Ameresco

Ameresco

Senior Engineering Manager - Renewable Energy

United States - Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$154k-$223kDetected 30 days ago
Project ManagementBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingProcurementMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingRenewable Energy

About the role

  • In addition, you bring strong emotional intelligence to mentor engineers, navigate complex client dynamics, and foster a collaborative, highly autonomous remote team culture.
  • The anticipated base salary range for this role is $154,200 - $223,200 (presented in good faith).
  • Actual pay will depend on factors such as internal equity, skills, experience, education, certifications, and location.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Strategic Sales Partnership: Partner with Sales Executives to align engineering solutions with business development goals.
  • 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.
  • System Optimization: Oversee advanced energy modeling, battery dispatch optimization, utility cost/rate analysis, and microgrid resiliency designs.
  • Construction Support & Continuous Improvement
  • Execution Support: Ensure seamless handoff to Project Management, providing high-level technical guidance during material procurement and construction phases.
  • Act with high autonomy to assign engineering resources, manage workloads, and balance team priorities across a diverse national project pipeline.
  • Partner with Sales Executives to align engineering solutions with business development goals.
  • This range supports our commitment to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Entrepreneurial Mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity
  • 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.
  • Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for site visits, team alignment meetings, and high-priority customer presentations.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
  • Ameresco challenges the brightest, most talented, and creative individuals in the industry by providing an environment that fosters initiative and achievement.
  • All official communications from Ameresco will originate from an @ameresco.com email address.

Skills

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills tailored for an asynchronous, 100% remote workplace.

Compensation

  • We disclose salary ranges and benefits in all required external and internal postings and will provide further details upon request at any stage of the hiring process.
  • We are proud of our comprehensive and competitive employee benefits, including people-oriented insurance, investment, and incentive plans.
  • The anticipated base salary range for this role is $154,200 - $223,200 (presented in good faith).

Benefits

  • We disclose salary ranges and benefits in all required external and internal postings and will provide further details upon request at any stage of the hiring process.
  • We are proud of our comprehensive and competitive employee benefits, including people-oriented insurance, investment, and incentive plans.
  • Entrepreneurial Project Ownership & Technical Sales Strategy

Company info

  • 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.

Equal opportunity

  • Ameresco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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