Solar Performance Engineer- Kiewit Power Engineering

Requisition ID: 170413 

Job Level: Mid Level 

Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Engineering 

Department: Design Engineering 

Market: Power 

Employment Type: Full Time 

Position Overview

We are an innovative team of engineers, startup and construction engineers that support Solar Power Plant projects throughout the company. Our staff leads and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach Solar Renewable construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and timely operations that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.
 

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 1,300 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery. 

 

Our rapidly growing Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas: 

• Gas-fired generation  

• Power delivery  

• Environmental retrofits 

• Renewables and new technology 

• Water/wastewater 

  

We are a high performing team of engineers and designers that develop projects through the project life-cycle engaging exciting projects throughout North America. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence. 

 

Location

This position is based out of Lenexa, KS with flexibility for hybrid work.

Responsibilities

•    Support the development of Kiewit responses to RFP and Contract Documents , specifications, drawings, and reference information through the development of conceptual Solar Energy Models and associated Energy Estimates 
•    Utilize basic Solar Engineering software packages in accordance with industry codes and standards.
•    Collaborate with various discipline and subsidiary groups to provide expertise and support project needs as well as energy optimization of Solar Power plant designs
•    Coordinate with site construction crews and startup personnel to support IV Curve Testing incuding sample plans, IR Flyover Testing and subsequent JET test checks to ensure adequate PV DC Health in preparation for Solar Performance Testing 
•    Be able to develop the Energy Forecast tool for use in daily 7 day forecast for the Startup Manager communications to Operations and Transmission authority
•    Coordinate with EPC or Owner Contractors on SCADA and MET Station performance, data frequency, accuracy, and development of queries and reports as necessary to execute Solar Performance Testing
•    Responsible for the execution of Solar Performance Testing requirements with supervision as assigned for specified in EPC Contracts such as Availability testing of Trackers and Inverters, Capacity Testing, Performance Ratio Testing, and Energy Testing. 
•    Collaborate with EPC construction and startup groups as well as Customer Operations to provide engineering expertise and support project needs as it affects required Solar Performance Testing requirements
•    Responsible for creating the AS Built Energy model to be used for testing from changes occuring during construction that affect energy output
•    Maintains testing per Construction and Startup schedules
•    Responsible for development of detailed Solar Performance Test Procedures and all attachments from EPC Contract Exhibits

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Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Renewable Engineering
•    At least 5 years' minimum relevant experience in Solar Performance Energy Modelling
•    5 years Solar Power Plant Performance Testing Experience required
•    Strong technical background in Solar Power Plant Design, Battery