[Remote] Senior Engineering Manager - Renewable Energy

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ameresco, Inc. is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers achieve sustainability through innovative energy solutions. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead their Renewable Energy Engineering team, overseeing the development of energy savings performance contracts and managing a team of engineers across various renewable energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Direct Team Management: Recruit, manage, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team of renewable energy development engineers in a fully remote environment
• Culture & Team Leadership: Foster a culture of trust, psychological safety, and strong interpersonal awareness. Guide your team through complex project challenges, support career development, and manage cross-functional relationships with empathy and clarity
• Resource Allocation: Act with high autonomy to assign engineering resources, manage workloads, and balance team priorities across a diverse national project pipeline
• Project Autonomy: Act as the ultimate technical owner for a portfolio of complex multi-million dollar energy projects, driving technical strategy, risk mitigation, and execution from inception to completion
• Strategic Sales Partnership: Partner with Sales Executives to align engineering solutions with business development goals. Participate in high-stakes customer meetings, presenting technical visions credibly and tailoring complex concepts to C-suite stakeholders
• Proposal Oversight: Oversee and approve the preparation of technical proposals, including system layouts, energy production estimates, equipment specs, risk assessments, and project schedules
• Incentive Strategy: Guide the team in leveraging complex incentive programs (ITC, IRA adders, SGIP, USDA REAP, net metering) to maximize project economics and create competitive advantages
• Engineering Excellence: Champion top-tier technical development of solar PV, BESS, microgrid, and EV charging projects from early feasibility through construction handoff
• System Optimization: Oversee advanced energy modeling, battery dispatch optimization, utility cost/rate analysis, and microgrid resiliency designs
• Vendor & Utility Management: Direct utility interconnection strategies (NEM, SGIP, Rule 21, etc.). Act as the escalation point for complex technical hurdles with utilities, AHJs, outside engineers, and vendors
• Financial & Budgetary Ownership: Review and approve financial models, project pricing, construction budgets, and project schedules in tandem with Pre-Construction teams
• Execution Support: Ensure seamless handoff to Project Management, providing high-level technical guidance during material procurement and construction phases
• Performance Accountability: Oversee the technical components of commissioning, project closeout, and post-construction savings evaluations
• Process Innovation: Continuously evaluate and improve internal engineering processes, design tools, and best practices to scale the remote engineering department

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in renewable energy project development, engineering design, or a related field
• Demonstrated track record of successfully leading the development of utility-scale or complex commercial/industrial solar PV and/or battery energy storage (BESS) projects
• Ability to review confidential US security information
• Strong emotional intelligence: Proven ability to lead with empathy, resolve conflicts, mentor remote staff, and build strong relationships with diverse customer profiles
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity; a proactive self-starter who thrives with minimal oversight, enjoys building processes from scratch, and treats project budgets/timelines with true ownership
• Technical Certifications: Professional Engineering (PE) license, NABCEP PV Installation/Technical Sales certification, or Certified Energy Manager (CEM) is strongly preferred
• Advanced Technical Domain: Strong experience with complex microgrid design, islanding configurations, grid services, and dispatch optimization modeling
• Modeling Software Proficiency: Deep familiarity with or ability to guide teams using PVSyst, Helioscope, Aurora, Energy Toolbase, Xendee, and/or HOMER Pro
• Financial & Analytical Acumen: Advanced capability to analyze utility rate structures and validate financial metrics (NPV, IRR, simple payback)
• Remote Mastery: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills tailored for an asynchronous, 100% remote workplace
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for site visits, team alignment meetings, and high-priority customer presentations

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Performance incentives
• Bonuses
• Commissions
• Equity

Company Overview

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