Lead Program Engineer - Major Projects Group

A DAY IN THE LIFE

As a Lead Program Engineer within the Major Projects Group, you'll serve as a recognized technical leader within the Major Projects Group, driving design quality, consistency, and innovation across concurrent projects spanning the wind, solar, battery energy storage (BESS), and gas business unit segments. The Lead Program Engineer supports cross-department standards and initiatives, and prioritizes “We over Me”, placing collective success and team development above individual contribution. The Lead Program Engineer may lead a team of Project Engineers, Engineer I/II staff, and CAD Designers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and professional development.

STEP INTO THE ROLE

• Leads the project engineering lifecycle from project award through design delivery, construction support, and closeout, with emphasis on schedule conformance and financial impact at each phase.
• Serves as the lead engineering point of contact to Owners and Engineer of Record (EOR) teams on submittal milestones, review timelines, procurement deliverables, page turns, and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) outreach.
• Ensures designs satisfy the facility's design requirements through compliance with local, state, and national codes, owner contracts, and company best practices. Champions a quality-first culture across the team.
• Owns Basis of Design (BOD) development and RFI management for assigned projects and disciplines across wind, solar, BESS, and gas scopes.
• Performs drawing and design reviews to ensure designs meet industry standards, Blattner's best practices and standards, and support safe work practices in the field.
• Validates equipment and material quantity takeoffs; ensures accuracy and completeness before submission.
• Coordinates with other engineers and discipline leads to establish design schedules, resource plans, and cross-discipline coordination across the project portfolio.
• Performs contract and subcontract reviews and provides technical recommendations. Escalates high-risk issues to Senio Manager and Director leadership as appropriate.
• Leads coordination with Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), Estimating, and Construction teams on equipment and material selection, vetting, and approval.
• Supports project man-camp siting and development.
• Partners with construction management teams to facilitate design understanding as construction commences; ensures field teams have the plans, quantities, and parameters needed to build.
• Collaborates across company departments, vendors, and outside engineering firms to explore innovative ideas, methods, materials, and technologies that promote safety, lower cost, and increase efficiency.
• Champions change management discipline — ensures scope changes, quantity changes, and design deviations are clearly documented, communicated through change narratives, and resolved at the appropriate level.
• Leads formal lessons learned sessions; ensures findings are documented, distributed, and incorporated into future project work to continuously improve design quality.
• Mentors, trains, and onboards Senior Engineers and Engineer I/II staff; builds skill sets through deliberate coaching, feedback, career development conversations, and work product review.
• Supports managers with hiring and promotion decisions by participating in interviews and assessing talent.
• Drives consistency in designs across multiple projects; works with the team to establish and enforce standard design approaches and details applicable across the portfolio.
• Identifies and leads department initiatives to enhance processes, standards, and cross-functional collaboration. Sets goals and works with direct reports through the goal-setting process.
• Performs in-depth constructability assessments on complex projects.
• Communicates deliberately, intentionally, and purposefully in leadership, management, and technical spaces — with Owners, EOR teams, project engineering staff, and other internal stakeholders across all phases of work.
• Adheres to the company's cultural basics and the National Society of Professional Engineers' code of conduct. Solves problems using factual evidence and sustainable solutions that are safe, transparent, and documentable.
• Assists with special projects and performs other duties per supervisor's discretion.
  

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited college required, or relevant equivalent industry experience
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or Master's degree in engineering is preferred
• Seven or more years of progressive engineering and/or engineering supervisory experience in a related energy or construction industry (e.g., civil/structural, electrical, industrial, utilities, or power generation).
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineers and driving technical standards. Renewables and utility-scale generation experience across wind, solar, BESS, or gas is strongly preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable motor vehicle driving record (MVR).
• Knowledge of engineering science and technology in applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design of generation facilities.
• Uses logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems.
• Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects with a drive for attaining results supported by a sound process.
• Ability to ensure accountability for results across the team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Working knowledge, experience, or interest in AI (Artificial Intelligence).
• Excellent organizational, scheduling, planning, and prioritization skills.
• Accounting skills — familiarity with math, record-keeping, and cost tracking to manage engineering budgets and report on cost performance.
• Ability to work with and handle sensitive and confidential information.
• May be required to become a qualified individual in pursuit of company contract licensing.
• Estimated to require travel up to 50% of time, subject to fluctuations based on project and business needs.

HOW WE INVEST IN YOU

• Competitive pay
• 100% employer paid HDHP insurance premiums for employees
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA and FSA options
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Work/Life balance
• Employee/Family focused culture
• Gym on site
• And more!

Blattner is not able to sponsor H-1B visas or permanent residency for this or any position. We are able to consider candidates who hold valid, independent work authorization (e.g., U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or other valid, non-expired work authorization). 

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WHO ARE WE? 

With more than 115 years of construction experience, Blattner has played a vital role in building America’s critical infrastructure, ranging from railroads and highways to dams and mines. Since 1997, the company has focused on renewable energy solutions and is responsible for some of the most significant solar, wind and storage projects in the U.S. Today, Blattner has installed over 20% of America’s utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage capacity. Blattner Company is the parent company of Blattner Energy and D.H. Blattner & Sons, of which all are members of the Quanta Services family of companies. Company headquarters are in Avon, Minnesota.

Blattner is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Blattner will not tolerate discrimination against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, military or veteran status, national origin, physical disability, race, receipt of public assistance, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This commitment governs all aspects of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, discipline, and access to benefits and training. Additionally, Blattner is committed, in accordance with applicable law, to making reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees based on a qualifying disability, a sincerely held religious belief or practice, and for pregnancy, childbirth or related health conditions. Applicants and employees who feel they have experienced or witnessed discrimination or who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department. Blattner prohibits retaliation against any individual for making a complaint under this policy, for opposing discrimination, for participating in an investigation pursuant to this policy, or for requesting a reasonable accommodation.