Director of Professional Engineering

American Water Resources Association
  • DC
  • $140,000–$210,000 Per Year
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Posted: 02-Sep-26

Location: United States - Nationwide

Salary: 140000 - 210000

Required Education: 4 Year Degree

Years of Experience: 2 - 4

Type:

Full Time

Level:

Experienced

Your Impact:

Pearce is seeking talented and motivated candidates for a Director of Professional Engineering role focused primarily on commercial, industrial, and utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects. Secondary areas of focus include energy storage solutions (ESS), repowering of existing PV systems, electric vehicle charging station design, and various project types in the telecom sector. The selected candidate will engage with Pearce's civil, structural, and electrical design teams and clients to provide innovative, forward-thinking design solutions that facilitate the development, design, and construction of solar projects.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Oversee and seal commercial, industrial, and utility-scale solar PV and ESS designs, including interconnection designs, single-line diagrams, bid sets, construction sets, and as-built drawings

  • Work closely with Business Development and Field Services teams to obtain a deep understanding of customer needs and design the optimal solution for each project

  • Create, implement, and maintain quality control processes

  • Attend customer meetings and presentations throughout the sales cycle, as necessary

  • Determine project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements, including activities associated with clients, utilities, permitting agencies, contractors, and other firms, and assign personnel to phases and elements

  • Attend pre-construction meetings and progress meetings and develop meeting minutes

  • Perform site assessments and analysis using on-site data collection and off-site network tools

  • Contribute to or write technical papers

  • Perform site-specific production analysis of PV arrays using models such as PVSYST

  • Integrate energy storage systems into solar PV systems

  • Provide mentorship and training to new and junior engineering personnel

Core Experience:

  • Minimum 5-10 years of experience working as a Professional Engineer designing solar arrays

  • Experience and knowledge of the design and construction process for distributed generation, commercial solar PV, and utility-scale solar PV projects

  • Expertise in AutoCAD, drafting, electrical line drawings, and reading and understanding technical specifications and construction documents

  • Proficiency in solar design tools and understanding of solar photovoltaic systems

  • Understanding of NEC and other building codes

  • Sense of urgency for goal achievement and the ability to complete varied activities while managing multiple, simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment

  • Entrepreneurial with a problem-solving orientation, open to innovative models of operating, and able to make sound decisions in response to changing conditions

  • Goal-oriented and self-directed, with the ability to work hard with limited supervision, learn and accept challenges, and complete assigned tasks on schedule

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively and confidently deliver high-quality, polished customer presentations

  • Experience supervising work done in remote locations

  • NABCEP certification is a plus

  • Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) design experience preferred

  • Active PE License, with Florida and California as minimum licensing requirements, and the ability to obtain licensure in all 50 states

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About Pearce

Pearce is a leading technology-enabled provider of asset management solutions for mission-critical electromechanical infrastructure throughout North America. Pearce provides technical maintenance, repair, operations, and engineering services for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, backup power generators, battery energy storage systems (BESS), critical cooling systems, and other electrical and mechanical infrastructure across end markets such as renewable energy, telecom, and data centers. Founded in 1998, Pearce has more than 4,000 employees and 28 locations across the U.S. Pearce is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. To learn more about Pearce visit http://www.pearce-services.com.

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LocationDC
Salary$140,000–$210,000 Per Year

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