Engineer (Associate - Senior) - Solar Project Construction (Richmond, Hybrid)

 

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today.

 

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity. 

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

 

 

Job Summary

Position will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidates’ education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Dominion Energy is seeking motivated and experienced Engineering candidates to be part of the multi-discipline Project Construction Photovoltaic (PV) Engineering Team supporting utility-scale solar projects, with a focus on PV racking and single-axis tracking systems. The position supports design, construction, commissioning, and operations support for solar project construction, including review of tracker/racking engineering submittals and mechanical acceptance/commissioning documentation. The candidate will perform engineering studies and analyses, review construction drawings and specifications, develop processes and procedures, manage requests for information, and support project documentation review.

In this role, the incumbent is responsible for effective and efficient use of company and contractor resources with emphasis on safety, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, cost control, adherence to schedule, and regulatory compliance. Seeking candidate who can communicate effectively and encourage team member participation in a collaborative design and construction process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute all duties and responsibilities in a safe manner while ensuring compliance with codes, laws, and company policies.
• Provide engineering recommendations to leadership and contracting, design, and construction teams.
• Coordinate review and evaluation of solar project EPC design, construction, and commissioning plans.
• Lead technical review of PV racking and tracker vendor submittals (general arrangement drawings, foundation details, torque/tension requirements, installation manuals, and acceptance criteria).
• Support constructability and installation quality for piles/foundations and mechanical assembly, including verification of tolerances (pile plumb/height, row alignment, torque verification, clamp installation, grounding/bonding interfaces).
• Coordinate tracker commissioning and performance validation with EPCs and OEMs (stow strategy, backtracking configuration, controller settings, communications/SCADA point verification).
• Manage racking/tracker-related RFIs, NCRs, and root-cause investigations; document corrective actions and support warranty and turnover/closeout packages.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to provide engineering support for the safe and reliable development of solar power generation plants

• Investigate technologies that will improve plant operational performance, reliability and economics as well as facilitate plant constructability and environmental compliance
• Provide engineering support to construction team, operations, and other stakeholders to facilitate in the review of as-builts, procedures, testing documentation.

• Develop and maintain EPC contract technical specifications and requirements for solar tracker designs  

• Perform other duties as requested or assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Associate Engineer:  0-2 years of relevant engineering experience 

Engineer:  2+ years of relevant engineering experience

Senior Engineer:  5+ years of relevant engineering experience

 

• Knowledge of engineering theories and principles.
• Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems.
• Competency in applying engineering principles, fundamental concepts, practices and procedures requiring some evaluation, originality and/or ingenuity to achieve project objectives.
• Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Strong planning, organizational and project management skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills and develop rapport with internal and external stakeholders;