About Lydian Energy

Lydian is a newly established renewable energy development company specializing in the development and construction of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in North America. Lydian owns 9 development assets, consisting of both solar and storage, with several expected to reach NTP during 2024-2025. Lydian also has a significant existing pipeline of additional projects.

Lydian is backed by Excelsior Energy Capital (“EEC”), a leading private equity fund manager with more than $1.0 billion in assets under management, that is exclusively focused on north American middle market renewables investing. Through its relationship with EEC, Lydian has access to (i) a specialized team of value-add investor-operators with decades of renewables development, construction, and transaction experience, (ii) committed discretionary equity capital, strong relationships with debt and tax equity investors, and deep experience structuring tax equity and project financings, and (iii) a mature and proprietary financing and procurement strategy that significantly enhances expected project returns.

Lydian is building a team of seasoned renewable energy and energy infrastructure professionals with deep expertise in project development, construction, financing, and M&A. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor at a fully capitalized development platform, build a tier-one renewables business with exceptional partners, and make meaningful contributions to the energy transition.

Job Scope

As a Project Engineer, you demonstrate the perfect combination of technical expertise and project management savvy. You are responsible for the late development, coordination and review of designs and technical standards for Lydian’s utility scale solar and BESS projects, managing engineering service providers to achieve this goal.

Essential Functions

• You are responsible for the development, coordination and review of designs and technical standards for utility scale solar and BESS projects, managing engineering service providers to achieve this goal.

• Working with Project PM to finalize the EPC contract and the technical exhibits.

• At the core, as a Project Engineer you are an expert coordinator, bringing together stakeholders of every level for effective and profitable project deliveries.

• Coordinate development, and review designs for projects (including permitting and construction support, customer care, and sales support).

• Manage the work of engineering services providers and consultants.

• Establish, maintain and improve technical specifications for Company facilities and equipment.

• Provide technical support and supervision for the design and construction phases of the project, including value added engineering consistent with the required project specifications and requirements.

• Support the performance and LCOE optimization process of projects.

• Provide technical support for the review/preparation of client proposals and EPC/equipment RFP packages.

• Participate in the evaluation and selection of EPC and main equipment suppliers.

• Participate in the preparation, review, and negotiations of the technical exhibits for project sales, equipment procurement and EPC contracting agreements.

• Complete technical site assessment reviews and pre-design site walk-down.

• Provide engineering and QA/QC support to the project management team during project construction and commissioning.

• Provide technical support for interconnection in collaboration with transmission engineering team.

• Provide technical direction during startup, testing, PV system commissioning and performance monitoring.

• Refine procedures for the interface between development and engineering as well as between project managers and engineering.

• Evaluation of PV products, emerging technologies and best practices in the solar and storage EPC field.

• Communicate and influence cross-functionally within Company.

• Responsible for consultant scopes and associated costs.

• Works cross functionally and collaboratively with all departments.

• Interfaces with third-party engineering service providers, and subcontractors.

Additional duties relevant to a role of this nature

• Evaluation of PV products, emerging technologies and best practices in the solar and storage EPC field.

• Communicate and influence cross-functionally within Company.

• Responsible for consultant scopes and associated costs.

• Works cross functionally and collaboratively with all departments.

• Interfaces with third-party engineering service providers, and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience as an electrical, power systems engineer or equivalent.

• Minimum five years’ experience with PV or energy storage systems.

• Design and commissioning experience.

• Three or more years of familiarity with PV or energy storage related controls.

• System protection and control design.

• Expertise in model-based systems/controls engineering.

• Expertise in closed-loop control algorithms.

• Strong familiarity with power generation and/or grid level control systems.

• Enthusiasm for getting things done, taking personal responsibility, adding value within a team setting, and ability to work with minimal supervision.

• General knowledge of project networking, IP schemas, point mapping and communication protocols.

• Experience commissioning energy storage, renewable energy or thermal generation technologies.

• SCADA Engineering experience to include programming and configuring protection devices, RTACs, Data Concentrators, etc.

• High Voltage experience is preferred.

• Experience in Energy Management System. SCADA or other types of control systems.

• Experience in product development.

• Experience with AutoCAD to develop single line, 2-D Electrical, and communication diagrams.

• Experience with interconnection applications upgrade requirements.

• BSC in electrical engineering, PE is Plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to equal-employment principles and are dedicated to diversity and the strength it brings to the workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, military status, sexual orientation or any other protected category or class that may be applicable. 

Contact

If you are reading the above and you are interested in the role, please submit your resume to careers@lydianenergy.com. We would love to learn more about you!