About Altus Power
Altus Power, based in Stamford, Connecticut, is a clean power company, leading the transition to clean, electric energy for businesses and households nationwide. Altus Power, develops, owns, and operates locally sited solar generation, energy storage and charging infrastructure across the nation. Altus Power owns and operates over 1 gigawatt of solar generation assets across 25 states, serving more than 500 enterprises and 30,000 Community Solar subscribers and growing.
Since the Company’s formation in 2009, Altus has established itself as the largest commercial solar owner of in clean energy across the United States. The Company has a strategic partnership with CBRE, which is the world’s largest commercial real estate services company with 7 billion square feet of commercial real estate under management and is serving more than 90 Fortune 100 corporations. Altus also has a long-standing strategic and financing partnership with Blackstone, which is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, with approximately 1.2 billion square feet of commercial real estate globally.
About the Position
Altus Power is currently seeking a highly motivated individual with the skills, experience, and aptitude to serve as a Solar Designer. This position will report into the Director of Engineering.
Responsibilities:
Solar Designer is a member of the engineering team that would be responsible for complete project design and engineering including the following:
- Solar system size and production assessments using Helioscope or PVSyst or similar software.
- Utility’s Interconnection applications with initial design schematics and equipment specs.
- Full solar system design including layouts, single- and three-line electrical diagrams, all equipment selection and specifications (disconnects, metering, reclosers, transformers, switchgear, data acquisition systems), wiring details and sizing, protection, grounding details, DC and AC systems.
- Review and coordination of structural, racking, civil, topological , survey layers.
- Assistance during construction with any RFIs and equipment submittals.
- Existing assets design review and coordination of any required equipment updates or substitutions, repairs or repowering.
- Visit sites as required.
Requirements:
- 4-year degree; preference for electrical engineering.
- 2 years of experience designing C&I solar arrays in the 1 MW to 10 MW size, ground and roof
- Must be proficient in AutoCAD and NEC electrical code.
- Preference for 1 year in storage design, PV Syst, Helioscope
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
Altus is unequivocally committed to the principles of equal employment.
