BUILD Renewables

Engineering Manager

• Lead engineering activities supporting project development, estimating, procurement, and construction execution.
• Serve as the engineering subject matter expert for project development and preconstruction efforts, providing technical recommendations to support project decisions.
• Lead technical review and evaluation of customer Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs), technical specifications, and owner requirements to identify scope gaps, design risks, execution constraints, and commercial impacts.
• Translate customer requirements into executable engineering designs, technical assumptions, and project execution strategies that support estimating, procurement, vendor evaluations, and project pursuits.
• Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed utility-scale solar and battery energy storage (BESS) designs utilizing industry-standard engineering and design tools.
• Perform site layout development and optimization for solar and BESS projects, incorporating civil, electrical, environmental, permitting, interconnection, and operational requirements.
• Generate engineering deliverables supporting estimating activities, including quantities, equipment takeoffs, single-line diagrams, site plans, design criteria, and engineering assumptions.
• Collaborate with Estimating to validate quantities, labor assumptions, equipment selections, and productivity factors incorporated into project estimates.
• Evaluate design alternatives to optimize project economics, improve constructability, and support equipment and vendor selection decisions.
• Lead constructability reviews and value engineering initiatives to improve project execution, reduce risk, and optimize total installed cost.
• Manage engineering consultants, design firms, and technical partners throughout project development and execution.
• Establish engineering standards, design criteria, and technical governance processes to promote consistency and quality across the project portfolio.
• Review engineering deliverables for compliance with project requirements, applicable codes, customer specifications, utility standards, and company standards.
• Lead technical due diligence and qualification efforts for engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, subcontractors, and strategic suppliers.
• Support contract reviews and provide technical input for EPC agreements, equipment supply agreements, engineering agreements, and subcontract scopes of work.