Project Manager, Solar Independent Engineering

Job Description

About us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About the role

Do you want to help the advancement of renewable energy?

By joining our team, you will be part of accelerating the widespread deployment of solar energy, energy storage systems, and positively impacting society and the planet. We achieve our purpose through the long-term success of our customers. We strive to be a high-performing, innovative team that reflects the equity, respect, and diversity we wish to see in the world.The RoleIn Project Manager, Solar Independent Engineering role, you will work on a variety of solar and solar + storage projects throughout North America. You will be exposed to the entire project life cycle, work with the biggest developers and financiers in the space with cutting edge technology. The primary functions of these positions include supporting major customer accounts, performing project due diligence, managing projects, contributing to process improvements, sharing knowledge, obtaining and receiving feedback, and a bit of business development including developing proposals. Our teams work across all scales of projects, and depending on your experience and interest, you would focus on residential, distributed generation, or utility scale systems.

DNV is the worlds leading renewable energy consultant. DNVs Solar team holds a substantial market position for independent engineering services to support the financing and construction of solar and solar + storage projects in North America, and our staff are viewed as experts and thought leaders in the industry. In this role, our team provides technical consulting and independent engineering services for solar project developers, financial institutions, and investors who rely on our reports as part of their investment decision making process.

In our team, we care about providing our employees with a fulfilling long-term experience. We are proud supporters of our ever-growing community of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). We prioritize flexible work environments, including remote-first options and flexible work schedules. While working remote is common and supported from any location within the continental U.S., we have offices in several major US cities should you prefer to work in person, including San Diego, Oakland, Chalfont, Portland, Seattle, Medford, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and New York City.What Youll Do

• Initiate and coordinate the technical review process among internal specialists including civil and electrical engineering, energy assessment, technology, and permitting teams, and synthesizing and writing due diligence reports
• Perform overall project management activities and ensuring excellent customer communication as the key point of contact for the execution of due diligence engagements
• Perform portions of due diligence reviews, including contract and financial model reviews, and synthesis of inputs from technical disciplines, as well as other reviews and analysis within your expertise
• Discuss and resolve technical issues with project developers, lenders, and investors, including coordinating input on such issues from internal technical specialists
• Develop and win proposals for scopes of services related to due diligence work
• Coordinate or perform DNV construction monitoring and site visit activities
• Support customers through the financial closings of projects
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts including leading tool development, process refinement, digitization efforts, and lessons learned activities
• Advance team and industry thought leadership
• Support our mission and vision and having fun while you do it

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chef de projet, ingnierie solaire indpendante, vous travaillerez sur une varit de projets solaires et solaires + stockage travers lAmrique du Nord. Vous serez expos lensemble du cycle de vie du projet, travaillerez avec les plus grands dveloppeurs et financiers de lespace avec une technologie de pointe. Les principales fonctions de ces postes comprennent le soutien des principaux comptes clients, la vrification diligente des projets, la gestion de projets, la contribution lamlioration des processus, le partage des connaissances, lobtention et la rception de commentaires et un peu de dveloppement des affaires, y compris llaboration de propositions. Nos quipes travaillent sur des projets toutes les chelles et, en fonction de votre exprience et de votre intrt, vous vous concentrerez sur les systmes rsidentiels, de production dcentralise ou lchelle des services publics. DNV est le leader mondial du conseil en nergies renouvelables. Lquipe solaire de DNV occupe une position importante sur le march des services dingnierie indpendants pour soutenir le financement et la construction de projets solaires et solaires + stockage en Amrique du Nord, et notre personnel est considr comme des experts et des leaders dopinion dans lindustrie. ce titre, notre quipe fournit des conseils techniques et des services dingnierie indpendants aux dveloppeurs de projets solaires, aux institutions financires et aux investisseurs qui sappuient sur nos rapports dans le cadre de leur processus de prise de dcision dinvestissement. Au sein de notre quipe, nous avons cur doffrir nos employs une exprience enrichissante long terme. Nous sommes fiers de soutenir notre communaut sans cesse croissante de groupes de ressources pour les employs (GRE). Nous accordons la priorit aux environnements de travail flexibles, y compris les options distance et les horaires de travail flexibles. Bien que le travail distance soit courant et pris en charge partir de nimporte quel endroit au Canada, nous avons des bureaux dans les grandes villes canadiennes si vous prfrez travailler en personne, y compris Montral, Toronto et Vancouver.
Le rle

• Initier et coordonner le processus dexamen technique entre les spcialistes internes, y compris les quipes de gnie civil et lectrique, dvaluation nergtique, de technologie et de dlivrance de permis, ainsi que la synthse et la rdaction de rapports de diligence raisonnable
• Effectuer lensemble des activits de gestion de projet et assurer une excellente communication avec les clients en tant que point de contact cl pour lexcution des missions de due diligence
• Effectuer des parties des examens de diligence raisonnable, y compris des examens de contrats et de modles financiers, et la synthse des contributions des disciplines techniques, ainsi que dautres examens et analyses au sein de votre expertise
• Discuter et rsoudre les problmes techniques avec les promoteurs de projets, les prteurs et les investisseurs, y compris la coordination des commentaires sur ces questions des spcialistes techniques internes
• Dvelopper et gagner des propositions pour les tendues de services lis au travail de diligence raisonnable
• Coordonner ou effectuer les activits de surveillance de la construction et de visite du site de DNV
• Accompagner les clients dans la clture financire des projets
• Participer aux efforts damlioration continue, y compris le dveloppement doutils, lamlioration des processus, les efforts de numrisation et les activits de leons apprises
• Faire progresser le leadership clair de lquipe et de lindustrie
• Soutenez notre mission et notre vision et amusez-vous pendant que vous le faites

