Solar Layout Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Moss is a national privately held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in award-winning projects. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on construction management, solar EPC, design-build, and public-private partnerships. The company’s diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise residential, landmark mixed-use developments, hospitality, K-12 and higher education, justice, solar energy and battery storage, and sports. Moss is ranked by Engineering News-Record as one of the nation’s top 65 general contractors, and the 1st ranked solar EPC nationwide. Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work.

POSITION SCOPE AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

The Solar Layout Engineer will work in concert with field teams to develop preliminary PV layout designs for solar utility scale projects. This position will be responsible for mentoring newer employees and helping to develop a preliminary design team.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop utility-scale PV layouts that will be utilized internally for estimating purposes
• Collaborate with field teams, estimators, and subject matter experts during layout creation to create Solar PV design packages, including solar array layouts, electrical one-lines, and equipment mounting details for utility-scale solar PV systems
• Determine optimal positions of the PV Equipment based on field needs while balancing costs
• Responsible for peer reviewing internal or external layouts to ensure quality control and provide recommendations for improvement as needed
• Read and interpret ALTA surveys and extract relevant information
• Read technical articles and attend solar PV training to stay informed with the latest design methodologies in the utility scale market
• Attend site visits to assess, notate and capture site photos of existing conditions to aid in the design
• Perform other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Proficiency in PV design, and Autodesk AutoCAD
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong coordination, problem solving, documentation, and data entry skills
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code, a plus
• Knowledge of utility scale solar energy systems, a plus
• Knowledge of PVCase, a plus

JOB TITLE: SOLAR LAYOUT ENGINEER

JOB LOCATION: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

CLASSIFICATION: FULL TIME – EXEMPT – SALARIED

REPORTS TO: SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER

Moss is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.