Title: Solar Project Engineer / Project Manager – Power Solutions
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (U.S.)
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Shift/Hours: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
Base Salary: $85,000 – $115,000 (DOE)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; PTO; 401(k); Professional Development
About the Opportunity
An innovative power solutions organization is seeking a Solar Project Engineer / Project Manager to support turnkey solar, CHP, and microgrid projects. This role blends engineering design, project management, and client engagement to deliver alternative energy solutions from preconstruction through closeout.
Job Duties
• Lead solar and distributed energy projects from preconstruction through commissioning and closeout.
• Design solar PV systems using internal tools to support design-build sales efforts.
• Evaluate solar readiness for existing and new construction facilities.
• Review incentives, financial models, and long-term system performance analysis.
• Oversee equipment selection, procurement, vendor coordination, and logistics.
• Coordinate with superintendents and field teams on schedules and site logistics.
• Track project budgets, cost reports, pay applications, and progress billing.
• Interface with clients, contractors, and suppliers on technical implementation.
• Support procurement of solar panels, inverters, and power distribution equipment.
• Contribute to master power planning including solar, CHP, and microgrid solutions.
• Assist in business development by providing technical solutions for complex projects.
Qualifications
• BS in Engineering or related field required.
• 2–5 years of project management or engineering design experience.
• Experience with solar, renewable energy, or distributed generation preferred.
• Knowledge of solar PV systems, inverters, and power distribution components.
• BIM experience (Revit, AutoCAD) preferred.
• Experience developing design tools, spreadsheets, or coding scripts is a plus.
• Strong organizational, budgeting, and multitasking skills.
• Excellent communication and client-facing experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.