Pv Engineer

~~WHO ARE WE Do you want to work in the exciting and rapidly growing solar industry? Do you thrive in a fast-paced design-build environment where you can see your engineering and designs being built in real time? Are you ambitious and results oriented? If so, The Conti Group is looking for you. Founded over 100 years ago, Conti is an engineering and construction firm that designs and builds complex projects around the world in the energy, renewable, infrastructure, industrial, and environmental industries. Conti is a truly dynamic place to work and is known for empowering its people to do great things. To learn more about The Conti Group, please visit www.conticorp.com This is an opportunity to work for Conti's solar division which is focused on providing engineering, procurement, and construction ("EPC") services to the commercial, industrial, and utility scale solar-PV industry. Conti has been in the solar industry since 2007 and has developed, engineered, procured, and constructed well over 75MW of solar-PV projects around the United States. We are expanding our solar EPC group to meet the increasing demands we are seeing for our services. GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION The System Engineer position will be working with our Engineering, Operation, Estimating, and Business Development teams to design high-quality and efficient solar PV systems. The Systems Engineer will play an integral and active role in helping Conti acquire new business and execute in-house projects. Responsibilities include solar energy system design and layout; assisting in interconnection design and equipment selection; performing energy production analysis; evaluating future technologies; and developing internal intellectual property products and offerings. In addition to being a great engineer, the Systems Engineer will have superior cross-functional skills including developing client proposals, effectively putting together project estimates and providing technical support to the Operations team. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES o Develop detailed layouts and electrical design packages for solar PV systems that meet all contractual, code, and permitting requirements o Coordinate with civil and structural engineering firms to obtain detailed civil and structural design packages from third party vendors/firms that meet all contractual and permitting requirements. o Develop single-line and three-line diagrams with required electrical details for solar PV systems in accordance with NEC, IEEE, NESC, utility interconnection tariffs and requirements, and local AHJ as necessary o Lead the project interconnection approval process as the primary point of contact with the interconnecting utilities from the application process through final design approval o Attend meetings with clients, State and local permitting authorities, subcontractors, and vendors regarding engineering and technical issues related to the solar PV system o Coordinate and obtain SCADA designs for solar PV systems from third party monitoring companies o Develop technical specifications and scopes of work for engineering firms and contractors o Conducts on-site solar PV system commissioning and troubleshooting QUALIFICATIONS o A 4-year degree in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical preferred) o One of more years solar PV design, design/build, or EPC field o Proficiency in AutoCAD o Proficiency in PVSYST o Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint PAY/BENEFITS Conti has great benefits. We provide medical, dental and vision on the first day of your employment. Life insurance, 401(k) matching plan, EAP, wellness programs and many other optional programs are offered as well. The Conti Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.