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Our development pipeline of solar with integrated storage will generate enough dispatchable power to serve more than 10 million Americans, day and night. Backed by strategic investment from KKR and EIG, and building on more than a decade of industry leadership, Avantus is growing its position as an independent power producer, delivering affordable, reliable clean energy solutions to meet America’s growing energy demand.\nABOUT THE POSITION\nWe are seeking a highly motivative and organized candidate for the Principal Engineer, HV Engineering. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound industry knowledge, superior communications, and detail-oriented organizational skills. This role reports to our Vice President, Design & Cost Engineering.\nThe Senior or Principal Engineer, HV Engineering serves as the technical authority for high-voltage infrastructure supporting utility-scale solar, energy storage, and hybrid energy projects. This role provides technical leadership for substations, switchyards, generation tie lines, interconnection facilities, owner-furnished high-voltage equipment, telecommunications systems, utility coordination, and project execution activities from early development through construction, commissioning, and operations.\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES \nProvide technical leadership for high-voltage engineering activities, including design basis development, shared infrastructure strategies, and review and approval of engineering deliverables through all project phases for facilities up to 500kV.\n\nEstablish and maintain design standards and long-term infrastructure strategies for shared high-voltage facilities supporting multi-phase developments.\n\nAct as the Owner's technical representative and primary technical interface with utilities, EPC contractors, engineering consultants, Owner's Engineers, equipment vendors, and internal stakeholders.\n\nSupport utility interconnection requirements, RFIs, technical reviews, power system studies, and utility approvals throughout the project lifecycle.\n\nLead routing, siting, and design activities for transmission lines, generation tie lines, and interconnection facilities.\n\nManage and coordinate Owner's Engineers, engineering firms, specialty consultants, and design contractors.\n\nProvide technical oversight of owner-furnished HV equipment including transformers, breakers, reactors, protection and control systems.\n\nSupport telecommunications, SCADA, protection, control, and communications architecture coordination.\n\nSupport HV estimating, cost engineering, value engineering, and cost optimization initiatives.\n\nReview project schedules, engineering deliverables, procurement strategies, equipment delivery plans, and execution plans.\n\nIdentify and mitigate technical, schedule, procurement, cost, constructability, utility, execution, and operational risks.\n\nDrive collaboration across Optimization, Development, Land, Permitting, Legal, Procurement, Construction, Asset Management, Operations Technology, EPC contractors, utilities, and consultants. \nREQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline. \n10+ years of experience in HV engineering, substations, transmission systems, or utility-scale renewable energy projects. \nExtensive experience with substations, switchyards, transmission lines, generation tie lines, and utility interconnections up to 500kV. \nExperience supporting utility-scale solar, BESS, hybrid energy, or large-scale power infrastructure projects. \nExperience managing owner-furnished HV equipment including transformers, breakers, reactors, and protection systems. \nDemonstrated experience managing multiple engineering firms, Owner's Engineers, EPC contractors, utilities, equipment vendors, and technical stakeholders. \nStrong knowledge of IEEE, NESC, NFPA, IEC, utility standards, and interconnection requirements.\nStrong project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills. \nNICE TO HAVES\nProfessional Engineer (PE) license. \nAdvanced degree \nExperience with CAISO, PG&E, SCE, NV Energy, or other utility interconnection processes. \nExperience supporting telecom, SCADA, protection and controls. \nExperience supporting construction, commissioning, and energization activities. \nAvantus offers competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package, including 401(k) matching; comprehensive medical and dental plan options; and flexible PTO. 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