Utility-Scale Battery Augmentation Engineer

Role at a Glance

Location: Juno Beach, FL
Engagement: 11-month W-2 contract

A Day in This Role

Morning in Juno Beach starts with a review of performance data from operating sites and supplier updates. You’ll synthesize inputs from internal and external sources to conduct technical due diligence, then outline augmentation pathways for utility-scale batteries and hybrid solutions tailored to customer needs. Late morning, you’ll guide external Engineers of Record, aligning electrical, structural, and civil design packages. After lunch, it’s coordination with permitting, procurement, interconnection, and construction teams to keep multiple high-volume augmentation projects moving. You’ll close the day by spotting value-engineering opportunities, updating controls and system integration concepts, and advising early-stage and construction project managers on scope, risks, and execution.

What You Will Tackle

• Lead detailed electrical, structural, and civil design for large-scale battery augmentation initiatives.
• Oversee numerous concurrent projects from concept through commissioning, steering EORs and collaborating with project managers.
• Drive engineering direction, maintain visibility into progress and issues, and set technical expectations across teams.
• Collaborate on process improvements, system integration, and controls strategies.
• Use market and technical analyses to shape energy storage strategies and propose storage and hybrid configurations.
• Continuously evaluate new technologies and value-engineering options that enhance performance and reliability.

About You

• Subject matter expertise in substation or utility-scale energy storage design and project management, including:
  • Power electronics
  • Battery storage system design
  • Substation design
  • Generation tie design
• Background in the design and operation of large power generation or processing plants, balancing regulatory compliance with high reliability.
• Hands-on knowledge of construction practices: foundations, trenching, terminations, testing, and safety best practices.
• Fluency in storage technologies: multiple battery chemistries, power conversion units, and DC-DC converters.
• Safety know-how for lithium-ion systems, including UL1973, UL9540, UL9540A, NFPA 855, NFPA 70E, NEC, and applicable IFC/IBC sections.
• Familiarity with interconnection studies and GIA material modification adjustment (MMA) processes in WECC and CAISO.
• Experience with construction permitting and contracting.

Education & Experience

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (ABET-accredited) or a closely related field.
• 11+ years of proven engineering experience.

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