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Senior Director of Engineering

Strata Clean Energy
Durham, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/26/2026
The Senior Director of Engineering is our senior design authority for utility-scale solar and storage projects, responsible for the technical design basis that drives each project’s value, cost, and constructability. You will own the configuration and technology decisions that shape a project from initiation through early-stage design. You'll balancing customer requirements, site and interconnection constraints, and company standards to define the right solution for each project and for competitive EPC bids. You will lead a focused, senior team of roughly 8–10 project engineers, technical specialists, and civil designers setting the design basis across the company’s utility-scale project portfolio.

Responsibilities

  • Produce and optimize the project design basis using company standards, customer requirements, and project-specific feasibility inputs, through early-stage (30%) design.
  • Determine project configuration and technology selection to maximize customer value and project returns.
  • Approve engineering designs for competitive bids and internal projects, and produce the associated bid-stage quantity estimates.
  • Govern changes to the design basis by evaluating proposed changes on technical merit and maintaining design integrity through construction.
  • Partner with development, procurement, construction, and the discipline engineering teams to ensure designs are buildable and aligned to project goals.
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of project engineers, technical specialists, and designers.
  • Drive continuous improvement in design quality, consistency, and throughput.

Desired Experience

  • 8 years of experience in utility-scale solar and/or storage engineering
  • Experience in design, estimating, and technology selection at volume
  • Ownership of the full project configuration space including, but not limited to trackers, electrical balance of plant, civil and geotechnical considerations, PV modules, and battery storage.
  • Strong technical judgment and the confidence to hold a position under commercial and schedule pressure.
  • Experience leading technical teams and approving design or bid deliverables.
  • PE license preferred.

About Us

Strata Clean Energy is a leading developer, EPC, and service provider for utility-scale solar and storage systems in the United States. We control and self-perform all processes from our nationwide solar and storage developments, to construction, O&M, and Asset Management.

Our employees are empowered to drive our business in a collaborative, creative, and passion-driven environment that fosters long-term professional growth. There is a lot to learn at Strata, but we’re here to help you give your best and have a good time doing it.

At Strata, you’re part of something big. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We are driving innovation to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet. Join us in powering the future.

Strata Solar is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Strata Solar is an equal employment and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable law.

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