Project Water Engineer at Arcadis delivering design solutions for water, wastewater, and reuse clients in California. Evaluate, plan, and design projects while supporting management and collaborating with teams.
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Onsite Senior Engineer, Project Development M&A
Posted 15 hours ago
About the role
- Sr. Project Development Engineer ensuring technical success of utility-scale renewable projects. Collaborates across teams for evaluations, designs, and M&A transitions in clean energy.
Responsibilities
- Conducts desktop site assessments for potential acquisition and divestiture projects to inform project capacity and energy in addition to engineering and constructability risks
- Utilizes strong background knowledge to diligence data rooms of potential project acquisitions
- Prepares data rooms with engineering documentation for potential divestitures
- Collaborate with M&A Managers, Project Development, and Finance teams to advance transactions that are accretive to value for LRE
- Prepares or manage preliminary site layouts
- Provides energy prediction reports in coordination with the performance engineering team
- Works with the engineering team to assess and anticipate engineering deliverable needs including site surveys, geotechnical reports, hydrology reports, conceptual grading and drainage plans, and preliminary collection, substation, civil, and structural designs
- Provides engineering/technical input to permitting, power purchase agreements, interconnect agreements, financial modeling, and other project development aspects
- Prepares engineering quantities and information for project budgets and schedules
- Represents LRE in M&A, development, permitting and origination meetings on engineering and technical issues, including meetings with the public and regulatory authorities
- Leads multiple projects simultaneously; manages competing priorities and overcomes obstacles to successfully meet submittal dates
- Gathers engineering scopes, exhibits, and site design criteria for the creation of RFPs for M&A and divestiture projects
- Reviews designs and calculations for quality control, performance optimization, and cost reduction opportunities
- Meets with external consultants and contractors to discuss design options, address concerns, and support contract negotiations.
- Conducts site visits for site evaluations
- Assists in the creation and review of site constraints maps
- Works directly with the procurement and performance team to stay current on wind turbine, solar module, solar inverter, and energy storage technology, offerings, and suppliers
- Contributes to engineering standard creation
- Coordinates with subject matter experts to identify long lead procurement items needed to support project schedules
- Maintains accurate project documentation and keeps stakeholders informed of project progress
- Transfers engineering knowledge and risks of assigned projects to the project engineer on the execution team during the pre-construction phase.
- Guide and train junior level engineers
Requirements
- 4-Year Bachelors Engineering Degree
- 6+ years of relevant technical experience including project development, permitting, conceptual and detailed engineering design, project engineering, scope preparation, scheduling, cost estimating, procurement, and contracts
- 5+ years development engineering experience in renewable energy industry
- Proficient in some of the following: AutoCAD, PVsyst, PlantPredict, PVFarm, Openwind, and other automated layout/optimization tools
- Understanding of M&A, project development, cost estimating and permitting processes
- Knowledge of project commercial issues and project financial analysis
- Strong project management skills
- Proficient knowledge of engineering economics and optimization process
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Organized with the ability to simultaneously oversee multiple development projects
- Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization, as well as outside customers and vendors
- Proficient use of all Microsoft Office Suite programs.
- Ability to manage priorities in a complex and dynamic environment
- Ability to read and interpret technical documentation and drawings and other common specifications
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver's license
Benefits
- Willingness and ability to travel at least 25% of time
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