Responsibilities include:

• Leading proposal efforts for renewable (solar energy and energy storage) engineering services proposals.
• Developing scope, schedule, and budget for proposal efforts; negotiating refinements to scope, schedule, and budget with client upon award.
• Coordinating, as necessary, with permitting authorities, customers, and design leads to drive a customer solution within the required project standards.
• Coordinating a multi-disciplined engineering team to complete required tasks.
• Setting and maintaining project schedule. Monitoring and managing team to meet project deadlines
• Setting and maintaining project budgets. Requesting and developing Change Order documents as required.
• Serving as the primary interface between client and technical team.
• Must have the ability to multi-task among several projects at one time.
• Efficiently coordinating with discipline leads to drive site plans, racking plans, building plans, one-line drawings, BOP plans, substation plans, and other conceptual engineering documents and deliverables as required by the project scope.
• Managing approved bidders list, preparing requests for proposal, managing bid tabulation, and driving total installed cost evaluation of procurements.
• Providing streamlined project information and detailed bill of material to estimating.
• Driving efficiency in bid efforts. Effectively utilizing software and implementing practices and tools to improve the conceptual design and estimating efficiencies.
• Maintaining current knowledge of emerging solar technologies including pricing, and prevailing commercial information (delivery, major terms, etc.).
• Participating in industry conferences and publications to further expand Burns & McDonnell’s presence in the renewable energy market, including the development of white papers and presentations at conferences.
• Conduct project status meetings with clients as required.
• Travel to client offices/project sites as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, chemical, or mechanical preferred) or related field from an accredited curriculum. Minimum 7 years related experience, including 3 or more years managing engineering projects.
• Previous consulting engineering experience strongly preferred.
• Project development, project management, or renewable energy experience a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Due to the dynamic nature of the renewable energy market, the ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies is a must.
• Willingness and ability to utilize IT to streamline work processes and approaches.
• Experience with estimating or designing electrical systems is preferred.
• Knowledge of and competence in PVSyst preferred.
• Knowledge of photovoltaic systems, NEC requirements, and construction practices is preferred.
• The position requires the ability to effectively multi-task and manage numerous projects/tasks simultaneously, frequently within an aggressive and compressed schedule.
• The ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial, as well as the ability to maintain the project schedule and achieve target due dates.