Senior Project Engineer

Company Summary

Recurrent Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and O&M platforms.  Recurrent Energy is focused on bringing low-cost clean energy and meaningful economic development to communities across the globe.

With a strong track record of originating, developing, financing, and building nearly 9 GWp of solar and 3 GWh of battery storage power plants across six continents, Recurrent Energy has established a leadership position in both solar and battery storage project development. With a total pipeline of 25 GWp in solar and 47 GWh in battery storage, of which 14 GW and 12 GWh respectively already have interconnections (as of January 31, 2023). In addition, Recurrent Energy’s services business has 6 GW of projects under operations and maintenance contracts, either operational or contracted projects.

Position Title:Senior Project Engineer

Department:Engineering, Procurement, & Construction

Reports To:Senior Manager, Project Engineering

Location:Priority is given to candidates who can work in a flexible hybrid model from one of our offices in San Francisco, New York, Austin, or Guelph (Canada). In addition, monthly travel may be required to either a project site or our headquarters in Austin.

Position Summary

Recurrent Energy is comprised of an innovative, passionate, and hard-working team that is committed to making a difference and transforming the world with clean electricity. People are what make the company stand out.

As a Senior Project Engineer, you demonstrate the perfect combination of technical expertise and project management savvy. You are responsible for the development, coordination and review of designs and technical standards for Recurrent Energy’s utility scale solar and BESS projects, managing engineering service providers to achieve this goal. At the core, as a Senior Project Engineer you are an expert coordinator, bringing together stakeholders of every level for effective and profitable project deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate development, and review designs for Recurrent Energy projects (including permitting and construction support, customer care, and sales support).
• Manage the work of engineering services providers and consultants.
• Establish, maintain, and improve technical specifications for Recurrent Energy facilities and equipment.
• Provide technical support and supervision for the design and construction phases of the project, including value added engineering consistent with the required project specifications and requirements.
• Support the performance and LCOE optimization process of Recurrent Energy projects.
• Provide technical support for the review/preparation of client proposals and EPC/equipment RFP packages.
• Participate in the evaluation and selection of EPC and main equipment suppliers.
• Participate in the preparation, review, and negotiations of the technical exhibits for project sales, equipment procurement and EPC contracting agreements.
• Complete technical site assessment reviews and pre-design site walk-downs.
• Provide engineering and QA/QC support to the project management team during project construction and commissioning.
• Attend factory acceptance tests for HV and electrical equipment. 
• Provide technical support for interconnection in collaboration with transmission engineering team.
• Provide technical direction during startup, testing, PV system commissioning and performance monitoring. 
• Refine procedures for the interface between development and engineering as well as between project managers and engineering.
• Evaluation of PV products, emerging technologies and best practices in the solar EPC field.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of IEEE and other governing standards for design of solar PV systems
• Knowledge of solar and BESS project engineering, procurement, and construction processes.
• Knowledge of engineering economics and design optimization.
• Knowledge of project contract terms including PPAs, interconnection agreements and real estate
• In depth knowledge of either DC/AC electrical systems, HV equipment, civil design or SAT structural design/calculations for utility scale solar projects
• Problem solving skills: takes a systematic approach to solving problems rather than reacting to symptoms
• Self-development: knows own capabilities, seeks out feedback and responds positively to improve performance
• Critical thinking: the ability to break a situation down into smaller pieces to identify its key or underlying issues
• Flexibility: The ability to work in a variety of situations, and with various individuals and groups. Understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives on an issue and adapting one’s approach to the changes at hand.

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Technical field
• 3-5 years progressive experience with engineering. procurement and construction of utility scale solar PV systems
• Professional Engineer or equivalent regulatory body license is a plus

Recurrent Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.