Lead Electrical Engineer / Owner's Engineering Technical Lead

Position Summary

The Lead Electrical Engineer will serve as the main technical lead for Owner’s Engineering support on distributed generation solar PV projects. This role will be responsible for leading electrical design reviews, supporting 30% design deliverables, reviewing EPC submittals, identifying technical risks, and ensuring the project design aligns with utility requirements, interconnection requirements, RWE technical standards, and good engineering practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering review for 3 MW to 5 MW distributed generation solar PV projects.
• Review and update 30% electrical single-line diagrams.
• Review project design basis documents, interconnection studies, utility requirements, and electrical equipment requirements.
• Identify project risks related to interconnection, metering, grounding, transformer, switchgear, recloser, protection, and SCADA/DAS interfaces.
• Lead technical review of EPC 50% and 90% design packages.
• Review electrical drawings, calculations, equipment submittals, and technical documents.
• Coordinate with internal electrical, civil, structural, SCADA, and PE reviewers.
• Support comment log development and review comment closure.
• Escalate critical technical issues related to safety, code compliance, utility compliance, equipment ratings, reliability, and construction readiness.
• Provide technical direction to electrical design engineers and junior review staff.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 6–12 years of electrical engineering experience, preferably in solar PV, utility interconnection, substations, distribution, or renewable energy projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical single-line diagrams, medium-voltage systems, transformers, switchgear, reclosers, grounding, protection, and metering.
• Experience reviewing EPC design packages and vendor submittals.
• Familiarity with NEC, NESC, IEEE, NFPA, utility standards, and renewable energy design requirements.
• Strong technical writing and comment development skills.
• Ability to manage multiple technical reviews under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Owner’s Engineering or Independent Engineering reviews.
• Experience supporting utility-scale or distributed generation solar PV projects.
• PE license preferred but not required.
• Experience with RWE, utility interconnection processes, or EPC design review workflows is a plus