Wind Project Engineer

Wind Project Engineer

Employer:

AES Clean Energy Services, LLC

Location:

Louisville, CO (Full‑time telecommuting permitted, 25% travel required to project sites)

• Conduct due diligence for M&A projects, performing thorough reviews of potential mergers and acquisitions to assess risks, opportunities, and feasibility.
• Lead project planning and development, overseeing early stages such as feasibility studies, site selection, and preliminary design to align with strategic goals and profitability targets.
• Provide constructability guidance to the prospecting team by evaluating project designs for construction feasibility, ensuring practical and efficient execution.
• Develop preliminary Balance of Plant (BOP) designs, creating initial plans for site civil work, turbine foundations, electrical collection systems, substations, and generation tie‑lines.
• Perform micro‑siting activities, optimizing turbine placement, road layouts, electrical collection routes, and substation/switchyard locations to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Review and negotiate contracts, leading the negotiation of BOP and turbine supply agreements (TSAs) to secure favorable terms and conditions.
• Conduct design and change‑order reviews, evaluating BOP and switchyard designs, contractor change‑order requests, and ensuring ongoing project quality and compliance.
• Ensure safe and high‑quality project execution, guiding construction efforts to meet safety standards, quality benchmarks, budget limits, and schedule goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any field) or related discipline, plus 3 years of experience in wind system design, development, construction, and analysis.
• OSHA 10‑hour or comparable job‑site safety certification.
• EIT qualification (pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and application to the state board) or PE qualification (pass the FE exam followed by 3 years of graduate‑level experience).
• Experience in:
  • Substation layout, planning, civil and structural design using AutoCAD, ArcGIS, or Civil 3D; high‑voltage equipment, protection and control design; power system studies using ETAP, PSSE, PSCAD; project management with Microsoft tools or Primavera.
  • Electrical design, trenching and cable laying, MV cable testing, termination and energization of MV collection; design, construction, and operation of MV collection, substations, gen‑tie, interconnection switchyards, site civil, turbine foundations, and geotechnical works.
  • Gen‑tie line design with PLSS CAD, permitting and environmental considerations, overhead and underground line construction, testing, and commissioning.
  • Roadway design, drainage and erosion control using Civil 3D, ArcGIS or AutoCAD; crane pad construction.
  • Foundation design, geotechnical investigation, concrete construction, foundation testing.

Salary: $108,000 to $145,000 USD per year (base pay may vary by market, experience, and other factors). Annual bonus and total compensation package also included.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) eligibility.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building strength and delivering long‑term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or any related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

E‑Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I‑9 to confirm work authorization.