Vice President, Engineering (Remote)

PRC Windabout 1 month ago
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Remote
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Location: Flexible (Minneapolis preferred)

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Travel: Approximately 20-30%

About PRC Wind

PRC Wind is seeking a Vice President, Engineering to lead the technical design, engineering strategy, and interconnection advancement of our growing portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy projects.

PRC Wind is an independent renewable energy development company with more than 25 years of success and a strong reputation for community-based development. We develop wind, solar, battery storage, and hybrid projects, and we are building a leadership team capable of delivering high-quality projects at scale while preserving the entrepreneurial, close-knit culture that defines our company.

This is a key leadership role for a senior technical professional who wants meaningful influence over project design, technical strategy, and long-term company success.

What You'll Do

  • Lead engineering strategy and project design for utility-scale wind, solar, storage, and hybrid projects
  • Drive interconnection strategy, including POI evaluation, queue strategy, studies, and GIA-related technical support
  • Integrate environmental, meteorological, regulatory, real estate, cultural, constructability, operations, permitting, and economic factors into project design
  • Manage electrical, civil, and transmission modeling consultants
  • Evaluate equipment options and support technically sound project decisions
  • Collaborate closely with the VP of Business Development and Project Development Director to align technical, commercial, and field development priorities
  • Support investor diligence, project commercialization, and technical inputs to financial modeling

What We're Looking For

  • 10+ years of utility-scale renewable energy development or engineering experience
  • Strong background in project design, technical feasibility, and interconnection strategy
  • Experience with wind, solar, storage, or hybrid projects
  • MISO or SPP interconnection experience strongly preferred
  • Proven ability to integrate multidisciplinary development constraints into sound project design
  • Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Desire to work in an entrepreneurial, collaborative, high-performance environment

Why PRC Wind

At PRC Wind, you'll join a successful, motivated, close-knit team where your work will matter. You'll help shape projects, influence strategy, and build renewable energy infrastructure that makes a lasting impact. Our compensation philosophy is designed to attract and retain talented people and provide meaningful upside for those who bring passion, accountability, talent, and connection to the work.

Required Skills

Battery Storage
Hybrid Projects
Project Design
Problem Solving
Communication
Technical Feasibility
Solar Energy
Leadership
Wind Energy
Interconnection Strategy