ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT ENGINEER – REMOTE
SCHEDULE:
Standard Office Hours
DURATION:
12-Month Contract
PAY:$38-42/hr.
Job Responsibilities:
In this role, you will be responsible for planning, designing, and executing various aspects of large-scale energy storage projects. You will provide engineering oversight, define project scopes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality energy storage solutions. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical engineering expertise with project management skills and experience in transmission, substations, and energy storage. Key responsibilities include:
· Planning, designing, and supporting the execution of large-scale energy storage projects.
· Providing engineering oversight and technical guidance throughout project development and construction.
· Supporting project teams in defining technical scopes, identifying risks, and managing project milestones.
· Collaborating with project managers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
· Reviewing engineering designs, identifying discrepancies, and recommending improvements to design quality and efficiency.
· Supporting equipment integration, system design, and controls development.
· Ensuring engineering solutions align with project specifications, permitting requirements, and company objectives.
Essential Duties and Job Functions:
· Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and sound judgment when planning, organizing, and directing complex engineering programs and activities.
· Manage one or more complex engineering programs that are critical to overall company objectives.
· Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical guidance and engineering recommendations.
· Support the design and construction phases of large-scale energy storage projects.
· Engineer and provide technical oversight for major components associated with energy storage projects.
· Review engineering drawings to identify inconsistencies, recommend corrective actions, and improve overall design quality and efficiency.
· Identify and resolve errors in engineering studies while recommending solutions to prevent future issues.
· Prepare detailed technical scopes of work for engineering and construction contracts.
· Support projects from initial development through completion while working closely with project managers.
· Provide technical direction and influence project teams on engineering-related activities and deliverables.
· Monitor project progress, identify technical challenges, and communicate project updates to relevant stakeholders.
· Manage project milestones, evaluate potential risks, and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
· Collaborate with suppliers to support the integration of major project equipment.
· Work with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues, identify improvement opportunities, and integrate systems and controls.
· Review and interpret major equipment specifications to support purchasing activities, ensure clear communication, and recommend technical solutions.
· Understand applicable permitting requirements and recommend site design improvements as needed.
· Travel approximately 15–25% of the time to support project-specific activities.
· Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Knowledge & Skills:
· Strong technical knowledge of transmission, substation, and energy storage engineering and construction.
· Familiarity with large-scale energy storage technologies and related systems.
· Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
· Ability to independently manage specialized technical assignments and complex engineering tasks.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Ability to interpret and review engineering drawings, studies, specifications, and technical documentation.
· Strong understanding of engineering design principles and construction processes.
· Ability to identify technical risks, resolve engineering issues, and recommend effective solutions.
· Experience collaborating with project managers, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional engineering teams.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities, project milestones, and technical deliverables.
· Strong decision-making skills and the ability to exercise sound technical judgment.
· Ability to provide technical leadership and serve as a subject matter expert.
· Willingness and ability to travel approximately 15–25% as required.
Education & Experience:
· Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
· 5–7+ years of relevant engineering experience required.
· 5+ years of experience in substation and/or transmission line engineering or construction preferred.
· Familiarity with energy storage technologies and large-scale energy storage projects preferred.
· Experience supporting engineering design, construction, equipment integration, and project execution is desirable.
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