Job description

Souder, Miller & Associates (SMA)

Growing, Succeeding and Designing Our Future Together

We are looking for future team members who are excited to make an impact. As an employee-owned company, we are dedicated to the betterment of our clients, our communities, and our employees. Your contribution is key to the quality of service SMA delivers. Throughout your career with SMA, there will be opportunities for you to improve the skills you need to achieve your professional goals. We encourage you to explore innovative ways to develop solutions while collaborating with team members inside and outside the organization by providing the framework for you to find success.

We don't just talk about being client-focused; the engineers, scientists, surveyors, technicians and other professionals at SMA live and breathe it. After all, we are members of the communities we help.

SUMMARY

Souder, Miller & Associates is recruiting for Renewable Energy Project Coordinator position in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The position will support completion of the company’s renewable energy project backlog and assist with developing more projects in the growing renewable energy field. The company’s Renewable Energy Client Community is currently working on multiple solar and wind energy projects that range in size from commercial scale (10-100kW) to utility scale (500 kW to 1,000 MW). SMA’s professional services for these renewable energy projects includes feasibility analysis, due diligence assessment, funding research and development, permitting & regulatory compliance, public outreach, electric utility coordination, GIS and survey, civil engineering, geotechnical analysis, construction observation, and commissioning. The Renewable Energy Client Community works across company business lines and with several subcontractors to provide other professional services that support development of these projects.

The position will work under the supervision of the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager to complete all phases of project development on behalf of public, Native American, and private clients. The position will assist with identifying renewable energy project opportunities, project scoping, developing budgets and project timelines, preparing cost proposals and contracts, processing invoices and tracking project financial performance, responding to formal procurement opportunities, managing subcontractors, conducting technical analyses and drafting technical reports, conducting quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) reviews of technical work products, researching project development funding opportunities and completing funding applications on behalf of clients, researching regulatory requirements and coordination with multiple agencies and stakeholders to facilitate approval of various authorizations and permits, managing procurement of contractors on behalf of clients and observing project construction, and facilitating project commissioning, testing, and acceptance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with identifying renewable energy project opportunities by researching and reviewing grant opportunities, and outreach to existing and prospective clients.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with preparing proposals in response to formal and informal solicitations: developing project scope of work statements, budgets, & timelines, coordinating with company marketing staff and drafting technical proposals, QA/QC, and participating in formal procurement interviews & presenting proposals in public settings.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with soliciting and obtaining quotations from subconsultants.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with drafting professional service contracts, master service agreements, and task orders for review by company legal staff.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with project finance management, including coordination with company financial staff, process invoices, and track project financial performance.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with conducting renewable energy project feasibility analyses. This work can involve collection of electric usage data, data entry and processing, developing case scenarios and generating financial projections using modeling programs such as NREL System Advisor Model, researching system components, developing recommendations for project development and project finance, drafting project deliverables such as technical reports, conducting quality assurance/quality control reviews.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with researching funding programs available to clients and completing funding applications on behalf of clients.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with researching regulatory requirements, coordination with multiple agencies and stakeholders, and preparation of application documents to facilitate approval of authorizations and permits, including but not limited to county land use permits, NMDOT right-of-way, NMPRC location approval and right-of-way width determination, NEPA, NPDES, and other project funding specific requirements.
• Assist the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager with managing procurement of contractors on behalf of clients and observing project construction, and facilitating project commissioning, testing, and acceptance.
• Perform other tasks supporting the company’s and the Planning Group’s projects, as assigned by the Renewable Energy Client Community Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate Engineering, Earth Science, Environmental, or Planning discipline.
• Minimum 1 year of experience post-graduation preferred in relevant field.
• Technical writing experience required.
• Specific experience in the renewable energy field is not required but preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office required.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

BENEFITS

• Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, ESOP, Life/ADD/Short Term/Long Term Insurance, Voluntary Insurance, FSA, Dependent Care.
• Wellness program for employees, flexible work schedule, ID Theft Protection.
• Paid Time Off, Jury Duty Pay.
• Education Reimbursement and Professional dues.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able and willing to frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $29.00 - $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Employee stock ownership plan
• Yearly bonus

Experience level:

• 1 year
• 2 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Santa Fe, NM 87505: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have technical writing experience?
• Do you have experience in the renewable energy field?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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