Senior Project Engineer

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The Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for Distribution Generation (DG) scale solar PV and battery storage projects in late-stage development, detailed design, construction and commissioning phases. Responsibilities include detailed and final electrical, civil and structural design, running Request for Information (RFI), Scope of Work (SOW) and Requests for Proposal (RFP) for engineering services, production analysis and energy models for solar and energy storage, field construction quality control, field punch list development and resolution and commissioning and performance testing review and approval. 

The position is based out of AES’s Louisville-Colorado office. The responsibilities will include up to 25% travel to project locations. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Project Scope of Work (SOW) and design standards development. 

• Seek and evaluate proposals for engineering services. 

• Handle engineering consultants to develop project construction drawings and support material. Ensure that project design adheres to AES CE’s design standard. 

• Review and comment on design work provided by consultants and contractors for the construction of projects. 

• Technical project due diligence and project engineering design review. 

• Coordinate review and feedback from internal team on design reviews. 

• Respond to contractor RFIs during course of design and construction. 

• Perform project site visit during the construction phase of the projects. Perform QA/QC field inspections and punch list development and resolution. 

• Perform Job Safety Assessments (JSA) and Safety Walks to identify job-site hazards. 

• Review commissioning reports and analyze system performance. 

• Prepare and support project turnover to O&M/Asset Management team. 

• Support the technical due diligence for project financing. 

• Act as the technical point of contact (POC) working closely with EPC and Engineering Design firms. 

• Support and coordinate Utility’s technical engineering needs for and during project construction and commissioning. 

• Design optimization to value engineer, improve reliability and performance, and reduce cost. 

• Collaborate with Asset Management team to troubleshoot existing syst