Director of Professional Engineering

The role

The Solar – Chief Professional Engineer will oversee and seal solar PV and ESS designs for commercial, industrial, and utility-scale projects. This person will collaborate with design teams and clients to provide design solutions for solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging projects.

What you will do

• Oversee and seal commercial, industrial, and utility-scale solar PV and ESS designs
• Work with Business Development and Field Services teams to design solutions
• Create, implement, and maintain quality control processes
• Attend customer meetings and presentations
• Determine project responsibilities and assign personnel to phases
• Attend pre-construction and progress meetings and develop meeting minutes
• Perform site assessments and analysis
• Contribute to or write technical papers
• Perform site-specific production analysis of PV arrays using models such as PVSYST
• Integrate energy storage systems into solar PV systems

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years of experience working as a Professional Engineer designing solar arrays
• Experience and knowledge of the design and construction process for distributed generation, commercial solar PV, and utility-scale solar PV projects
• Expertise in AutoCAD, drafting, electrical line drawings, and reading and understanding technical specifications and construction documents
• Proficiency in solar design tools and understanding of solar photovoltaic systems
• Understanding of NEC and other building codes
• Ability to complete varied activities while managing multiple, simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment
• Entrepreneurial with a problem-solving orientation
• Goal-oriented and self-directed
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience supervising work done in remote locations
• Active PE License and the ability to obtain licensure in all 50 states

Nice to have

• NABCEP certification
• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) design experience

Benefits

• Performance and referral bonuses
• Production incentives
• Tool/equipment and fuel stipends
• Company vehicle
• Per diem
• Health and life insurance
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• HSA option
• 401k with employer match
• Paid time off
• Paid vacation and paid holidays

About the company

Pearce is a technology-enabled provider of asset management solutions for mission-critical electromechanical infrastructure throughout North America. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc.