Senior Wind Project Engineer

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The Wind Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for wind projects throughout the entire project life cycle in development, construction, and operation. Responsibilities include the following (including managing consultants as necessary):

• Due Diligence review of M&A projects/portfolios
• Constructability guidance and support for prospecting team
• Preliminary Balance of Plant (BOP) design - site civil, turbine foundation, collection, substation, gen-tie
• Geotechnical investigations
• Micrositing for turbine positions, collection/road/gen-tie routing, and substation/switchyard location
• Preparation of inputs for permitting
• Preparation of Requests for Proposals from BOP contractors, switchyard contractors, and turbine suppliers
• Managing Request for Proposal process, performing bid comparison, and making recommendation for award
• Negotiating BOP and TSA contracts
• BOP and switchyard design reviews
• Vetting change order requests from contractors
• Answering Requests for Information (RFI) from contractors
• Working with Project Manager during construction to manage contractors and provide AES oversight of project execution
• Helping steer construction such that the work is done safely and the finished product is high quality, on/under budget, and on/ahead of schedule.

Senior Project Engineers serve as the single point-of-contact for technical and engineering matters for all assigned projects. The Senior Project Engineer functions as the overall technical lead, and engages internal and external SME’s throughout the project life, as needed, but retains overall ownership and responsibility at all times. Excellent communication, task management, and planning skills needed, in addition to technical breadth.

The successful candidate will have a depth of experience in the design, engineering, and analysis of wind projects, as well as an in-depth understanding of the architectures and components to build such systems.

The position may include up to 25% travel to project locations and partner offices.

Project Execution

• Project Scope of Work and design standards development
• Seek and evaluate proposals for engineering services
• Coordinate engineering consultants to develop project construction drawings and support material
• Review and comment on design deliverables provided by consultants and contractors for the construction of projects
• Respond to contractor RFIs during course of construction
• Perform QA/QC field inspections and punch list development
• Perform Job Safety Assessments and Safety Walks to identify job-site hazards
• Review commissioning reports and…