Senior Engineering Manager – Renewable Energy

🕒 June 17

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $154.2k - $223.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Ameresco

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2000

⚡ Energy

🏛️ Government

Energy • Utilities • Government

Ameresco is a leading comprehensive cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner, and operator. It is involved in implementing energy efficiency measures and infrastructure upgrades while constructing and operating distributed energy resources. The company partners with various sectors including federal, state, and local governments, utilities, healthcare, educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial clients to provide sustainable energy solutions. With operations in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe, Ameresco focuses on advancing the clean energy transition with its array of smart, energy-efficient technologies and financial solutions.

📋 Description

• Recruit, manage, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team of renewable energy development engineers in a fully remote environment. • Foster a culture of trust, psychological safety, and strong interpersonal awareness. • Act as the ultimate technical owner for a portfolio of complex multi-million dollar energy projects, driving technical strategy, risk mitigation, and execution from inception to completion. • Partner with Sales Executives to align engineering solutions with business development goals. • Champion top-tier technical development of solar PV, BESS, microgrid, and EV charging projects from early feasibility through construction handoff. • Ensure seamless handoff to Project Management, providing high-level technical guidance during material procurement and construction phases. • Continuously evaluate and improve internal engineering processes, design tools, and best practices to scale the remote engineering department.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline. • Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in renewable energy project development, engineering design, or a related field. • Strong emotional intelligence: Proven ability to lead with empathy, resolve conflicts, mentor remote staff, and build strong relationships with diverse customer profiles. • Entrepreneurial Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity; a proactive self-starter who thrives with minimal oversight, enjoys building processes from scratch, and treats project budgets/timelines with true ownership. • Technical Certifications: Professional Engineering (PE) license, NABCEP PV Installation/Technical Sales certification, or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) is strongly preferred. • Advanced Technical Domain: Strong experience with complex microgrid design, islanding configurations, grid services, and dispatch optimization modeling. • Modeling Software Proficiency: Deep familiarity with or ability to guide teams using PVSyst, Helioscope, Aurora, Energy Toolbase, Xendee, and/or HOMER Pro. • Financial & Analytical Acumen: Advanced capability to analyze utility rate structures and validate financial metrics (NPV, IRR, simple payback). • Remote Mastery: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills tailored for an asynchronous, 100% remote workplace. • Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for site visits, team alignment meetings, and high-priority customer presentations.

🏖️ Benefits

• health insurance • retirement plans • paid time off • performance incentives • bonuses • commissions • equity