Senior Manager, Engineering and Planning (Hybrid)

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Salary Range: $175,000 - $200,000

Reports to

Vice President of Project Development

About The Company:

NineDot's name derives from the classic mathematical puzzle for sparking out-of-the-box solutions. As a leading community-scale, clean energy developer with a growing portfolio of projects across a range of technologies, NineDot Energy is creating innovative energy solutions that support a more resilient electric grid, deliver economic savings, address environmental justice, and reduce carbon emissions. We plan to develop, build and operate more than 400 MW of clean energy systems by 2026 that will strengthen the local power grid infrastructure and provide clean, reliable and resilient power to tens of thousands of New York households and businesses. This is all in support of New York State's mission to achieve 100% clean energy by 2040.

With the backing of the Carlyle Group - one of the largest private investors in renewable energy - NineDot is rapidly expanding its core team to scale its energy storage pipeline and continue innovating new products (i.e. vehicle-to-grid, community energy, etc.) to advance the decarbonization of New York's grid. This is an exciting opportunity to build a platform from the ground-up with a world-class team of developers and innovators. NineDot is committed to building a company that exemplifies diversity, equity and inclusion values in its team culture, as well as business practices and community engagement.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Vice President of Project Development (VP), the Senior Engineering Manager (SEM) works directly with NineDot Energy's Vice President of Project Development, Senior Technical Manager (STM), Associate Engineering Managers (AEMs), and all levels of management throughout the organization to oversee the engineering design and permitting activities of our project development portfolio. The SEM will be responsible for planning and executing our internal process to complete designs for our projects and obtain all necessary permits for them to be built, including selection, management, and oversight of third party resources. The SEM will work directly with the VP and the STM to lead the effort to onboard one or more third party resources to complete final design and permitting for our 2024 project portfolio, and to manage those projects to a successful handoff to our Operations team for construction; in subsequent years, the SEM will manage all qualification and RFP opportunities with external engineering and permitting resources, as well as all ongoing engineering and permitting activities for the Project Development team. The position will have opportunities to have ownership and accountability over projects with potential for career growth.

Roles and responsibilities

• Manage the process and team to complete engineering designs for our project portfolio.
• Manage the process to obtain all necessary permits and approvals required to build our project portfolio.
• Track and report on progress, issues, and outlook for project design and permitting activities.
• Provide support to the Operations team during construction on issues related to project design and permitting, as needed.
• Coordinate with hardware vendors for technical requirements and engineering specifications for use in project design and interconnection applications.
• Coordinate and manage third party resources for engineering and/or other project development needs.
• Provide support to the STM and VP of Project Development.
• Provide support to the Product Development team in exploring new product types and evaluating technical constraints of new opportunities.
• Operate autonomously, and report and escalate to management as needed.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies for Success

• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; conducts excellent and honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answer.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Able to relate well to all individuals within and beyond the organization; builds appropriate rapport along with constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact.
• Perseverance - Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
• Dealing With Ambiguity - Can effectively cope with change and shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture.
• Creativity - Capable of coming up with new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions.
• Technical Learning - Picks up on technical things quickly, capable of learning new skills and knowledge, good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge.
• Intellectual Horsepower - Demonstrated ability to deal with concepts and complexity comfortably; described as intellectually sharp, capable,and agile.

Required education and experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work or apprenticeship experience in business, engineering, or construction management.
• Minimum of 8+ years of ProjectManagement/Development/Construction experience.
• Experience working on at least one battery storage project permitting effort in New York City that successfully achieved approvals from the NYC Department of Buildings.
• Passion/history for clean energy projects is a plus.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills with the ability to effectively convey information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Keen ability to evaluate priorities and multi-task accordingly while keeping others apprised of status with respect to deadlines.
• Ability to identify problems and discrepancies, independently perform research and analysis of causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Must be detail and results-oriented with an ability to work in a cross-functional, fast paced, and constantly evolving environment.
• Team player to work in concert with all teams.
• Familiar with Google Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Asana is a plus.
• Proven track record of working with urgency and timeliness to deliver projects.
• Strong personal organization and time management skills.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual's associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

COVID Vaccination:

Some of NineDot roles require that individuals be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons, as well as any other reason required by applicable law or order. Should you be selected for an interview, your recruiter will provide additional information.