Development Engineer

Navisun LLC is seeking a Development Engineer to support its PV and energy storage development and interconnection activities. This role will play a critical role in ensuring that projects are designed, derisked, and interconnected to the highest standards of quality, performance, and reliability. The Development Engineer will be responsible for generating and optimizing system designs, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and best practices, and coordinating with utilities through the interconnection process. This position will be supported by the Engineering Director and Senior Engineers.

• 1-3 years of experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS)
  projects.
• Experience in derisking solar site plans based on constraints such as topography, flood zones, wetlands, and
  zoning ordinances.
• Familiarity with power system design, interconnection processes, and grid integration for solar and energy storage
  projects.
• Proficiency in electrical modeling and analysis tools such as PVSyst, PV Case and AutoCAD or similar.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with project developers, finance teams, and EPC partners.
• Willingness to acquire new technical skills and subject matter knowledge
• Highly detail oriented.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience in technical documentation, reporting, and stakeholder
  engagement.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical, civil, or power Engineering or related discipline.

• Review and design optimized Solar PV system including array layouts, DC string sizing, equipment layouts, and
  utility interconnections.
• Provide technical due diligence on project interconnection requirements, including interconnection applications,
  utility studies, and grid compliance standards.
• Manage project documentation and submittals through Procore.
• Own departmental process documentation.
• Coordinate the interconnection process including the Interconnection Application, payment timelines, and meeting
  utility specifications.
• Perform engineering reviews of single-line diagrams, layout drawings, equipment specifications, and control system
  designs for solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
• Collaborate with internal development, finance, and operations teams to ensure project assumptions align with
  technical feasibility.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including interconnection standards, safety
  requirements, and permitting conditions.
• Assist in continuously refining and expanding Navisun’s PV Design Standards program coordinating with internal
  and external stakeholders to ensure project quality & reliability.
• Represent Navisun in technical discussions with utilities, permitting agencies, and key project stakeholders.

Founded in 2017, Navisun LLC is a solar and storage independent power producer within the United States that co-develops, develops, acquires, builds, owns, and operates distributed and small utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. The Navisun team has completed numerous projects for municipal, commercial, utility, and institutional partners throughout the United States, with typical project sizes ranging from 3 to 30 megawatts. In January 2022, OMERS acquired Navisun to serve as OMERS’ distributed scale solar and storage platform and to complement prior investments in the renewable energy sector.

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The company now currently owns over 100MW’s of distributed generation and targets the addition of 100+ MW annually and 1+ GW over 5-7 years, through a mix of organic and inorganic growth initiatives. Navisun is poised for significant expansion with its strong pipeline, co-development partnerships, the continued pursuit of opportunistic acquisitions, and a committed owner in OMERS.

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OMERS Infrastructure, based out of New York City, is an investment arm of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans with $127 billion in net assets (as of June 30, 2023). Headquartered in Toronto, OMERS also has offices in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and originates and manages a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, infrastructure, real estate and private equity. A long-term and patient owner, OMERS is committed to investing in the energy transition globally.