Senior Project Engineer

Q-Cells North America - Teaneck, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Teaneck, NJ

Utilities

About the position

The Senior Project Engineer at Hanwha Qcells USA Corp will manage all engineering deliverables for solar and energy storage projects, overseeing both internal and external engineering resources. This role involves supporting projects from early planning through design and construction, serving as the primary technical contact for stakeholders, and ensuring that engineering activities align with project needs. The position is hybrid, based in Teaneck, NJ, and requires 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical point of contact for internal and external project stakeholders, including project managers, owners, construction managers, vendors, and consultants.
• Create and manage engineering project schedule to ensure all required engineering activities and deliverables are completed on schedule.
• Establish and maintain metrics to quantitatively characterize project status.
• Lead and/or participate in regular project meetings to ensure alignment between stakeholders on engineering progress, needs, risks, and roadblocks.
• Provide regular written updates on engineering activities and progress for assigned projects.
• Track and follow up on action items for engineering team in support of assigned projects.
• Anticipate the needs of the assigned projects and proactively obtain needed information to allow project to continue without interruption.
• Review contract documents for scope of work and technical requirements and support outgoing proposals to design.
• Manage relationships, communication, RFP's, and contracts with outsourced engineering/technical consultants and vendors.
• Assist in the development and review of energy production models, project schedules, cost estimation, bill of materials, budgets, scopes of work, standards, and supplier quotes.
• Provide responses to RFI's and submittals and/or route to appropriate reviewers to ensure timely responses from engineering.
• Work with team to develop and improve systems and standards to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Assist with training for team members and new employees.
• Supervising compliance with project specific standards and with quality management system.
• Drive a safety culture that embraces both a 'Responsibility to act' and 'Show by Example' approach.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant experience in the solar or renewables industry
• 8+ years of total engineering experience
• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or another related engineering science
• Experience designing solar energy systems
• Experience with complete lifecycle of design-build projects
• NABCEP certification
• PMP certification
• Strong understanding of solar PV systems and components, power systems, distribution service, and utility interconnections
• Experience with project scheduling and associated tools - such as MS Project, Smartsheet, or P6
• Knowledge of the National Electric Code and other industry codes and standards
• Demonstrates a willingness and ability to maintain documents and databases in an organized and accurate fashion
• Demonstrates proactiveness and initiative in their work
• Manages own workload and priorities effectively
• Proficiency with Smartsheet, Procore, and Bluebeam Revu
• Proficiency with MS Office applications Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, and Sharepoint
• Demonstrates expert oral and written communication skills through clear and concise discussions and writing.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a dynamic team including sales personnel, engineers, project managers, clients, consultants, product vendors, and support personnel.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with renewable energy project management
• Familiarity with energy storage systems
• Knowledge of advanced project management methodologies

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work schedule