Senior Staff Engineer, Renewable Engineering (Solar)

About Invenergy Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of innovative, reliable power infrastructure. Backed by 25 years of trusted execution and operational excellence, Invenergy’s end-to-end expertise provides customers with smart, scalable energy solutions across natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, Invenergy and its affiliates have successfully developed over 220 projects totaling more than 38 gigawatts and reliably operate over 25 gigawatts of large-scale power infrastructure projects across four continents.

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invenergy.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Electric Power Generation

Chicago, IL

2001

Privately Held

154k LinkedIn followers

Raised $10.7B

• The Senior Staff Engineer will perform engineering activities for project development and assist with the technical design and evaluation of utility-scale solar projects in Invenergy’s target markets throughout North America.
• Utilize performance modeling software including PVSyst, and System Advisory Model (SAM) to prepare energy production estimates.
• Analyze available meteorological datasets and utilize MCP (Measure-Correlate-Predict) methods to assess project resource characteristics.
• Prepare conceptual project layouts utilizing CAD and GIS software. Optimize layouts to maximize project value.
• Interface with PV module, inverter, and racking OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to obtain technical information and stay apprised of technology advancements and trends.
• Conduct site visits to support site evaluation, suitability, and due diligence efforts. Participate in landowner meetings, community outreach events, and monthly construction meetings.
• Assist the development team with federal, state, county, and local permitting efforts.
• Support the development and origination teams with the preparation of sales proposals.
• Work with the structured finance team to provide responses to lender and independent engineer due diligence questions throughout the project financing process.
• Interface with the Project Management and Operations teams leading up to and through project commercial operations. Ensure timely and complete transfer of technical responsibilities.
• Work with the project electrical engineering team to support electrical system design and compliance efforts.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or related technical discipline including but not limited to, Physics, Atmospheric Science, Earth Science, and Environmental Science.
• 2-4+ years of related experience in the renewable energy industry
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in an engineering or other relevant science discipline is a plus.
• Familiarity with energy modeling software including PVSyst, and SAM.
• Knowledge of meteorological data sources, MCP methods, and other statistical analysis.
• Experience with modeling energy project economics and familiarity with concepts such as NPV, IRR and LCOE.
• Ability to multi-task and manage deliverables for multiple projects at a time.
• Excellent verbal, writing, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated interest in renewable energy.
• Desire to work in a dynamic environment alongside people with multiple interests and backgrounds.
• Base Pay
• $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 USD Annual
• Bonus: 15%
• The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.
• In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.
• Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• Paid time off