Senior Solar Project Engineer

About Nexamp

Do you want to be a part of the clean energy movement? Are you passionate about improving our environment for this generation and those to follow? Are you ready to take on new challenges and collaborate with a future-focused team leading the way into new markets? Join Nexamp!

This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission-based work that challenges the status quo. Be on the team that's changing the world.

The Role

Nexamp is seeking to hire a Senior Solar Project Engineer to join its Project Engineering team. In this role, you will lead engineering execution for complex solar and energy storage projects throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring technically sound, cost-effective, and constructible solutions. You will own critical technical decisions, drive cross-functional alignment, and support successful project delivery while advancing engineering standards, mentoring team members, and implementing continuous improvements.

Location: Hybrid across hub offices in Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; New York; and Washington DC

Reports to: Manager, Project Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and design execution across the full project life cycle for complex PV and BESS assets. Coordinate internal teams and external engineers and vendors to deliver optimized engineering packages that meet project requirements and business objectives.

• Own project-level technical decision-making by identifying risks early, driving resolution of ambiguous design and construction issues. Constantly seek a balance between cost, schedule, constructability, and long-term asset performance.

• Direct cross-functional collaboration with Design, Development, Engineering, Estimation, Pre-Deployment, Deployment, Project Finance, and Grid Integration teams. Ensure that the basis of design and plan of record for project execution is understood by the entire project team.

• Lead development, maintenance, and interpretation of plant performance models and related technical analyses for assigned projects. Leverage models and analyses to evaluate project- and portfolio-level tradeoff decisions, value engineering opportunities, and focus areas for optimization.

• Review and approve key engineering deliverables, equipment selections, procurement inputs, RFIs, Submittals, construction drawing markups, and other project artifacts. Verify technical accuracy, constructability, and code compliance of all design specifications, and ensure that overall design spec will support project objectives.

• Mentor lower-level Project Engineering team members through technical coaching, design reviews, work shadowing, and direct practical feedback.

• Own department-level process improvement initiatives, standards updates, and tooling enhancements for Project Engineering. Partner with the Technical Strategy Team to evaluate, pilot, and deploy innovative technology and translate research into scalable solutions.

• Develop and manage relationships with a network of vendors and engineering consultants across the project life cycle.

• Perform site visits during construction for project assessment.

• Additional duties as assigned and/or directed.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.

• 5+ years of solar or BESS design and/or project engineering experience.

• Experience leading engineering for complex PV or BESS projects across the full project life cycle, including managing third-party engineering resources, reviewing design details, reviewing specs for critical equipment, and driving project-level decisions.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of PV and BESS engineering, design, and construction principles including power engineering fundamentals, major system components, constructability considerations, utility interconnection and acceptance processes, and performance optimization principles.

• Strong working knowledge of industry-standard PV and BESS design codes, engineering principles, and construction methods, including but not limited to NEC, IBC, and IFC.

• Strong understanding of the DG and community solar market, including utility, state, and regional nuances, and how project execution differs from C&I and utility-scale PV.

• Proficiency reading and interpreting outputs from CAD and energy modeling tools, including AutoCAD and PVSYST or equivalent platforms, and using those outputs to support technical decision-making.

Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks, identify critical path schedule items, and proactively anticipate and resolve construction challenges. Specific experience in roles where this is a core responsibility.

• Experience working with Microsoft Office and common collaboration tools used to manage engineering deliverables and cross-functional coordination.

• Demonstrated success in effectively communicating information, ideas, and perspectives with people inside and beyond your organization.

• Demonstrated experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization. We value accountability and an ownership mentality.

• Ability to ask appropriate questions, analyze data, identify the root causes of problems, and present creative solutions.

• Expertise in building strong internal and external relationships with customers and stakeholders, instilling trust and loyalty across the industry.

• Eagerness to develop a fundamental understanding of how Nexamp operates and then apply that knowledge effectively to inform business decisions.

• Commitment to Nexamp's mission and passion for solving tomorrow's climate crisis today.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success leading engineering for utility-scale solar and BESS projects from early development through commissioning and operational handoff.

• Experience developing and managing contracts with engineering consulting partners and equipment suppliers.

• Experience creating and/or leading testing programs for implementation of new technology, product features, or process launches.

• Having participated in formal workplace mentorship programs as a mentor or mentee.

• EIT Certification (PE License preferred), NABCEP Certification, and/or PMP certification.

Note: If you don't meet 100% of the above qualifications, but see yourself contributing, please apply.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: $100,000 - $140,000

In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual bonus programs based on individual and company performance, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). Additionally, you may be eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but is not limited to, skills and qualifications, internal equity, performance, and geographic location.

Benefits include:

• 401(k) employer-match

• Health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one

• Flexible paid time off and holiday PTO

• Commuter benefits

• Cell phone reimbursement

• Healthy snacks and coffee

• Service days and volunteer opportunities

• Company outings

About Us

Our mission is to build the future of energy so it is clean, simple, and accessible for all. We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. By encouraging a culture where ideas and decisions come from all people, we believe it will help us grow, innovate, and be a part of environmental and social change.

We have headquarters in Boston, MA and Chicago, IL, in addition to growing offices nationwide.

Recruitment Note

Nexamp's People team manages all aspects of recruitment and hiring within our organization. We want to inform third-party recruiters, staffing firms, and related agencies that Nexamp does not accept unsolicited resumes. Resumes will only be considered from these entities if a signed agreement is in place and the People team explicitly authorizes external recruiting assistance for a specific position. Any unsolicited resumes received will be deemed the property of Nexamp. We want to emphasize that Nexamp is not liable for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.