CAD/GIS Analyst

Company Statement Our Company is a US national developer of large-scale solar + storage power plants. We are the US subsidiary of a major global solar IPP, with a fast-moving and dedicated team of development professionals. To date, our pipeline includes more than 8+ GW of Solar and Storage projects, across MISO, PJM, SPP, ERCOT and WECC.

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This is a role perfect for an individual with proven development engineering and planning skills. We seek ‘forward-leaning’ candidates who can coordinate and deliver high-quality engineering and planning deliverables. You will be working on large-scale solar and storage projects across the US, with direct exposure to planning and zoning offices, permitting, and engineering consultants, as well as internal executive management. The candidate must have a keen eye for details and an understanding of the planning and engineering process to bring projects to commercial operation.

Your Job

You will be part of a core team in the Planning & Engineering Department, supporting the development of engineering packages related to the Company’s solar and storage projects. It is important to note that this is an applied role – the work you do will advance integrated solar power plant developments across the United States. Candidates should have some experience developing and managing deliverables for environmental due diligence, and zoning constraints, as well as performing land development engineering analyses and layouts via GIS and CAD software.

Ideal candidates will have work experience with EPC, IE/OE engineering firms, planning, and zoning commissions, environmental due diligence, and permitting with various federal, state, and local agencies.

Your profile

• Manage and maintain AutoCAD and GIS standards for the Planning & Engineering Department
• Prepare environmental due diligence figures and maps.
• Prepare Land Constraints Analyses and site development layouts to company standards.
• Manage the development of the early site due diligence packages to aid with the scope development of land due diligence studies.
• Review regulatory requirements and technical permitting parameters that affect site development.
• Design and optimize projects based on techno-economic analysis; collaborate closely with Project Development and Corporate Finance Teams to inform of material engineering changes.
• Conduct technical analyses in GIS, CAD and other engineering software; advise the project team on terrain analysis and land constraints.
• Manage and maintain the company database of projects utilizing ArcGIS Online.

Essentials

• AutoCAD Civil 3D and GIS proven experience (ArcGIS Pro and/or QGIS).
• ArcGIS Online experience creating web maps.
• Data Acquisition skills and understanding of GIS metadata, files and sources.
• Experience in site development.
• Understanding of constraints mapping such as various agencies such as NWI, FEMA, Web Soil Survey, Lidar, and others.
• Understanding of zoning regulations and environmental constraints risk assessments.
• Ability to learn engineering principles and software.
• Highly productive and efficient with minimal oversight.
• Affinity for detail and high-quality work.
• Resourceful and communicative.
• PVCase experience is preferred but not required.

We offer you

Our culture is highly collegial, meritocratic, and strongly entrepreneurial. You will be working on some of the largest and most cutting-edge projects, helping to break open new markets and making high-profile decisions. We have a very flat organization where all ideas are welcomed, and the executive ranks work side-by-side with all staff. There is no red tape at ibV Energy Partners, only solid development work backed by some of the most creative minds in the industry.

Benefits

We offer flexible health, 401k, PTO and other benefits such as flex work, training and fun corporate retreats! If you are interested, please send your resume highlighting your knowledge and experience in the key areas noted above.

About Us

ib vogt is firmly committed to supporting the decarbonisation of the global electricity sector. The company focuses on the global development of turnkey PV plants and battery storage projects as well as the expansion of its IPP portfolio. In these areas, the company performs all integral services of the value chain from development, financing, and EPC, to O&M and asset management.

Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, ib vogt has established various offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Africa as part of its presence in over 40 countries. The company works together with numerous partners globally, augmenting its in-house team of over 900 staff. ib vogt has built or has in construction more than 4 GW of PV power plants globally with a project pipeline of more than 60 GWp.