What we offer

• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days)
• Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from, Vision benefits
• Spending accounts FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter Benefits, company-seeded HSA
• Special programs Employee Assistance Program, ID theft protection, and accident and critical illness options for you and your family
• Employer-paid, therapist-led, virtual care services through Talkspace
• RRSP/NRSP
• Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Consumer discounts and rewards
• Flexible work schedule with hybrid/remote opportunities
• Advancement opportunities

**Benefits may vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election**How We Do ItWe Care, We Dare, We ShareDNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.Read more here:
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• Possibilits davancement

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About you

What Is Required

• Bachelors degree in an engineering, science, business, energy, or other related field is required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the solar industry
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and deft project and time management skills, including an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Fluent in MS Office
• Solution oriented thinking skills and high integrity
• Understanding of energy industry technology (modules, inverters, mounting systems/trackers, balance of system, etc.)
• Supportive and proactive team member, eager to work in a collaborative environment
• Proven HSE mindset and demonstrated behavior-based safety mentality
• We conduct pre-employment background and drug screenings

What Is Preferred

• Masters degree
• Some concentration of experience in at least one of the following: solar industry construction and operating contracts, solar project construction, operations/asset management, solar project design/development, module/inverter technology, energy assessment, power marketing/offtake contracting, energy storage technology and implementation, market research/policy, or in the independent engineering function
  Exposure to contracts (construction, supply, operations, interconnection, offtake, subscription, and/or asset management contracts)
• Familiarity with budgets and financial models
• Working knowledge of PVsyst and solar energy assessment
• Working knowledge of the solar project financing process (direct experience preferred)
• Project management designation or experience
• Familiarity with energy storage systems

Vos tches

• Un baccalaurat en gnie, en sciences, en affaires, en nergie ou dans un domaine connexe est exig
• Minimum 2 ans dexprience dans lindustrie solaire
• Excellente communication (verbale et crite) et comptences habiles en gestion de projet et de temps, y compris une capacit quilibrer plusieurs projets dans des dlais serrs
• Matrise de MS Office
• Capacits de rflexion axes sur les solutions et grande intgrit
• Comprhension de la technologie de lindustrie de lnergie (modules, onduleurs, systmes de montage / trackers, quilibre du systme, etc.)
• Membre de lquipe solidaire et proactive, dsireux de travailler dans un environnement collaboratif
• Mentalit HSE prouve et mentalit de scurit base sur le comportement
• Nous effectuons des vrifications des antcdents pralables lemploi

Exigences

• Matrise
• Une certaine concentration dexprience dans au moins un des domaines suivants: construction et contrats dexploitation de lindustrie solaire, construction de projets solaires, exploitation / gestion dactifs, conception / dveloppement de projets solaires, technologie de module / onduleur, valuation nergtique, commercialisation / passation de marchs dnergie, technologie de stockage dnergie et mise en uvre, tudes de march / politique, ou dans la fonction dingnierie indpendante Exposition aux contrats (construction, fourniture, exploitation, interconnexion, contrats denlvement, dabonnement et/ou de gestion dactifs)
• Familiarit avec les budgets et les modles financiers
• Connaissance pratique de PVsyst et de lvaluation de lnergie solaire
• Connaissance pratique du processus de financement de projets solaires (exprience directe de prfrence)
• Dsignation ou exprience en gestion de projet
• Familiarit avec les systmes de stockage dnergie

**Les avantages lis lemploi lis limmigration, par exemple le parrainage de visa, ne sont pas disponibles pour ce poste**

Benefits

Profit Share

You’ll be part of our global profit share scheme that means we all share in our success as a business. If we profit, so do you. This will be part of our Total Compensation approach each year and depends on our year-end results.

Insurance

taking care of you with travel, life, and accident insurance

Pension Schemes

We care about your long-term financial security and prioritize pension and retirement benefits to reflect our caring values.

Professional Development

We believe in the 70/20/10 learning model, where 70% of your learning comes from performing your everyday tasks and working on different projects, new areas and initiatives to gain new skills. 20% from working with others and mentoring and the rest from formal education.

Hybrid Working

adapting to the changing world of work around the world

Purpose-led organization

You become part of a world-leading company where we know and live our purpose; to safeguard life, property, and the environment, with the opportunity to tackle global change through your work.

Supportive and caring culture

We offer opportunities to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, organizes after-work events and informal meetings throughout the year.

Attractive rewards

We focus on work/life balance and offer employees flexible working hours and workplace, annual vacation allowance, competitive pension, insurance, and a global profit share scheme.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DNV, our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not only an ethical choice, but also a business decision.Diversity, fairness, and a sense of belonging are a source of strength for our people, our business, and our customers, and help us to deliver on our purpose, vision, and values.Learn more

Working here

Since 1864 we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.At DNV you can expect to deliver career and industry defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.Learn more

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