Team Lead – Renewable Development (Electrical Focus)

Team Lead – Renewable Development Engineer

About the Position

As a Team Lead in the Renewable Development group, you will be responsible for managing a team comprised of engineers and engineering design professionals. A Team Lead’s primary responsibility will be the accurate, timely, and quality completion of Utility-Scale Renewable Electrical Engineering scopes assigned to the team. The Team Lead will assist in the development of the departments Standard Best Practices (SBP’s) and enforcing/implementing them when pertinent. Team Leads will be a mentor and coach to employees on their team and help them grow individually as professionals.

Salary Range: $100,000 – $150,000 / year

The salary range above is based upon the Denver, Colorado labor market.

This opportunity is available to both local / in-office (Lakewood, CO) and full-time remote candidates.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leads client projects while mentoring and coaching engineers and engineering design professionals
• Provides pre-sales technical support to customers and the NEI outside sales team
• as a liaison between the solar design team and relevant internal and external stakeholders
• preliminary solar design(s) (0-10%) and solar feasibility studies involving:
• Meet the technical requirements outlined by the client
• Creation of constraint file to complete a solar layout
• Create solar layout
• Provide high-level Bill of Materials for civil infrastructure, electrical material, and foundation quantities
• Must be able to self-schedule preliminary design activities to meet deadlines set by external stakeholders
• Energy modeling (PVsyst)
• with Proposal team and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to establish proposal pricing
• engineering & technical support to the other members of the Business Development & Project Services Team
• and maintain outstanding company-client relationships
• high ethical and professional standards
• equipment vendor relationships
• conferences, training workshops, seminars, regular undergraduate, and graduate classes as appropriate for advancement and as required to maintain quality of work
• safety training and adhere to all safety rules and guidelines
• job-related responsibilities as assigned

Must Have

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, or Civil Engineering from an accredited institution, electric power option preferred in certain instances
• 5+ years of relevant engineering or field experience
• FE, PE is preferred
• with energy modeling using PVsyst
• with AutoCAD and PVCase
• skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Project
• understanding electrical and civil engineering with specific emphasis on PV solar
• to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with customers and internal personnel; exercises strong intrapersonal skills.
• be self-motivated, well-organized, and a skilled decision maker that is comfortable in a fast-paced design environment
• excellent problem-solving skills
• understanding of the engineering or construction industries
• effective written and oral communications skills
• interpersonal and people skills
• must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office setting and some field work may be required

Travel:

Typical: 15 – 25%

Physical Activities:

Must be able to lift 25lbs.

About NEI Electric Power Engineering

Serving Others. Enriching Environment. Improving Continually. Quality Results. Voted as a top workplace by the Denver Post for three straight years (2020, 2021, 2022), our values have been woven into the fabric of who we are since 1982, guiding our decision making throughout the years. As an engineering services firm, NEI’s mission is to create a great organization that serves people and solves problems.

Since NEI’s founding, we have developed a culture of collaboration and accountability, both across our teams and departments, and externally with our clients across the United States. We believe in two core ideas: hiring great people and celebrating our team members diverse background and unique experiences; bringing in new, unique, and exciting perspectives that can only strengthen NEI as we chart out path into the future.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, martial status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

Team Member Benefits

We believe that taking care of our team members is of the utmost importance. We strive to foster a community of belonging, professional development, and industry involvement; providing our team with the benefits, tools, and support systems to excel in their roles. Out comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Employer paid team member premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• with employer matching; 100% immediate vesting
• & discretionary bonus programs
• vacation and sick time
• paid licensure (FE/PE), certifications, seminars, & conferences
• parental leave
• reimbursement
• (8) paid holidays including a floating holiday to use at your discretion
• Team Building
• work environment with remote flexibility
• development, training, and coaching opportunities
• insurance

NEI Electric Power Engineering participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your completed Form I-9 to confirm your work authorization in the United States.