Senior Owner's Engineer, Wind

Job Description:

  • Represent AES Clean Energy on wind, solar, and energy storage projects while supporting project finance and engineering efforts
  • Promote safety across projects and onsite
  • Support Origination, Procurement, Development, and M&A teams for new projects
  • Draft and edit contracts relating to technical requirements
  • Review production estimates and evaluate wind turbine site suitability
  • Support project teams to ensure quality installation and maintenance across the portfolio
  • Review engineering plans and technical documentation for comment and approval
  • Work with construction teams to meet technical, banking, Independent Engineering, and AES standards
  • Collect, organize, review, and distribute engineering and construction deliverables to Independent Engineering firms
  • Support operating facilities and participate in root-cause analysis for failed equipment
  • Support technical due diligence for tax equity and construction debt financing
  • Assist with Independent Engineer selection
  • Review Independent Engineer reports and construction site visit and supplement reports
  • Coordinate and attend construction site visits with EPCs, Independent Engineers, investors, and financiers
  • Manage multiple project timelines and Independent Engineer report issuances
  • Respond to engineering and other diligence questions from Independent Engineers and investors
  • Identify and resolve or mitigate risks
  • Coordinate production-estimate updates based on Independent Engineer feedback
  • Lead engineering modeling initiatives related to financial models
  • Coordinate with legal teams and Independent Engineers on certificates and reliance letters

Requirements:

  • Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field
  • 5+ years professional experience in wind turbine project design, development, and construction
  • Experience with wind project construction, quality control activities and investor site visits
  • Experience with debt or tax equity financing practices, terminology, and requirements
  • Strong technical writing skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical topics to a non-engineering audience
  • Project and case management skills, including a strong aptitude for managing and prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines
  • Comfort with NEC and NESC code, as well as related codes such as IBC and NFPA 855
  • Graduate degree in Engineering (plus qualification)
  • Professional Engineer qualification (plus qualification)
  • WTG Climb Training and Safety certification (plus qualification)
  • OSHA 10-hr or comparable job-site safety certification (plus qualification)

Benefits:

  • Annual bonus
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) eligibility
  • Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave time, and parental leave
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