Vice President of Engineering

Location: Austin, TX (located at 3000 E Cesar Chavez)

Application Deadline: Aug 2, 2024

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ABOUT INDUSTRIAL SUN

Industrial Sun (IS) is a renewable energy and storage developer, purpose-built to serve industrial and high energy demand customers, including refineries, pumping and compression stations, manufacturing and/or processing plants, terminals, and data centers. Industrial Sun offers a unique value-proposition to large-load customers that can result in some of the lowest-cost delivered energy on the planet. We are aggressively deploying this strategy to deliver outsized cost savings to our customers, Scope 3 emissions reductions for our customers, and differentiated value to the future project owners. Industrial Sun is also uniquely positioned to capitalize on new energy-transition opportunities made possible by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Industrial Sun’s senior team shares more than 80 years of collective renewable energy experience and more than 15 Gigawatts of power project development, power sale, and financing experience. Industrial Sun is a Modern Energy company.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Industrial Sun seeks an exceptional candidate to join our team as Vice President of Engineering. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in solar site and transmission line design and working across different functions of a solar business. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a critical department for these large, high quality projects, all in the midst of a dynamic and constantly evolving market.

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Craft a compelling and financeable plan for site design, equipment supply, and project construction of each of our project sites.
• Support the siting and risk management of new solar sites across Texas.
• Lead Federal, State, and Local permitting related to waters of the US, wetlands, drainage, and site modifications.
• Lead the procurement of breakers, transformers, and other equipment as required.
• Provide the organization projected pricing, timeline, and terms for procurement of panels, breakers, transformers, construction services, insurance, and other equipment as required.
• Manage third party engineering, procurement, and permitting experts to perform required tasks on behalf of the organization.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are interested in applicants from a variety of backgrounds and if you believe you can add value we encourage you to apply. Here is the archetype we think could thrive in this role:

Personal Qualities:

• You are Mission-Aligned: You are passionate about the mission of Industrial Sun, and you are motivated by the goal of delivering affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy.
• You are a Results Driven Leader: You are excited to run your own department. You see the big picture of the business, and are able to understand how each function in the company works with and impacts one another. You are able to get others on board with your plans using effective communication and relationship building. You know how to laterally manage others to ensure you have what you need and that projects are moving ahead smoothly.
• You are an Exceptional Communicator: You are able to effectively communicate complicated information both via written and spoken communications. You can effectively manage contractors to achieve desired results through clear communication of our objectives and ongoing feedback about their work. You can translate complex engineering topics to plain English for non-engineers. You are comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders.
• You are Self-Directed: You are not afraid of ambiguity. You understand that it is your job to create the clarity you seek. You don’t wait for direction and when you are confused, you take initiative, ask clarifying questions, figure out a plan, and communicate it to relevant parties.
• You have a Growth Mindset: You operate with a research mindset and are innately curious. When you don’t know something, you go out into the world and grapple with it. When you find something odd, you dig deeper to understand its significance and look for ways that it could affect the company’s future. You never feign confidence in an under-researched position and are careful not to lose trust and credibility with your partners who rely on your insights and recommendations.

Experience:

8+ years of demonstrable expertise and experience performing or managing the performance of:

• Solar site layout and design
• Transmission line design
• Solar energy analysis
• Solar MET campaigns
• Solar ALTA Surveys
• GIS / CAD

Solid familiarity with:

• Solar equipment and EPC procurement
• Wetlands and waters of the US permitting
• Mineral pad design
• Pipeline and electrical line crossing
• Geotech studies
• Hydrology studies

MBA, Masters, or other higher-level degree preferred

ATTRACTIONS OF THE JOB

As a growing company, we are working to ensure that our employees are healthy and happy. Some of the attractions of joining Industrial Sun include:

• Fun people in a dynamic space. We pride ourselves on finding driven and bright collaborators who are eager to lend their unique skills to the team.
• Personal growth. This is a great opportunity to learn and develop skills within the epicenter of the innovation community at a growing company.
• Great benefits. We offer competitive salaries, an annual bonus structure, other short-term incentives, employer-subsidized health, and dental insurance, 401k with employer match, unlimited PTO, and up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We encourage applicants from historically excluded communities to apply.