leading asset performance modeling, risk mitigation, and generally supporting project teams, your role is critical in driving Nexamp’s mission forward. Join us to shape the future of sustainable energy with your project management skills and technical acumen.

We are accepting candidates across our hub offices of Boston, MA and Chicago, IL, where you will be hybrid. You will report to the Manager, Project Engineering.

• Manage engineering and design to support development, permitting, interconnection, construction, and closeout phases for solar power plants and energy storage systems. Create drawings as needed to maintain project timelines. Support construction of engineering designs.
• Lead the activities of the project team to deliver optimized design and engineering packages to meet the requirements of the project schedule. Make decisions on project- and portfolio-level tradeoffs to minimize LCOE and achieve project objectives.
• Provide technical support to Nexamp development from lead generation to NTP. Communicate with code-enforcement personnel, provide technical context for development conversations with AHJs, complete auxiliary engineering analyses as needed to advance projects (subsurface engineering investigations, glare studies, FAA reports, noise studies, etc.).
• Independently develop and defend engineering opinions on any aspect of the PV design process (Energy modelling, Civil/Electrical/Structural design, PV+BESS, etc.).
• Lead technical due diligence on grid-tied generation asset designs.
• Provide technical support to Nexamp construction from NTP to Substantial Completion. Drive resolutions for RFIs and technical challenges, review submittals, attend weekly construction calls as needed, and support project closeout tasks.
• Coordinate project-level engineering activities between teams (Electrical, Civil, SCADA, & Design Engineering). Provide guidance and support to external engineering teams, by resolving technical issues and reducing ambiguity while weighing the impact to project risks, performance, and cost.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks by maintaining a project risk register and communicating risks to stakeholders.
• Own energy production modelling for Nexamp assets utilizing a range of modelling software (PVSYST, Helioscope, SIFT, PVCase Yield, etc.).
• Review and approve equipment drawings and specifications for procurement. Review project drawings for constructability and code-compliance.
• Develop and maintain design/construction code expertise. Track anticipated code updates and analyze their impact on Nexamp’s Engineering standards and Procurement strategies.
• Develop subject matter expertise in a technical focus area to support objectives of the engineering department.
• Lead new product and technology research initiatives; present findings and conclusions to senior leaders.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and own change management.
• Develop and manage relationships with a network of vendors and engineering consultants for the entire project life cycle.
• Support training of engineering department personnel and…