Vice President of Project Engineering

Engineering

Location: New York : NY Region: North America Job Category: Engineering

Salary: $80,000 - $125,000 Position Type: Full-time

Reports To: CEO

Summary:

Just Energy is a rapidly growing, early stage company that employs innovative financing structures to help businesses achieve substantial savings while embracing solar and other forms of renewable energy.  We are seeking an energetic, hard-working, entrepreneurial person with deep solar engineering expertise as a team member to accelerate the growth of our company.     

 

Position Expectations:

As part of the senior management team, the Vice President of Project Engineering will be responsible for managing the design and permitting of large-scale (100+ kW) solar PV systems.  This includes performing site qualification visits, making cost-effective technology selections, developing electrical and structural system designs, developing the necessary design drawing sets, overseeing the permitting and interconnection processes and supporting the procurement process.  The VP of Project Engineering will also be responsible to provide pre-sales support to evaluate project viability and develop preliminary designs to support sales efforts.  He/She will be responsible for helping build and oversee the engineering team.  Considerable experience and creativity are required, as well as the ability and maturity to manage growth within a fast-paced, start-up environment.

 

Responsibilities will include:

• Attend site qualification visits to collect information required to complete the design and permitting of large-scale solar electric systems.
•   Design innovative and cost efficient photovoltaic installations.
• Develop structural and electrical designs for large-scale solar electric systems that meet all national, state and local code requirements as well as customer defined requirements.
• Obtain design approvals from additional licensed engineering support as necessary.
• Create professional design drawings showing the structural, electrical and site plan design of large scale solar electric systems.
• Manage the submission of drawings to the appropriate agencies in order to obtain the necessary permits and incentives to allow for the financial viability and construction of large-scale solar electric systems.
• Coordinate the development of a bill of material for each project based on the final approved design.
• Provide technical input to support the interconnection application and utility approval process.
• Provide support during the inspection of system installations in order to obtain final inspection approval.

 

Experience and Education Requirements:

You must be passionate about the renewable energy business, be willing to work extremely hard, and enjoy the fast pace of an early stage company with tremendous growth potential.  In addition, you must possess:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. (A Mechanical Engineering degree may be acceptable depending on the amount of electrical design experience the candidate has.)
• A minimum of 3 years experience performing design and permitting activities with a solar electric installation company on commercial scale installations. (Additional experience performing design and permitting activities with an electrical engineering company is a plus.)
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD 2007 software.
• Strong organizational skills to manage the activities required in the design and permitting of large-scale solar PV systems.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office programs, specifically Word and Excel.
• Occasional travel (15 to 20%) to attend site qualification visits and to provide design support during system permitting, construction and inspection.
• Professional Electrical Engineering license and state electrical contractor's license highly desirable.
• Experience designing with medium voltage equipment would be a valuable asset for this position.
• Experience working in the construction industry would be a valuable asset for this position.

 

Compensation:

$80,000 - $125,000 based on experience, plus substantial equity and benefits.

 

About Just Energy

Just Energy is a renewable energy company that develops, owns and operates solar energy systems situated on commercial clients' buildings and grounds in the New York tri-state area.  Using proven technology and on-site generation, the company can supply a substantial portion of clients' long-term energy needs at a cost substantially below current utility retail electricity rates.

Our team consists of hard-working and dedicated professionals, backed by top-tier investors.  We are passionate about building a successful company and driving the rapid growth of renewable energy in America.

 

Contact info

Send your resume and cover letter to: engineering@justenergyllc.com (Subject: VP Project Engineering) – Please include information on specific systems that you have designed and engineered.