Electrical Engineering Project ManagerSenior Project Manager

Timmons Group is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to join our Energy team supporting utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the electrical engineering and design of PV and BESS projects from conceptual design through issued-for-construction (IFC) documents and construction support. This position will lead teams of electrical engineers and designers manage project staffing and resources and ensure electrical design projects are delivered in accordance with established scope budget schedule and quality requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage the electrical engineering and design of utility-scale PV and BESS projects from conceptual and preliminary design through IFC design and construction support.
• Lead and coordinate teams of electrical engineers and designers responsible for project execution.
• Plan project staffing assign work manage workloads and coordinate internal resources to meet project schedules and deliverables.
• Develop and manage electrical engineering scopes budgets schedules work plans and deliverable schedules.
• Serve as the primary technical and project management point of contact for clients for electrical design projects.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for electrical design activities calculations drawings specifications and engineering deliverables.
• Oversee development of PV electrical systems including DC collection inverter systems AC collection medium-voltage collection systems grounding communications and associated electrical balance-of-system design.
• Oversee development of BESS electrical systems including battery systems power conversion systems (PCS) transformers switchgear medium-voltage collection auxiliary power grounding communications and associated electrical balance-of-system design.
• Oversee underground and overhead medium-voltage collection design including routing conductor and cable selection equipment locations pole layouts and overhead-to-underground transitions.
• Coordinate electrical interfaces with project substations gen-tie facilities utility interconnections SCADA/communications systems and other project infrastructure.
• Coordinate electrical requirements with civil structural geotechnical substation and other engineering disciplines.
• Coordinate equipment requirements and vendor information for PV inverters BESS PCS and battery systems transformers switchgear and other major electrical equipment.
• Review and approve electrical calculations drawings specifications equipment schedules studies and other engineering deliverables.
• Lead design reviews and ensure electrical designs are complete coordinated constructable and compliant with applicable project requirements and standards.
• Manage project performance against established budgets and schedules and proactively address staffing scope schedule and technical issues.
• Identify changes in project scope and support development of additional service requests and contract amendments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to electrical engineers and designers.
• Assist with development and implementation of electrical design standards procedures templates and quality-control processes.
• Support preparation of proposals scopes of work fee estimates and project schedules for electrical engineering services.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and support business development within the solar PV and BESS markets.

Skills/Requirements of a successful candidate include but are not limited to:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an accredited engineering program.
• Minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering experience with progressively increasing responsibility in electrical design technical leadership and/or project management.
• Demonstrated experience with electrical engineering for utility-scale solar PV BESS power generation substations or other medium- and high-voltage power systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage electrical engineering projects including scope budget schedule staffing and technical deliverables.
• Experience leading and coordinating teams of electrical engineers and designers.
• Working knowledge of medium-voltage electrical systems electrical equipment grounding cable and conductor systems and power distribution.
• Ability to review and provide technical direction on electrical calculations one-line diagrams equipment layouts collection systems grounding systems wiring diagrams and construction documents.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles and applicable industry codes and standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with clients engineers designers equipment vendors contractors and other project stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and engineering teams concurrently.
• Ability to exercise independent technical judgment and make sound project-level decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
• Direct electrical engineering and project management experience with utility-scale solar PV and/or BESS projects.
• Experience managing electrical design projects from conceptual engineering through IFC design and construction support.
• Experience with 34.5 kV or similar medium-voltage collector systems.
• Experience with underground and overhead medium-voltage systems.
• Familiarity with PV inverters BESS PCS equipment battery systems medium-voltage transformers switchgear substations and utility interconnection equipment.
• Experience with electrical system studies including short-circuit load flow grounding cable ampacity and equipment evaluation.
• Experience coordinating electrical designs with substation utility interconnection SCADA civil and structural engineering disciplines.
• Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and allocating engineering and design resources across a portfolio of work.
• Experience developing electrical engineering scopes proposals fee estimates and project schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop electrical engineers and designers.

Additional Information :

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are looking for high energy creative flexible patient self-starters who are willing to work at a dynamic pace. Candidates must share a commitment to our companys Vision Mission and Shared Values.

Timmons Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin disability or protected Veteran status.

Timmons Group is a full-service engineering and technology firm recognized nationally as a Best Firm to Work For by CE News. With 22 offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic Southeast and South Central United States we provide civil engineering environmental economic development GIS/geospatial technology landscape architecture and surveying services to a diverse client base. As one of Engineering News Records (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms for over 30 years we are dedicated to being an employer of choice and providing our people with the best resources technology and culture to help them thrive in an engaging career development setting. For more information visit .

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time