Pattern Energy · 1 week ago
Director, Project Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$137K/yr - $186K/yr
15+ years expPattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company focused on wind and solar generation. The Director, Project Engineering will manage a team of engineers responsible for overseeing engineering design processes for various renewable energy projects, ensuring technical guidance, and maintaining regulatory compliance.
EnergyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Lead a diverse engineering team of high voltage electrical engineers and specialists
Drive continuous improvement of managing engineering design processes
Evaluate resource requirements considering on-going projects and future project pipeline and allocate resources to various projects to ensure the needs for engineering support of both pre-construction and construction teams are satisfied
Identify resource requirements based on current and future projects and recruit project engineering staff
Serve as a technical subject matter expert and oversee a team of engineers to support the pre-construction and construction teams, while managing a collection of outside subject matter expert consultants to assist as needed
Evaluate, and assist in finding resolution to technical issues in projects with the support of Subject Matter Experts and external consultants
Drive the development and implementation of efficient project engineering processes with the aim of achieving repeatable designs
Interface and provide technical guidance to other groups within Pattern such as Operations Engineering, Development, Compliance, and Asset Management during different phase of projects, as needed
Provide or manage engineering resources to identify and ensure regulatory compliance requirements, particularly NERC compliance, are captured in the design
Lead the interface with lender’s independent engineers when necessary to address technical issues throughout design and construction phase
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in engineering is required as a minimum
15 years of experience in the energy industry
Minimum ten (10) years of experience in utility scale wind and/or solar energy project engineering
Experience in all or parts of engineering design work related to medium voltage feeders, high voltage substations, high voltage transmission, large power transformers, control and protection schemes, SCADA, and metering for utility scale wind and solar energy projects
Experience in integration of wind generators and/or solar panels in utility scale projects
Experience in construction and commissioning of wind and/or solar energy projects
Experience is cost estimates for construction of such projects
Strong technical capabilities and a creative, curious, self-driven work ethic
Ability to work well in and lead cross functional teams with little supervision or oversight
Ability to travel frequently
Balanced capabilities in technical expertise, business acumen, and interpersonal skills
Computer skills – MS Office suite
Preferred
A degree in electrical engineering is preferred
Exposure to BESS is an asset
Experience in other engineering-related software would be an asset
Balanced expertise in substations, transmission, MV feeders, wind turbines, solar systems, protection and controls, BOP electrical systems, SCADA, metering and balanced skills in theoretical, analytical, and practical field hands-on experience
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
Voluntary benefits
Family care benefits
Employee assistance program
Paid time off and bonding leave
Paid holidays
401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contribution
Employee referral bonuses
Company
Pattern Energy
Pattern Energy is one of the world’s largest privately-owned developers and operators of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11.21BKey Investors
APG Asset Management
2024-12-16Post Ipo Secondary
2023-12-27Post Ipo Debt· $11B
2019-11-05Acquired
Leadership Team
Matthew Rhodes
Chief Financial Officer
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