Senior Owner’s Engineer, C&I and DG – Connecticut

Hiring Company Overview:

Join a specialized infrastructure private equity firm that is integrated across the lifecycle of distributed energy and C&I solar projects in the U.S. and Europe.  With a portfolio spanning 16 states and two European countries, it has over 800MW of projects under construction or operational in its portfolio, a pipeline of 4+ GW of new projects, and has deployed over $1.2 billion of capital since inception.

This firm invests and develops greenfield solar projects at the DG and C&I levels through partner developers or corporate partners including ground mounted, rooftop, and carport solar.  Using an outsourced EPC, it completes construction of projects and then holds projects until an optimal time to exit.

Position Overview:

As the Senior Owner’s Engineer, you will play a strategic and crucial role in selecting and advancing community-scale, C&I, and distributed generation solar energy projects.  You will review projects presented by our land origination and early-stage development partners for technical feasibility, optimal design, and whether they meet other goals set forth for our portfolio such as power output and return-on-investment timelines.

During project construction, you will visit project sites to check the progress and status of projects, serving as the owner’s eyes & ears on the ground.  You will interface with third-party EPCs, project management consultants, and other participants/stakeholders.   We are seeking a strong problem-solver who can resolve challenges faced by the general contractor, owner’s engineering representative, or other partners.

Job location: Hybrid – in office Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  Westport, CT

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Reporting: Fund Operating Partner and Co-Founder

Key Responsibilities:

• Energy production modeling for projects in development (PVSYST, Helioscope)
• Provide review of technical inputs to financial models, including costing
• Generate project scope of work and technical specifications and prepare RFP packages for Engineering and Construction. 
• Resolve technical and engineering related issues in a streamlined and efficient manner 
• Technical diligence for new project opportunities, assessing accuracy of third-party provided information, production estimates, site plans, product documentation and meteorological data
• Work extensively with PVsyst, AutoCAD and other modelling software packages to prepare design conceptual layouts and generation projection (P50) of ground-mount, rooftop or carport solar systems 
• Work with AutoCAD to convert and prepare all project site data for integration into detailed conceptual layouts and models of solar plants, identifying site constraints such as detailed terrain maps, wetland features, flood zone delineations, and other existing exclusion areas with associated construction limitations and setback requirements (such as transmission lines, wetlands, public roadways, pipelines etc.)
• Review technical documentation (EPC Contract, equipment specifications, warranties, studies, etc.) during due diligence and construction stage with the proven ability to problem solve
• Provide support regarding risk assessment related to the development of solar facilities 
• Provide inputs based on due diligence of critical documentation pertaining to Electrical, Civil, Structural or Environmental aspect of the PV project
• Assess and recommend primary project equipment (inverters, PV modules, batteries, etc.)
• Collaborate closely with various departments throughout the project realization cycle

Requirements:

• 10+ years of power generation project engineering, likely 15+ years over all career experience
• Proven ability of high-level problem solving
• Bachelor in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, or similar
• Skillful at managing third party partners such as EPCs, general contractors, and technical consultancies
• Willing to travel one day weekly, not always overnight.  Most project sites are in the Northeast and within driving distance or train distance of the headquarters

Other:

• Procore experience a plus
• Knowledge of electrical codes, especially in New York is a plus
• Solar experience is a plus

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