Organization: Summit Ridge Energy
Summary
Summit Ridge Energy (“SRE”) is seeking a Project Engineer to support the Project Manager(s) in the execution and successful commissioning and completion of the company’s projects, specifically solar PV and energy storage projects. The Project Engineer will take the lead role in managing and solving technical challenges related to the design, engineering, procurement, construction, quality control, energy modeling, and performance testing of projects and systems.
About Summit Ridge Energy
Launched in 2017, Summit Ridge Energy is the nation’s leading commercial solar company. Through its strategic partnerships and project financing expertise, the company develops, acquires, owns, and operates energy projects within the rapidly growing commercial solar and battery storage sectors.
In the past six years, Summit Ridge Energy has deployed over $1.6B USD into clean energy assets. With a development pipeline of more than 2 GW, Summit Ridge Energy will have more than 400 MW of PV online by the end of 2024, providing solar power to 50,000 homes and businesses.
Role and Responsibilities
- Work and act in a safe manner for the protection of self, workers, and property, as there are inherent risks associated with the design, construction, and operations of energy projects.
- Support execution and delivery of projects by supporting the project team and Supervisor.
- Support the cross-functional project teams, including development, design, construction management, project finance, safety, quality control, procurement, interconnection, asset management, and other functions as needed.
- Coordinate with the Project Manager and other company functional teams to determine project metrics, performance, and goals.
- Communicate and coordinate with clients and partners (upstream) and contractors, consultants, and outside developers (downstream) to support successful project execution.
- Communicate with clients, designers, project managers, field superintendents, and Independent Engineers as required throughout the project life cycle: development stage, EPC contractor procurement, EPC contract execution, testing and commissioning, and transition to Asset Management for the project’s operation.
- Support business decisions, including risk and decision assessment through analysis, schedules, cost, and performance in the context of project goals and metrics and the overall goals of the company.
- Review project contract conditions and support project compliance.
- Documentation of project activities.
- Prepare written and verbal reports of project progress and activities.
- Support the implementation and compliance with various agreements, including energy offtake agreements (power purchase agreements), Utility Interconnection Agreements, Lease Agreements, and EPC Agreements with Contractors.
- Travel to project sites and development sites as determined by Supervisor.
- Learn and use energy modeling applications like PVSyst and Homer, as well as data acquisition system platforms such as Power Track by ALSO Energy.
- Learn and effectively use Procore for project management, including document control, cost control, schedule control, quality control, reporting, and collaboration with contractors and partners.
- Learn and effectively use ATLAS for reporting key project metrics and documents for use by the company.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Competencies
- Ability to support projects from start to finish in a challenging and autonomous environment
- Strong interest in solar energy and energy storage projects and operations
- 4-year college degree required in a STEM field: science, technology, engineering, math.
- Experience: 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Strong problem-solving and creative skills with an ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis
- Ability to embrace innovation and change and believe there is always room for improvement.
- Ability to operate a vehicle and drive to project sites that may be several hours away from the primary work location.
- Ability to complete the OSHA 10-hour training course.
- Authorization to work in the U.S.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Summit Ridge Energy, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.
Occupational Health and Safety: SRE provides a workplace free from recognized hazards and complies with standards, rules and regulations issued under the OSH Act.
Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, document projectors, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee may be required to lift up to 35 pounds. The employee may encounter extended periods of being on an active construction site, which may include climbing ladders, standing or walking on uneven ground, and being exposed to outdoor climates. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel, bend; and reach with hands and arms.