IES Senior Engineer I - Renewable (Reno or Las Vegas) - Military veterans preferred

NV Energy is hiring an IES Senior Engineer I - Renewable for their Las Vegas or Reno locations, focusing on renewable energy projects and customer incentive programs. The role involves technical evaluations, report preparation, and compliance with regulations. Candidates need a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 5 years of experience. The position requires site inspections and is a full-time, in-office role with no travel required.
NV Energy

Position Title: IES Senior Engineer I - Renewable (Reno or Las Vegas)

Job ID: 107526

Location: Las Vegas or Reno, NV

Posting Close Date: 05/14/2025

Facility: Pearson Building

Department: Solar, Wind & Water Renewable

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Travel Percentage: None

Description:
Responsibilities

Basic Purpose
Leads the development and analysis of demand side management, net metered, company owned renewable projects, and customer owned renewable resource incentive programs. Conducts technical evaluations of energy efficiency and customer renewable resource measures. Prepares filings before the PUCN for Demand Side Management, net metered company owned renewable resources and customer owned renewable incentive programs and defends filings as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Develops clear, concise, and accurate reports, customer owned renewable resource incentive plans, program data sheets, energy efficiency plans and other regulatory/legislative filings with general guidance by management.

Acts as the technical lead in matters of renewable project interconnection for all distributed generations/non-net metered projects. Assembles and prepares interconnection agreements with technical supporting information for all distributed generation/non-net metered projects.

Utilizes engineering computations and software to perform analysis and evaluation of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.

Conducts accurate and timely technical and economic analysis of energy efficiency and small-scale renewable energy measures and projects.

Creates the customer owned renewable resource portion of the annual Renewable Portfolio Standard compliance filing as well as providing periodic and regular forecasts of program productivity to stakeholders.

Develops company owned distributed generation renewable resource projects and coordinates the development of customer owned renewable recourse incentive programs under the guidance of management.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in engineering and 5 years industry experience as a practicing engineer. If no PE license, must have 7 years as a practicing engineer.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated knowledge of:
• Renewable distributed generation design, installation, operation, and maintenance techniques.

Demonstrated skills such as:
• Analytical, interpersonal and communication with regulators, stakeholders, and internal and external customers on technical renewable energy concepts.
• Analyzing datasets to understand trends in the renewable and distrusted generation industries.

Equipment and Applications
PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
General office environment. Site inspections of renewable resource installations requires traversing uneven ground, crossing small obstacles such as roof mounted conduits or pipes, and/or accessing rooftops utilizing various types of ladders.

Compensation

Annual Salary: $103,800 (Min) to $122,000 (Mid); Up to 15% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company. This is a non-represented position.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.
• Medical
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Wellness
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) fixed contribution – company contributes 4% regardless of employee’s contribution
• 401(k) match – company matches 100% of the employee’s first 6% contribution; immediate vesting
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Identity Theft Protection – company paid
• Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered

EOE/Veteran/Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711

Note

Depending on qualifications of applicants, this position may be filled at a lower level than that which is posted such as IES Engineer II- Renewable.

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