Solar Project Engineer
Posted 4 days ago by 1755943044
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Juno Beach , Florida, United States
Summary: Airswift is seeking a Project Engineer for a long-term assignment in the Solar industry, specifically supporting solar farm design and construction. The role involves managing 3rd party contractor teams to develop engineering designs for solar projects. Candidates should be based in or near Florida, with occasional travel to Juno Beach required for onboarding and team integration. The position emphasizes project engineering responsibilities from concept to commissioning, requiring coordination with various stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project engineering responsibilities span from initial concept definition to construction and final commissioning and require continuous coordination with diverse project stakeholders such as environmental, procurement, transmission services, and project managers for both early stage and construction.
- Applying value engineering to balance reliability, cost, and performance for complex systems, along with thorough knowledge of the various applicable engineering disciplines including electrical, structural, civil, and materials.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, along with a record of coordinating project stakeholders and mobilizing teams of engineers to achieve business objectives.
- Managing schedules and budgets for major capital projects.
Key Skills:
- Minimum - Bachelor of Science in Engineering. This is a requirement. Discipline can be electrical, civil, mechanical, aerospace or chemical.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience. Exceptions can be made for less than 5 years if that experience is a good match Engineering and project management experience on utility scale solar projects is preferred.
- Engineering and project management in the following fields may also be considered: DG/commercial solar, other technologies in the power industry – wind, BESS, combined cycle, nuclear, hydrogen, substation, transmission, etc.
- Strong candidates with experience outside of the power industry (aerospace, civil/stormwater, etc).
- Great communication, leadership and project management skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Juno Beach
Country: United States
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Airswift is looking for a Project Engineer to work for a major client in Juno Beach, Florida, supporting the Solar industry for a long-term assignment.
Seeking a Project Engineer supporting solar farm design and construction. In this position, you will be responsible for managing 3rd party contractor teams to develop engineering designs for solar projects.
Location & Travel Requirements:
Remote position; however, we prefer candidates based in or near Florida. Regardless of remote status, occasional travel to our office in Juno Beach, FL will be required. During the first 3–6 months, travel to Juno Beach will be more frequent to support onboarding and team integration.
Responsibilities:
- Project engineering responsibilities span from initial concept definition to construction and final commissioning and require continuous coordination with diverse project stakeholders such as environmental, procurement, transmission services, and project managers for both early stage and construction.
- Applying value engineering to balance reliability, cost, and performance for complex systems, along with thorough knowledge of the various applicable engineering disciplines including electrical, structural, civil, and materials.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, along with a record of coordinating project stakeholders and mobilizing teams of engineers to achieve business objectives.
- Managing schedules and budgets for major capital projects.
Education:
- Minimum -Bachelor of Science in Engineering. This is a requirement. Discipline can be electrical, civil, mechanical, aerospace or chemical.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience. Exceptions can be made for less than 5 years if that experience is a good match Engineering and project management experience on utility scale solar projects is preferred
Engineering and project management in the following fields may also be considered:
- DG/commercial solar
- Other technologies in the power industry – wind, BESS, combined cycle, nuclear, hydrogen, substation, transmission, etc.
- Strong candidates with experience outside of the power industry (aerospace, civil/stormwater, etc)
- Great communication, leadership and project management skills