Renewables Design Engineer
SUMMARY: Baker is seeking a Renewables Design Engineer to join our Engineering Team. The position will oversee portfolios of projects with the Operations Project Management Team and help guide them through any challenges that arise during the design, permitting and construction phases.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage/Review project design schedules using MS Project, MS To Do and Procore.
- Responsible for meeting deadlines.
- Communication with the Project Management team to ensure project deadlines are being met, and when not possible, alerting the team early on so that client expectations can be adjusted, or a mitigation plan can be put into place.
- Assist in the project design process with internal and external engineering resources to provide construction ready drawings to the PM team.
- Manage and contract external engineering firms for design, deadlines, etc. as needed.
- Review survey work including but not limited to geotechnical, underground detection, structural analysis, etc. as needed.
- Review and interpret zoning and permitting requirements and work with internal and external engineering to design a layout to meet these requirements.
- Assemble permitting submittal packages and coordinate AHJ submissions with PM team.
- Support Operations team with utility interconnection and permitting application processes.
- Support Operations team to ensure timely delivery of equipment to site.
- Review vendor-supplied equipment shop drawings.
- Approve equipment to be manufactured and shipped to site.
- Work alongside the Operations team to ensure successful completion and energization of projects.
- Manage drawings, submittals and RFIs via Procore.
- Represent Baker at client & AHJ meetings as required.
- Review RFP documentation and ensure PV designs meet the design requirements and specifications.
- Assist with red-lines/as-builts and other required project documentation.
- Attend trade shows as necessary and participate in the evaluation of new solutions.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred. Electrical Engineering a plus.
- Competency in Renewable engineering principles and design methodologies. Strong at value engineering.
- Familiarity of structural and geotechnical engineering design practices related to C&I rooftop, canopy and ground mount projects.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Strong knowledge of the California Building Standards Code and local AHJ requirements.
- Strong knowledge of the development and construction of C&I PV and ESS projects.
- Experience specifying electrical equipment typical for C&I PV, ESS and EV systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Bluebeam and Solar PV software modeling applications such as Helioscope, Microsoft Excel, Salesforce, PVsyst, and AutoCad.
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
- Ability to manage time properly in order to meet deadlines.
- Willingness to go above and beyond when needed to.
- Self-starter
- Gets along well with others. Team player. Loyal. Honest.
- Able to hold others accountable when necessary.
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Seniority level
Entry level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology -
Industries
Construction
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