# Senior Solar Project Engineer at Nexamp

> United States · Senior · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Anexamp%3A8647587002 (read 2026-11-10).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Nexamp](https://alderhq.app/companies/nexamp)
- Location text: Washington, DC; Boston HQ, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Washington, DC; Boston HQ, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois")
- Posted: 2026-07-23 (110 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-07
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://nexamp.com//careers?gh_jid=8647587002#Open%20Roles

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (Washington DC, n 176): p25 $147k, median $185k, p75 $198k

## Description (the employer's text)

Do you want to be a part of the clean energy movement? Are you passionate about improving our environment for this generation and those to follow? Are you ready to take on new challenges and collaborate with a future-focused team leading the way into new markets? Join Nexamp!

This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission-based work that challenges the status quo. Be on the team that's changing the world.

What we’re looking for:

Nexamp is seeking to hire a Senior Solar Project Engineer to join its Project Engineering team. In this role, you will lead engineering execution for complex solar and energy storage projects throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring technically sound, cost-effective, and constructible solutions. You will owns critical technical decisions, drives cross-functional alignment, and supports successful project delivery while advancing engineering standards, mentoring team members, and implementing continuous improvements.

We are accepting candidates across our hub offices of Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, and Washington DC offices where you will be hybrid. You will report to the Manager, Project Engineering.

What you’ll do:

- Lead engineering and design execution across the full project life cycle for complex PV and BESS assets. Coordinate internal teams and external engineers and vendors to deliver optimized engineering packages that meet project requirements and business objectives.
- Own project-level technical decision-making by identifying risks early, driving resolution of ambiguous design and construction issues. Constantly seek a balance between cost, schedule, constructability, and long-term asset performance.
- Direct cross-functional collaboration with Design, Development, Engineering, Estimation, Pre-Deployment, Deployment, Project Finance, and Grid Integration teams. Ensure that the basis of design and plan of record for project execution is understood by the entire project team.
- Lead development maintenance, and interpretation of plant performance models and related technical analyses for your assigned projects. Leverage models and analyses to evaluate project- and portfolio-level tradeoff decisions, value engineering opportunities, and focus areas for optimization.
- Review and approve key engineering deliverables, equipment selections, procurement inputs, RFIs, Submittals, construction drawing markups, and other project artifacts. Verify technical accuracy, constructability, and code compliance of all design specifications, and ensure that overall design spec will support project objectives.
- Mentor lower-level Project Engineering team members through technical coaching, design reviews, work shadowing, and direct practical feedback.
- Own department-level process improvement initiatives, standards updates, and tooling enhancements for Project Engineering. Partner with the Technical Strategy Team to evaluate, pilot, and deploy innovative technology and translate research into scalable solutions.
- Develop and manage relationships with a network of vendors and engineering consultants across the project life cycle.
- Perform site visits during construction for project assessment.
- Additional duties as assigned and/or directed.
What you’ll bring:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
- 5+ years of solar or BESS design and/or project engineering experience.
- Experience leading engineering for complex PV or BESS projects across the full project life cycle, including managing third-party engineering resources, reviewing design details, reviewing specs for critical equipment, and driving project-level decisions.
- Strong knowledge of PV and BESS engineering, design, and construction principles including power engineering fundamentals, major system components, constructability considerations, utility interconnection and acceptance processes, and performance optimization principles.
- Strong working knowledge of industry-standard PV and BESS design codes, engineering principles, and construction methods, including but not limited to NEC, IBC, and IFC.

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