Intern, Development Engineering

Clearway Energy Group

Feb 16, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Engineering
San Francisco

Requirements

Basic understanding of solar and storage energy project scope, key equipment, and fundamental awareness of core engineering principles associated with solar and stationary storage projects.
Advanced MS Office and Excel skills
Ability to work well in a collaborative environment that emphasizes attention to detail, meeting deadlines, and working together to achieve company-wide objectives.
Intellectual curiosity and an interest in renewable energy. You’re here because you believe in and want to help create a clean energy future.
Strong interpersonal skills. You’re willing to ask lots of questions, listen to your colleagues, and contribute your ideas.
Self-motivated, dependable, and accountable. This means showing up, being present, and being eager to dive into the workday. If you ever feel like you’ve completed all your tasks and have time to spare, you’re eager to speak up and ask what else you can do.
Ability to work independently, multitask and take ownership over projects and assignments. You’re comfortable taking initiative, asking questions, and speaking up.
If you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume
What Would Be Nice:
Understanding of solar and storage project design, optimization tradeoffs.
Knowledge of relevant US and IEC equipment standards, codes, and construction practices.

Responsibilities

Supporting the development of intermediate to advanced stage development utility scale PV, PV+Storage, and stand-alone Energy Storage projects.
Learn how to scope and review standard due diligence deliverables required to finalize scope, project costs, schedule, energy output, and risks with an EPC contractor or Developer.
Review preliminary Engineering deliverables to ensure the design meets contractual, cost, and performance requirements for Clearway’s offtake customers and financing partners.
Learn to analyze and optimize PV and energy storage site layouts and equipment selection to maximize performance and minimize lifecycle costs.
Write, edit and/or review technical scope of work documents, specifications, procedures, site reports, feasibility studies, proposals, presentations, etc. Help review and negotiate technical aspects of EPC contracts, interconnect agreements, etc.
Coordinate with Development team and external consultants to deliver preliminary electrical schematics, site plans and equipment layouts, system cost estimates, EPC contract technical exhibits, etc.
Contribute to CEG’s technology roadmap, software tools, engineering capability and project management processes.
The Development Engineering Intern will be assigned with an individual project and will present results to the project leadership at the end of the summer

Clearway Energy Group

Building a world powered by clean energy.

Energy

Industry

501-1000

Employees

2018

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Clearway Energy Group is leading the transition to a world powered by clean energy. Along with our public affiliate Clearway Energy, Inc., we own and operate more than 8 gigawatts of renewable and conventional energy assets across the country. As we develop a nationwide pipeline of new renewable energy projects for the future, Clearway’s 7 gigawatts of operating wind, solar, and energy storage assets offset the equivalent of more than 10.5 million metric tons of carbon emissions for our customers today. Clearway Energy Group is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Carlsbad, Calif.; Scottsdale, Ariz.; Houston; and Princeton, N.J.