Project Engineer, Wind and Solar - Lake City, United States - BBA Consultants

Description

Project Engineer, Wind and Solar - Salt-Lake City

Description

BBA has an established Wind andSolar business line and wants to strengthen its position in the Wind and Solar market,building on its momentum across Canada and having recently commenced businessoperations in the United States.

In this intermediate technical leadershiprole, the Project Engineer will be responsible for developing wind and solaropportunities and executing projects. The Project Engineer will leverage their expertise,knowledge of the industry, client relationships and engineering experience toachieve BBA's objectives below.

This position's focus will be toenable the growth BBA's Wind and Solar energy business line, supporting thedirector and manager, and lead BBA's wind, solar and grid-connected energystorage projects and strengthen client relationships.

BBA is a matrix organization andthe Wind and Solar business line has a national focus. It is responsible for defining the strategyand overall sector performance.

The business line relies on BBA's operationalteams and disciplines located across Canada for execution of its mandates andprojects, while at times directly managing and executing certain strategicprojects.

Operations
Oversee delivery andday to day execution of wind, solar and energy storage projects
Act as Project Leaderand/or Project Manager for select strategic projects and clients.
Provide expertise andguidance to both BBA's clients and project teams.
Conduct technicalreviews and oversee engineering and design activities.
Fill the role ofProject/Study Manager and/or Project Coordinator for strategic clients.
Engage with BBA'soperational teams and disciplines across Canada.

Day to day executionof technical and strategic mandates based on areas of expertise and incoordination with BBA's internal disciplines located across Canada.

Businessdevelopment
Build and maintainstrong professional relationships with key stakeholders in the renewable energyand electricity sector across Canada and the U.S.
Provide exposure topotential new clients and expand relationships with existing clients.
Support execution ofthe strategy and action plan.
Support positioningfor upcoming opportunities, generate proposals and implement a pursuit/capturestrategy.
Identify anycapability gaps and implement teaming requirements needed to win.
Work with the ClientAccount Managers (CAMs) to ensure a coordinated client management process.
Cross-sell theservices of other divisions within other business lines.
Support thedevelopment/sustainability of medium- and long-term backlog projection.
Proposals
Review bid opportunities and provide input intothe Wind & Solar proposal execution plan and deliverables
Support proposal preparation through creativethinking and alternative approaches.
Review proposals to ensure that RFPrequirements are met (technical and commercial) and that the price iscompetitive.

Project Management
Power sector technical proficiency
Accountability and results-driven
Business acumen and entrepreneurship
Client-oriented
Organizational agility
Mobilization in a changing context
Resourceful
Drive for self-development.

Requirements

Engineering degree from a recognized college universityand registered as a Professional Engineer in applicable region(s) of the UnitedStates, with electrical or civil structural disciplines being preferred; or asuitable combination of qualification(s) in a relevant discipline andapplicable experience
At least 5 years of relevant power sector / electricityindustry experience
2 or more years of wind and/or solar energy projectdevelopment, project execution and/or operations experience
Project Management proficiency including experienceleading projects and managing project teams to deliver on project objectiveswithin constraints
Strong knowledge of renewable energy technologies suchas wind turbine generators and/or solar photovoltaic and experience in projectequipment selection
Broad knowledge of the renewable energy industry and/orthe electric power sector
Strong communications, interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills
Extremely versatile and broad – thrives on a widevariety of tasks and challenges
Strong and demonstrated critical thinking skills
Able to travel to domestic or international destinations

Assets:

• Construction/Commissioning supervision and/or coordination experience
• Experience in wind and/or solar resource assessments, siting, site layouts
• Power generation and/or power utility – high and medium voltage experience
• Strong personal network within the power and/or renewable energy sector
• Budgeting, estimating and/or scheduling experience
• Exposure to and knowledge of battery energy storage systems
• Bilingual (English and French)

AboutBBA

For over 40 years,we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in theEnergy and Natural Resources sector.

At BBA, we develop innovative, flexibleand sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one ofCanada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice(PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projectsthat shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people'spassion and excellence make BBA a Canada's Best Employer

and one of Canada's Best Managed Companies .

We have uniquetalents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself .Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.

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