Senior Engineer, Development Engineering - Wind

Clearway Energy Group is seeking a Senior Engineer for Development Engineering - Wind in San Francisco, CA. The role involves collaborating on utility-scale wind projects, managing EPC negotiations, and overseeing project timelines and budgets. Candidates should have extensive experience in wind project management and design. This hybrid position requires strong communication skills and includes some travel (25%) to project sites.

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Development Engineering – Wind, the Senior Engineer, Development Engineering - Wind will be responsible for collaborating with the project team in developing, planning, scheduling, budgeting, Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) negotiations, contracting, technical review, BOP design, and economic optimization of utility-scale wind projects. A successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in managing and contracting large-scale wind projects. The position requires an in-depth understanding of the design and construction of new or repowered wind farms, including civil, foundations, turbine installation, and electrical MV collector and HV scopes. This position includes overseeing and managing 2-3 project opportunities.

This role will include collaborating with cross-functional project development teams in planning, scheduling, budgeting, and technical review of utility-scale wind projects. The candidate will have a working knowledge of wind EPC agreements and will require experience in working with engineering consultants in the design and optimization of utility-scale wind projects. This individual will be responsible for ensuring that the EPC design and schedule will align with the overall project schedule, including coordination with the turbine supplier. The position will offer the ability to interact with a wide variety of people within the organization and will require adaptability, initiative, and strong communication skills.

The Senior Engineer (Wind) will contribute to Clearway’s forward-looking technology and cost roadmaps, integrating analysis of market and regulatory factors, and contributing to the achievement of Clearway’s US domestic content and ESG goals.

This position is a hybrid role located in one of our office locations in San Francisco, CA, Carlsbad, CA, Scottsdale, AZ, Denver, CO, or Houston, TX.

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborating with the Project development team on the EPC RFP process, assuring there’s a comprehensive set of drawings, SOW, and other technical documents that will provide meaningful results.
• Control project timeline to align and coordinate EPC and Turbine supplier schedules.
• Monitor the timely deliverables and review of design documents from engineering consultants.
• Develop strategic relationships with the major EPC’s and engineering consultants.
• Work collaboratively with EPC contractors, developers, and wind resource analysts in identifying project constraints and opportunities for optimizing the levelized cost of energy.
• Support Clearway’s domestic content strategy for PTC and ITC-qualified projects.
• Collaborate on the development and submission of PPA proposals.
• Handles the diverse design and complex constructability of new and repower wind projects.
• Collaborate on reports for leadership that will demonstrate the project’s readiness for financing and construction.
• Traveling to projects under development and in construction (25%).

What You'll Bring

What Would Be Nice

Clearway will not sponsor nonimmigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

Salary Range Across all U.S. Locations

127,000—$152,000 USD

Clearway Energy Group is leading the transition to a world powered by clean energy. Along with our public affiliate Clearway Energy, Inc., our portfolio comprises approximately 11.4 GW of gross generating capacity in 26 states, including 9 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage assets, and over 2.4 GW of dispatchable power generation providing critical grid reliability services. As we develop a nationwide pipeline of new energy projects for the future, Clearway’s fleet of emissions-free assets generates enough reliable electricity to power more than 2 million homes today. Clearway Energy Group is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Princeton, and San Diego. For more information, visit clearwayenergygroup.com.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

At Clearway, we create a community that isn’t about being the same – it’s about building a team of unique individuals, with different backgrounds & skill sets, coming together to build something big & make a difference in the world. Clearway’s team is dedicated to a clean energy future across a wide spectrum of roles & responsibilities.

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Salary : $127,000 - $152,000