Clean Energy Electrical Engineer

About Sazan

Säzän Group is more than a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design and engineering firm. We are systems engineering design leaders, asset management experts, and information technology innovators. With experienced, multi-disciplined employees in WA, OR, and AZ, we continuously evolve and adapt to bring exceptional value to our clients and community.

Säzän Group is a firm that has the size and heft to work on a wide variety of major projects, but we remain small enough where individual contributions are significant and valued by all. Our employees enjoy many opportunities to explore new experiences in different markets and niches, and multiple pathways for furthering their careers. Although we have multiple offices, we all work together as one Team Säzän and we collaborate on projects across our offices and disciplines.

*** We are hiring for this role in our Seattle, Tempe or Portland locations***

Summary

Säzän Consulting Services (SCS) Team is seeking a dynamic, experienced, multi-tasking thought leader to join our multi-disciplinary team as a Clean Energy Engineer. This is a mid- to senior- level design consulting and production role assisting clean energy projects, project management, and other design and consulting staff to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget. Incumbents are specialized in electrical design and have subject matter expertise relating to solar photovoltaic (PV) design, battery energy storage systems, electric vehicle charging stations, and/or microgrid design. This role operates under limited supervision and can have significant independent discretion within the established scope of the project. This role also has significant responsibility for project quality control. While incumbents do not supervise employees, they can serve as Project Leads and mentors for junior team members.

General Responsibilities

• Lead engineering consulting services for clean energy project development, overseeing the production of electrical drawings for solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays, battery energy storage systems, electric vehicle charging stations, and microgrid system design.

• Provide technical guidance to clients on a range of energy project development opportunities, from utility-scale to local distributed energy resources (DER).

• Advance the clean energy transition by promoting constructable, maintainable solutions that reduce risk and strengthen reliability for energy project development.

• Support system modeling, energy analysis, load calculations, and cost analysis for optimization of proposed clean energy solutions, using Säzän engineering standards to ensure code compliance and opportunities for future system expansion.

• Engage with manufacturers, distributors, and industry partners to develop project specifications, including grant funding agencies and energy rebate program administrators.

• Coordinate with Säzän engineering and design leads to integrate clean energy systems and solutions on various mechanical, electrical, and plumbing projects.

• Independently manage project deadlines and work schedule. Manage your time to stay on track with billable activities, within project budgets and time allocations, and project prioritizations.

• Manage delegation and mentorship with junior staff members.

• Contribute to marketing efforts to grow SCS Team’s industry leadership.

• Contribute to fiscal management of projects.

• Develop leadership skills and experience in anticipation of future leadership position.

• Pursue relevant specialties, continuing education, additional credentials with support of the SCS Team.

Qualifications

• Position requires 5-10 years of professional experience in the engineering industry. Clean energy design experience is strongly preferred.

• BA/BS in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent training and experience.

• Professional Engineer licensed to work in Washington State, Arizona, and / or Oregon is strongly preferred.

• Exceptional ability to convey complex topics to many audiences verbally, in writing, and electronically.

• You are experienced and knowledgeable in the subject matter. Your work style is disciplined and organized. You are resilient and positive in a bustling professional environment.

• You are proficient with common software technology tools used in the profession and can learn new tricks.

Physical Requirements

The employee will likely be required to sit at a desk and look at computer monitors for much of the day. Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds may also be required. During site visits, it is possible that the employee would be engaged in the following activities:

• Long periods of standing or walking.

• Intensive stair climbing.

• Climbing vertical or freestanding ladders, holding on to the top rung with one hand and lifting a ceiling tile or opening the roof hatch with the other, while carrying flashlights, tools, drawings, a camera, and/or other items.

• Crawling over and under ductwork and piping in very cramped equipment utility rooms and mechanical mezzanines.

• Using tools to open equipment access doors.

• Walking on roofs, catwalks, and over parapets.

• Looking at details at very close or far distances.

• Listening and communicating in a loud environment.

• Using computers or other electronic devices away from a desk.

Benefits

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Referral program

• Bonus Pay

Job duties listed are not intended to encompass full scope of position. The employee will be expected to perform other job-related duties as required. The Company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee’s position scope at any time.

Sazan Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Sazan Group participates in E-Verify. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

To all recruitment agencies: Säzän does not accept resumes from outside recruiters or agencies. Please do not send unsolicited candidate resumes to our employees. Säzän is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes, and in the absence of a signed contract, Säzän reserves the right to contact and hire any candidates submitted to our employees without financial responsibility to the recruiter or agency