Renewables Project Engineer

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process, and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.  With over 800 employees and 6,000 contractors operating in over 50 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry, and the level of experience, exposure, and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled. 

Airswift is looking for a Project Engineer (Renewables) to work for a major client in Juno Beach FL, for an initial 12-month assignment likely to be extended. 

Seeking a Project Engineer supporting solar farm design and construction.

Responsibilities: 

• In this position, the candidate will be responsible for managing 3rd party contractor teams to develop engineering designs for solar projects.  

• Project engineering responsibilities span from initial concept definition to construction and final commissioning and require continuous coordination with diverse project stakeholders such as environmental, procurement, transmission services, and project managers for both early stage and construction. 

• Experience applying value engineering to balance reliability, cost, and performance for complex systems, along with thorough knowledge of the various applicable engineering disciplines including electrical, structural, civil, and materials.  

• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, along with a record of coordinating project stakeholders and mobilizing teams of engineers to achieve business objectives.  

• Experience successfully managing schedules and budgets for major capital projects. 

Education: 

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering. (This is a requirement. Discipline can be electrical, civil, mechanical, aerospace, or chemical.)

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience. Exceptions can be made for less than 5 years if that experience is a good match. 

• Engineering and project management experience on utility scale solar projects is preferred. 

• Engineering and project management in the following fields may also be considered:

• DG/commercial solar 

• Other technologies in the power industry – wind, BESS, combined cycle, nuclear, hydrogen, substation, transmission, etc. 

• Strong candidates with experience outside of the power industry (aerospace, civil/stormwater, etc.) 

• Great communication, leadership, and project management skills