Renewable Energy Electrical Engineering Lead

Job Description

Renewable Energy Electrical Engineering Lead for our Buffalo, NY office. The following locations will also be considered:
New York, NY;
Chicago, IL;
Boulder, CO;
Austin, TX. This opportunity involves being part of our vast experienced Onshore Renewable Energy team in the US.

Provides wide-ranging technical and team leadership skills, design, engineering, and guidance for multi‑site/phase due diligence, investigation, remediation, impact assessment, permitting, design, development, and construction of commercial and industrial sector distributed generation small‑scale renewable energy projects (solar PV, BESS, PV+BESS) in the public and private sector.

Tasks include research, design, concept development, planning/permitting, and detailed design of direct‑current (DC) systems, low and medium‑voltage alternating‑current (LV/MVac) systems, as well as protection and control systems in a variety of contexts (utilities, transportation, building, and Federal, State, and local government projects).

Develops outlines of electrical models, reviews calculations and reports for detailed electrical design of a wide range of project sizes from commercial to distributed generation scale renewable energy projects.

Substantiates reports, calculations, drawings and documentation to advise on material, installations, design, component and construction specifications.

Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety and functionality.

• Provide ownership and guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data relating to small‑scale renewable energy project electrical system components, equipment specifications, concept/detailed/permit and construction design and review processes, and NFPA (NEC)/IEEE/NESC standards for design work.
• Coordinate, review and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for smaller and complex projects, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Apply industry‑accepted electrical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction and operation.
• Perform professional and more complex electrical engineering work relating to the design of single line, three‑line schematic diagrams, general arrangement, schematics, cable schedules, cable ampacity, grounding, lighting circuits (where required) and controls, facility and electrical service, and power distribution in conformance with applicable rules, standards and construction or operating permits.
• Plan and incorporate future‑ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies and various design requirements with equipment sizing and cabling, AC/DC systems and panel design, and conduit and trenching design strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end‑users, systems and infrastructure.
• Review electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, short circuit study, protective device coordination, one‑line/three‑line schematic diagram development, protective relaying and circuit containment and trenching layouts.
• Develop and review plans, specifications and cost estimates, construction safety and phasing plans, and update electrical layout and collection plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub‑consultants and clients.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of electrical infrastructure projects, including rehabilitation, reconstruction and site development, coordination with associated disciplines concerning grading, drainage, equipment layout, elevations, specifications, building materials, phasing and construction safety plans.
• Oversee and monitor cross‑functional teams of engineers, planners, scientific and construction professionals to execute project work on mid‑level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task…