Renewable Engineering Team Lead
We're partnering with a leading U.S. electrical contractor and renewable energy EPC seeking an Engineering Team Lead to oversee the engineering and design delivery of large-scale renewable energy projects.
This is a senior technical leadership position combining hands-on engineering, project oversight, and team management. You'll lead engineers and designers, coordinate with construction and project management teams, and take technical ownership of complex renewable energy projects.
What You'll Do
- Lead engineering and design activities across utility-scale renewable energy projects, including solar and energy storage.
- Manage and mentor Engineers, Designers, and Modeling staff, including workload planning and resource allocation.
- Develop engineering work plans, project scopes, design fees, and resource requirements.
- Prepare and review engineering calculations and oversee technical deliverables.
- Serve as Engineer of Record on assigned projects.
- Coordinate across MV/HV electrical, civil, structural, SCADA, commissioning, and construction teams.
- Oversee technical studies including short circuit, overcurrent protection, arc flash, voltage drop, underground thermal, hydrology, geotechnical, and structural analyses.
- Support design-build coordination, value engineering, regulatory approvals, and site visits.
- Resolve complex design, constructability, and multidisciplinary coordination challenges.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Typically 8+ years of engineering experience, ideally within renewable energy or power infrastructure.
- Active U.S. Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required.
- Strong understanding of renewable energy engineering, design, construction, testing, and commissioning.
- Experience leading engineering teams and managing project resources, budgets, and deliverables.
- Knowledge of applicable building codes, electrical codes, and local regulations.
- Experience with Autodesk products and Microsoft Office; Oracle experience is beneficial.
- Field or construction experience is highly desirable.
- Ability to travel up to 25%, excluding local site visits.
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