Manager, Project Engineering

Number of employees

150

Westlake Village, California, United States

Posted on: 2022-09-01

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Energy Vault is the creator of sustainable energy storage solutions designed to accelerate the transition to a carbon free, resilient power grid and transform the world’s approach to utility-scale energy storage. Energy Vault works to combat climate change by enabling clean and reliable electricity through innovative gravity and kinetic based energy storage technologies.   Energy Vault combines innovative design, advanced materials science, and proprietary machine-vision software to orchestrate the storage and dispatch of electrical power by lifting and lowering composite bricks, made from eco-friendly materials.  Energy Vault’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in a unique approach to the circular economy which utilizes local industrial and energy waste, including remediated coal ash and recycled wind blades converted to recyclable materials, to build the system’s composite bricks. Energy Vault innovates to enable the global shift to a world powered by renewable resources.

About Energy Vault
Energy Vault develops sustainable energy storage solutions designed to transform the world’s approach to utility-scale energy storage for grid resiliency. Our proprietary gravity-based Energy Storage Technology and the Energy Storage Management and Integration Platform are intended to help utilities, independent power producers and large industrial energy users significantly reduce their levelized cost of energy while maintaining power reliability. Utilizing eco-friendly materials with the ability to integrate waste materials for beneficial re-use, Energy Vault is facilitating the shift to a circular economy while accelerating the clean energy transition for its customers. Energy Vault is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols NRGV and NRGV WS. For more information, please visit www.energyvault.com.

About the role
We seek an experienced Manager, Project Engineering to optimize our project performance and support our customer delivery and commercial project teams.  You will manage and collaborate with civil and electrical engineers, project managers and outside vendors and consultants as well as the commercial team. As we rapidly grow and deliver on more contracts worldwide, you will help document and build scalable processes, technology, and products.

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At Energy Vault we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We believe inclusion creates opportunity for collaborative excellence through diversity of thought. We invite individuals of all genders, races, identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, protected veteran status, religions, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore employment with our organization.

What you will do

  • Ensure of all projects are technically fit for purpose and meet customer and statutory requirements.
  • Identify the technical deliverables, based on the scope agreed with customer and Project Manager, and use these as a basis to assist in the provision the project estimates and project execution plan.
  • Responsible for providing the technical support to the project manager to ensure that the project will deliver the required benefits at cost and schedule targets.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all technical scope change is agreed with the project manager prior to implementation through the life of the project.
  • Work with the project planner to agree technical team resource requirements and milestones and to monitor progress against them.
  • Provide technical support to the cost controller to allow the generation of estimates at project commencement and for any potential scope change.
  • Ensure that the technical team and any 3rd party technical contractors adhere to the overall project quality plan. Provide technical direction to supply chain for the negotiation of the purchase of any good and services required for the delivery of the project.
  • Develop necessary tools and processes to drive continuous improvement in Energy Vault’s customer proposals and offerings.
  • Manage the project engineering team (approximately 5 members, growing to potentially 10).
  • What a qualified candidate should possess

  • 5+ years of engineering experience with Renewable Generation technologies.
  • BS in engineering (civil, electrical, mechanical, or similar); MS a nice to have.
  • Experience managing teams of engineers.
  • Experience with electrical power systems designed for power generation, distribution, and storage or experience with civil engineering and construction for renewable energy projects.
  • Experience managing all aspects of technical solution proposal including site evaluation and analysis, technology selection and optimization, detailed costing and estimating and contract negotiations.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, up to 30%.
  • Experience in public companies is a plus.
  • Comfortable in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
  • A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!
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