Sr. Project Development Engineer

Willdan Performance Engineering, a division of Willdan Group Inc, inspires and empowers communities by creating transformational environments. Our clients include school districts; universities; city, county, and state governments; private enterprises; and healthcare facilities. Our dynamic and inclusive culture embodies the following values: 

1. We drive change 
2. We think long-term 
3. We are courageous experts delivering ambitious solutions 
4. Personal growth drives organizational growth; Organizational growth drives personal growth 
5. We succeed when we are accountable as a team 
6. We cultivate diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams committed to serving our communities 

We are looking for an eager and energetic Senior Project Development Engineer that is passionate about the energy and sustainability industry. This is a remote position based out of California. The Senior Project Development Engineer will work alongside our Business Development Team to develop solutions that solve our clients’ facilities, operational, and financial challenges. They will then support those solutions as they progress through our design process, coordinating with other engineers, drafters, construction professionals, and commissioning agents. The selected candidate will become a part of a growing organization that is invested in your career growth, with competitive benefits and a diverse project workload. This individual will be shaped to become the next leader in the energy industry. Come grow with us! 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the Project Development efforts in an assigned region or specific vertical market segment and coordinates those efforts with the business development leadership in that region or market. 
• Leads the Project Development team of an assigned region or vertical market segment. 
• Supervises, trains, and mentors one or more Project Development Engineers. 
• Performs preliminary and conceptual engineering tasks and important preliminary engineering work such as facility audits, utility analysis, energy analysis and modeling efficiently and accurately.
• Supports business development activities which lead to award of the contract including client relationship development, project-specific positioning activities, teaming arrangements, proposal presentation support, oral presentation support, and contract negotiation.
• Works with business development team to pre-qualify projects before committing resources for tasks such as a Preliminary Assessment.
• Coordinates with pre-construction team to obtain project development budget estimates for Preliminary Audit & IGA Stages.
• Clearly set expectations with business development team on deliverables and manages the project development team to meet these expectations in an efficient manner.
• Manages the use of Smartsheet and tasks for anything related to Project Development.
• Tracks deadlines, targets, and budgets on projects in the Preliminary and Design stages.
• Extracts engineering information from drawings. Supports engineering computations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and designs.
• Supports construction management & commissioning teams by providing data required to estimate and qualify constructability and costs.
• Coordinates with internal and external designers on a variety of design deliverables such as drawings, specifications, and other materials suitable for RFP, procurement, and construction purposes.
• Manages overall deliverables and development schedule.
• Maintains a pool of partners and design consultants for project development.
• Researches, studies, and proposes use of new and emerging technologies to be used in the development of new projects. 
• Enforces the proper use of development engineering criteria and maintains high quality standards of project development deliverables.
• Ensures that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.
• Manages client expectations throughout the preliminary and design phases and coordinates with the design, pre-construction, construction, and commissioning teams to ensure that the design, procurement, and commissioning strategies limit scope creep and are capable of profitably delivering the required scope within the client’s budget.
• Evaluates designs for performance and conformance with the original project intent and client expectations.
• Supports the design team in the preparation of layouts, drawings, specifications, bills of material, and equipment selections by providing needed data and guidance about the scope and original project intent.
• Conducts duties consistent with the Company’s vision and purpose, quality objectives, and defined policies and procedures.
• Supports technical bid analyses and construction administration tasks such as answering Requests for Information and providing data and documentation needed for project close-out.
• Coordinates with the design team on the development of project specifications, data sheets, and other construction documents to ensure conformance with the original project intent and client expectations.
• May be required to provide the seal and signature of the professional engineer, as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, regulations, and ordinances.

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or a related field of engineering is required.
• PE is preferred. 
• Additional project development, engineering, and energy related professional certifications are a plus (e.g. LEED-AP, CEM, DBIA). 
• 10 or more years of progressive project development experience. 
• Experience in Public Sector energy engineering with Cities, Counties, State Agencies, School Districts, and higher education preferred. 
• Healthcare engineering or project development experience.
• Excellent initiative, and interpersonal communication skills required.
• Demonstrates engineering and analytical acumen to develop complex solutions and build credibility.
• Experience working on complex projects and interdisciplinary teams of professionals.
• Moderate regional travel required with possibility of limited national travel; overnight travel about 20%.

EEO Non-Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Willdan is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion, military service or veteran status, disability, medical condition, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic testing, reproductive status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Willdan does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.

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