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Director, Project Engineering
NEXTracker
posted 20d ago
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Job Description:
The Director, Project Engineering will be based in Hyderabad. In this position, you will report to the Vice President, Design & Engineering. He/She will be responsible to lead a team of 50+ members consisting of Structural, Geotechnical, Civil, Performance, and CAD Engineers. The position will manage a team of engineers making all decisions relating to Design & Engineering for Nextrackers projects including but not limited to site plans, mechanical sheet sets, foundation drawings, bill of materials, wind loading analysis, structural design, foundation design, value engineering, and various other design or engineering tasks and decisions to support project quoting and execution phases. Additionally, working directly with key accounts located around the globe and managing day to day issues on utility scale PV projects from the development stage to construction support. Further this position will be interfacing with engineering teams located in the US and India as well as Sales, Project Management, and R&D teams at Nextrackers offices around the world. Watch this video to learn why Nextracker is more than just a place to work.
We are looking for someone who demonstrates:
- Passionate drive to innovate and create.
- Integrity to the core
- Enthusiastic customer focus
- Consistent interactive teamwork
- Desire for continuous improvement and top performance
Here is a glimpse of what you ll do
- Manage a team producing civil, structural, and mechanical design documentation, including drawings, calculations, and product selection.
- Oversee a team handling structural and foundation design of PV trackers.
- Oversee a team handling topography analysis, hydrology analysis, and tracker placement of a PV power plant.
- Oversee a team in assisting in project development phase; review pertinent site information, design inputs, and assist in cost estimation by selecting appropriate product types based on site conditions.
- Be customer facing representatives for all engineering and technical aspects.
- Work with the local team to conduct value engineering exercises to lower costs on an individual project basis.
- Provide construction support, RFIs and submittals.
- Coordinate with Nextracker s Structural/Civil Engineers/Designers in other regions to create and update new product standards, design changes, and project related issues.
- Assist in development of expanding Nextracker Design Services team globally.
Here is some of what you ll need (required)
- M.S/M.Tech in Civil/Structural/Mechanical Engineering from Premium Institute
- Minimum 15+ years of relevant work experience in Project Engineering from Renewable industry background.
- Exposure in managing large teams of Civil/Structural designers in a global environment.
- Thorough knowledge of engineering codes and calculation methodology
- Thorough knowledge of drafting standards, construction sheet sets, and project design of PV plants
- Self-motivated team player
- Passion for solar a plus
Here are a few of our preferred experiences:
- Proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD, & AutoCAD Civil, STAAD, LPile preferred.
- Programming, software, and automation experience preferred.
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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