About this Engineering Lead, Energy role at Moss
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Moss is a national, privately held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in award-winning projects. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on construction management, renewable energy EPC, and design-build. The company’s diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise residential, landmark mixed-use developments, hospitality, K-12 and higher education, justice, solar energy and battery storage, and sports. Ranked by Engineering News-Record as the nation’s top solar contractor and one of the top 50 general contractors, Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement, and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work.
POSITION SCOPE AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT
Moss’ Engineering Lead works in concert with the Engineering Manager, Internal Closing Team, and Subject Matter Experts to successfully design renewable energy projects. The Engineering Lead will co-manage Project Engineers in daily coordination with and between Operation Teams and the EORs through the design process.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Familiar with utility-scale solar project designs, including single-line drawings, civil, structural, electrical site plans, DC and AC wiring diagrams, and equipment layouts.
Understand the construction applications of solar power plant design, including PV string sizing, DC and AC conductor and conduit sizing, and racking/tracker design and powering.
Possess a knowledge of electrical and system studies required for plant designs.
Possess a general knowledge of civil designs, including road design, plant grading design, drainage design, and permitting coordination.
Comfortable traveling cross-country to perform site visits and provide technical support to construction teams
Have experience with substation design review and coordination at medium voltages (usually 34.5 kV) to the point of interconnect.
Organizing and drafting engineering-related RFI’s and handling high-level problem-solving in coordination with pre-construction and operational counterparts.
Have direct and relevant experience with the latest solar and battery storage equipment, including solar panels, inverters/transformers, racking systems, and battery systems.
General knowledge of solar plant SCADA requirements and design.
Ability to develop, review, and approve engineering scope of work documents for external engineering partners.
Other duties may be assigned
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in engineering, technical field, or related discipline is required.
3+ years’ experience in the renewable energy/ solar construction industry or direct engineering management on solar construction projects - solar experience is required.
Experience leading, mentoring, and training other lower-level engineers.
Knowledge of electrical design, materials, and methods of construction in power systems.
Solar electrical systems background.
Thorough knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) as it relates to utility-scale power plants is a plus.
Good communication and presentation skills, including the ability to organize and present complex technical information effectively in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Highly organized and able to multitask multiple projects at once.
Must have a great attitude in working with the Moss team.
JOB TITLE: ENGINEERING LEAD
JOB LOCATION: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
CLASSIFICATION: FULL TIME – EXEMPT – SALARIED
REPORTS TO: SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER
Moss is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
