Project Engineer: Solar and Energy Storage

Project Engineer

Camelot Energy Group (Camelot) is on a mission to power a just and sustainable society with clean energy. We are hiring a Project Engineer who thrives in a technical and market consulting environment, helping clients solve a wide range of challenges as they invest in solar, energy storage, and other clean energy technologies and projects. As part of our Technical Services department, you will help guide project developers and other clients through electrical engineering, energy storage analysis, and other clean energy project development challenges.

The Project Engineer is a member of our Technical Services team who supports consulting engagements for developers, asset owners, investors, public programs, and similar entities. The role involves providing a bespoke consulting service to our clients and demonstrating experience in delivering projects, including (but not limited to):

• Supporting project development technical decisions related to schedule, layout, technology selection, interconnection strategy, and permitting considerations
• Preparing site layouts, single-line electrical diagrams, and project specifications, such as might be used to communicate design intent to permitting, interconnection, and land use stakeholders.
• Conducting revenue and financial analysis for solar and storage projects, including developing estimates of CAPEX and OPEX.
• Leading and supporting grid interconnection applications, processes, and utility coordination.
• Interfacing with project developers and vendors in an informed manner regarding relevant policies, regulations, and major industry trends
• Performing technical due diligence on clean energy projects, including preparing independent engineering reports where required.
• Collaborating with developers and internal teams to support project development.
• Representing owners in oversight of project procurement, design, construction, and commissioning
• Communicating technical findings clearly to clients and stakeholders.
• Staying current with industry trends and contributing to internal knowledge sharing.
• Supporting permitting efforts, such as preparing compliant submittals and querying relevant databases to obtain permitting information.

We are seeking a team member to fill a role that blends organization and frequent client interaction with technical tasks such as analyzing project economics, design packages, technologies, and contracts. Recognizing that this is a broad skill set, we will be happy to provide the right candidate with training and support in filling gaps. However, we fundamentally seek a candidate with the following attributes:

Education: We are seeking a candidate with a 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline from an accredited degree program or equivalent hands-on experience. Candidates holding a valid professional engineering license in one, or more, US states are highly preferred.

Experience: A successful candidate will have at least 5 years of experience working in solar, energy storage or clean energy consulting, project development, project finance, integration, applications engineering, asset management, or similar roles. Experience with hybrid solar projects is a nice-to-have. A mix of project development and engineering experience will be needed for success in this role.

Competencies: Given the varied nature of our projects and clients, we seek a candidate with the following competencies:

• Proficiency in project development tools (e.g., QGIS, Energy Toolbase, PVSYST, Solar Farmer, SAM, Tyba, Storlytics, Helioscope, DER-VET).
• Knowledge of project development activities, including origination, solar yield assessments, ESS modeling, site control, interconnection, engineering stage-gates, hosting capacity analysis, permitting, and project financing.
• Understanding of system costs, performance, and supply chain considerations;
• Ability to accurately interpret technical documents, such as specification sheets and drawings, etc.
• Critical thinking and the ability to communicate ideas clearly in written and verbal formats;
• Strong proficiency in the MS Office suite;
• Knowledge of battery energy storage systems and solar PV technologies.
• Familiarity with regional incentive programs such as NY VDER, MA SMART, and others is preferred. Must be able to research programs and their financial implications as the need arises.
• Familiarity with NFPA, UL, IEC, and IEEE standards.
• Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working remotely.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or EIT certification, and willingness to obtain PE license.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Power Factory, ETAP, or similar tools is desirable.
• Expertise in advanced modeling and scripting via Python or similar software packages is also welcome.

Inclinations: The role will involve remote work, and the majority of the tasks will be completed in an office setting, with some periodic need for fieldwork, travel for meetings or site visits (20-25% travel, varying by project phases), and similar activities.…