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Electrical Engineering Manager- Distributed Solar

at ENGIE North America Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

ENGIE North America is committed to reshaping the energy future through the global implementation of a lower carbon energy economy to preserve the world's natural resources. We are looking for talented and driven people who are committed to making the vision a reality.

ENGIE Distributed Solar and Storage (an ENGIE North America company) is looking for an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager to join our Engineering and Delivery team. We are looking for highly motivated individuals that enjoy being challenged each day. This position represents the technical design authority on Electrical Engineering within the Distributed Solar and Storage team. The candidate who fills this position should be confident in their decision-making abilities and have enough experience to back up their logic. This person will be accountable for all aspects of Electrical design for rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV and battery energy storage installations throughout the US. This individual's work will be provided to installation contractors, utilities, permitting authorities, clients, and system owners as part of the complete design of renewable energy assets. This individual will collaborate with various departments on requests to develop, design, and optimize the projects.

This posisiton will sit inChicago / Distributed Solar & Storage Manager of Engineering, Engineering & Project Delivery.


What you'll do:

Accountable for creation and maintenance of Electrical engineering standards for Distributed Generation engineering team

Perform quality control for all internally and externally produced Electrical drawings. Stamps and seals Electrical plans as required by portfolio. Obtains or maintains Professional Engineering licenses throughout the country

Capable of overseeing Electrical design of numerous projects simultaneously

Remain up to date on new technologies and regulatory conditions including codes, industry standards, best practices, customer requirements, and other relevant standards

Advise origination and preconstruction teams during early stage opportunity development process by sizing and selecting electrical equipment. Stages of overall involvement include sales and development, design and permitting, procurement, and construction

Review system drawing sets for purposes of bidding, permitting, and construction in accordance with ENGIE design standards, NEC, IEEE and any other local codes

Audit Electrical contractors to confirm adherence to plans and specifications. Ensure that all installation RFIs meet Electrical code requirements

Provide leadership, guidance, instruction, and mentorship to less experienced electrical engineers

Assist other teams such as category management and finance as needed

What you bring:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Minimum of Seven (7) +years' experience in an Electrical engineering role

Preferred experience in Renewable Energy site design, Electrical engineering department management

Experience within the energy industry, preferably with Distribution Systems

Ability to create, read and interpret construction plans and specifications

Shows a bias for action and continuous improvement. Takes ownership

Thrives in a team environment and... For full info follow application link.

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, encourage, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity and inclusion, for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community. So ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and is also an affirmative action employer.  We are firmly committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All employment decisions at ENGIE are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.  The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union, or domestic partnership status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected category (referred to as “protected characteristics”) as defined by applicable federal, state or local law in the locations where we operate.  If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com.  Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

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Job Posting: 11812310

Posted On: Apr 06, 2024

Updated On: May 06, 2024

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