RES is hiring a Solar Field Engineer

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate construction activity tracking while maintaining safety and quality requirements at a project.
• Support multiple aspects of both engineer, procure, and construct (EPC) and balance of plant (BOP) projects in the utility and renewable energy sector.
• Lead by example to show that safety is the most important function.
• Reinforce safe behaviors and correct unsafe actions.
• Ensure Job Hazard Analysis (JHAs) are completed daily.
• Conduct safety walks regularly.
• Participate in the morning meetings and All-Hands meetings with project personnel.
• Support the development of project specific standard work instructions.
• Verify field installation is per the engineered IFC and manufacturer specifications.
• Prepare and support closeout documentation, job books, and lessons learned.
• Support Continuous Improvement through feedback and review of Nonconformances and Lessons Learned on a project.
• Review environmental plans and permits for compliance.
• Assist with permitting and conduct environmental inspections.
• Ensure adherence to all permit conditions on-site.
• Review and understand the schedule and budget constraints of the project.
• Support 3-week lookaheads and resource tracking.
• Support resolution of field-level technical issues.
• Coordinate with appropriate individuals to create preparatory meeting templates to support project planning and task direction.
• Coordinate timely procurement of labor, equipment, and materials.
• Support the superintendents with daily tracking of time and production quantities.
• Complete Plan of Day (POD) reports in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner.
• Track progress versus the baseline schedule.
• Maintain updated Foreman Handbooks with current documents.
• Create and compile shake-out maps to assist material staging onsite.
• Perform material receiving, inventory and management activities to support production.
• Understand and adhere to client’s expectations.
• Professionally communicate to strengthen and continually maintain client relationships.
• Present, support, and lead-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.
• Collaborate effectively with peers and supervisors.
• Operate company-assigned vehicle in a safe manner in all types of road and weather conditions.
• Utilize, and ensure utilization of, the Safety Management System (SMS), the Quality Management System (QMS), and the Environmental Management System (EMS) throughout a project’s lifecycle.
• Attend work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
• Comply with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures.
• Be adaptable and capable of covering multiple scopes as required.
• Follow safety and security procedures and determine appropriate action.
• Report potentially unsafe conditions and use materials and equipment properly.
• Ensure that safety is the most important function, follow safe practices while working.
• Reinforce safe behaviors and eliminate “at risk” behaviors.
• Ensure Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s) occurs before scopes of work commence.
• Adhere to and understand standard operating procedures.
• Receive job- and task-specific training prior to work commencing.
• Follow technical, quality and safety systems in place and determine appropriate action.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED Required.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering or construction management (or equivalent) or 2 years equivalent and relevant work experience, required.
• Ability to travel 76-100% of the time domestically required.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Construction site safety and OSHA requirements.
• Reading prints and drawings and taking off quantities.
• Interpretation and understanding Contract documents including scopes of work (SOW), schedule of value (SOVs) and budgets.
• Use of computer software, including Heavy Job, Bluebeam, Procore, Microsoft Office suite, and other proprietary systems.
• Interpretation and understanding of project schedules.
• Vendor and materials management.
• Functional competencies include accountability, communication, responsibility/stewardship, teamwork, prioritization, and self-knowledge & self-learning.

Nice to Have

• 1 + year of experience in BESS, Substation, Transmission, and/or renewable energy EPC contract experience, preferred.

Benefits

• Anticipated base salary range: $66,000 - $78,000
• Premium Daily Per Diem paid for food, lodging, rotational Travel
• This position is bonus eligible.
• Benefits effective first day of employment: Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 4x pay Basic Life and Voluntary Life
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness
• 401(k) plan with 6% company match
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement and Green Car Reimbursement
• Volunteer and Charity Matching
• Paid Parental Leave and Paid Sabbatical Leave
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Discounts and Wellness programs
• Wellness Reimbursement

Work Arrangement

On-site

Additional Information

• Physical requirements: Rarely - Climbing, Pinching, Stooping; Occasionally - Carrying (31-50lbs), Crouching, Grasping, Gripping, Handling, Kneeling, Pulling (31-50lbs), Pushing (31-50lbs), Lifting (31-50lbs), Reaching; Frequently - Repetitive Motion, Standing, Walking; Constantly - Reading, Hearing, Vision, Sitting
• Environmental exposure: Rarely exposed to vibration; Occasionally exposed to unspecified conditions; Frequently exposed to extreme cold, extreme heat, humidity, wet, hazards
• Maintains a drug-free workplace
• Candidates required to pass a pre-employment background investigation and drug test as a condition of employment