Principal Electrical Engineer Renewable Energy (MV-HV)- REMOTE

Bureau Veritas Group is a leading global renewable energy technical consultancy, and they are seeking a Principal Engineer for their MV/HV Electrical Engineering Practice. The role involves leading a team of engineers in providing technical advisory services for solar and battery storage projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and collaborating with other engineering specialists.

Responsibilities:

• Build and lead a team of Domain Engineers in the technical review and advisement of clients on third-party engineering calculations, studies, design, and testing of utility-scale and C&I-scale solar and battery storage projects, plant substations, and gen-tie lines in the US
• Plan, define, develop, and execute highest-quality MV/HV EE Engineering scopes of work, client deliverables, tools templates, procedures and workflows for Client Services
• Collaborate will all other Engineering Leaders and Specialists to form a comprehensive team of Subject Matter Experts for all Client Technical Advisory Services, including: Civil, Structural, PV System, Battery Storage, MV, Substation, T-line, Permitting, SCADA, Cybersecurity, O&M, etc
• Take a leading technical role in BV Global Renewables – Technical Center of Excellence, including the definition, documentation, and training of industry best practices and thought leadership
• Directly support client engagement, scoping and estimating work for proposals, and project mgrs
• Provide within-domain and multi-domain training and mentoring of our US and global renewables technical, strategic, and business development teams
• Ensure best-in-class, consistently insightful, highest-quality, client services and deliverables
• Ensure Total Quality Management of all client deliverables and external communications
• Attend, present, lead, and participate in industry conferences, technical forums/panels, white papers, etc

Requirements:

• Subject Matter Expert in Domain Engineering as applied to the design, construction, and operation of utility-scale solar generating and battery storage facilities in the US
• 10 years of successfully demonstrated engineering leadership and management experience
• 15 years of successfully demonstrated technical advisory services experience in the US
• Expert experience with applicable US Codes, Standards, and Practices
• Expert experience with identifying poor practices in the specification, design, construction, and/or operation of solar and battery storage equipment and facilities that could potentially lead to safety hazards, code non-compliance, poor construction, underperformance, accelerated degradation, failures, etc
• Comfort with directly engaging with clients, investors and project counterparties
• Excellent technical and non-technical communications skills
• Excellent broad-scope and detailed organizational, planning, and management skills
• An Electrical Engineering degree; an advanced degree and/or PE registration a plus