Project Engineer (Battery Energy Storage)

Peak Power is a North American cleantech company providing end-to-end battery energy storage solutions for large commercial, industrial, and manufacturing facilities operating in IESO, ISO-NE, PJM, and NYISO.

Powered by industry-leading peak forecasting and market intelligence, we help large energy users significantly reduce electricity costs, unlock new revenue streams, and achieve sustainability goals.

Through strategic investor partnerships, we remove capital cost barriers with zero-capex energy storage offered through a shared-savings model, aligning with customer success by prioritizing battery performance.

The Opportunity

As a Project Engineer role will report to the Senior Director, Engineering you will provide engineering leadership on behind the meter battery energy storage and distributed energy projects across North America (including IESO, ISO-NE, NY-ISO, and PJM), taking them from early feasibility through design, interconnection, and construction. You will work with Business Development to make sure what we sell is technically achievable, and with consultants, contractors, and utilities to make sure it gets built right. This is not a support role: you will be expected to make sound technical calls, improve on our engineering practices, and help grow Peak Power's asset portfolio.

Engineering & Technical Support

• Develop and maintain engineering standards, design criteria, technical specifications, and design-review procedures.
• Prepare and review electrical designs, calculations, drawings, equipment selections, technical studies, and engineering deliverables for quality, safety, constructibility, and compliance.
• Identify technical risks, design gaps, and interface requirements; recommend practical mitigation measures and support timely resolution.
• Respond to technical questions from internal teams, customers, consultants, contractors, vendors, utilities, and authorities having jurisdiction.

Project Development & Customer Support

• Support customers from site visits and feasibility through technical due diligence, turning their needs into practical solutions that balance safety, cost, schedule, and constructibility
• Enable the Business Development team by clearly communicating technical concepts and ensuring that proposed solutions and commercial commitments are technically achievable.
• Develop conceptual designs, scopes, assumptions, equipment requirements, and cost estimates to support proposals and investment decisions.
• Prepare and deliver clear technical presentations, recommendations, and written communications for internal and external stakeholders.

Project Execution & Coordination

• Define scopes of work and technical requirements for engineering consultants, subcontractors, equipment suppliers, and construction partners.
• Coordinate engineering activities and interfaces across disciplines to support project schedules, critical paths, procurement milestones, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Review consultants, contractors, and vendor submissions; monitor technical progress, deliverables, risks, and action items through closure.
• Support permitting, utility interconnection, code compliance, equipment procurement, construction issue resolution, and commissioning activities as required.
• Maintain organized project records and provide transparent, concise reporting on engineering status, decisions, risks, and upcoming milestones.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work effectively across Engineering, Project Management, Business Development, Operations, Finance, Legal, and other functions requiring technical input and coordinated execution.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to project team members while promoting accountability, collaboration, and timely decision making.
• Evaluate existing methods, tools, and workflows; implement improvements that increase engineering quality, efficiency, transparency, and scalability.

The Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation, eligibility for registration, or Engineer-in-Training status is preferred, as appropriate to the candidate's experience level.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in electrical power systems, renewable energy, battery energy storage, distributed energy resources, industrial facilities, utilities, or related infrastructure projects.
• Working knowledge of electrical design, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection and control, grounding, metering, power systems studies, and utility interconnection requirements.
• Familiarity with applicable electrical, building, fire-safety, and interconnection codes and standards in Canada and/or the United States is an asset.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and project-management software; experience with electrical design or power-system analysis tools is an asset.

The drive and curiosity.

• You have a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and are motivated to solve problems and support the organization's success. You are passionate about contributing to innovative solutions to climate change.

The flexibility

• You can adapt your activities to support evolving team priorities in a rapidly changing business environment. You are comfortable with ambiguity and enjoy coming up with solutions when there is no clear, defined path or process outlined. You are proactive in identifying problems & finding solutions.
• Ability to travel to customers and project sites as required

So why Peak Power?

We're focused on solving problems that impact energy markets both locally and around the world. We are a growth-stage clean technology company that has partnered with major names in real estate, electricity, and smart city spaces. To work with us is not only to work with an exciting company, but to also be on the cutting edge of the global transition to distributed, clean, and carbon-free energy.

How we invest in our team:

• Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI). We believe in driving a better energy future through focused efforts towards understanding and improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• You're Covered. Comprehensive benefits from Day 1.
• Work/Life Balance. Generous and flexible vacation and sick/wellness days to make time for personal appointments and taking a mental health break.
• We're Listening. We take internal engagement surveys seriously and make actionable changes based on feedback.
• Keep Learning. Sharpen your skills through continuous development paid for by Peak Power.
• Get Social. Fun activities including team events and game nights to stay connected both virtually and in person including fun Slack channels that celebrate our love of food, fitness, fashion, furry friends, and everything in between!
• Long Weekends Start Early. Beat the traffic to the cottage or curl up with your favourite book, start early with half days off before long weekends.
• Health & Wellness. We care about your physical and mental wellbeing and offer monthly reimbursements to support your fitness and health journey.

Join us!

At Peak Power we value the unique experiences and perspectives that folx bring. This is how we build a collaborative and innovative environment. As such, we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Should you feel that you don't meet 100% of the areas of this posting we encourage you to apply and tell us more about what values you feel you could add to the team. Accommodations are available by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Total Rewards

Our total compensation package includes a competitive salary, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, paid time off, participation in the organization's equity incentive plan, along with additional perks designed to support your well-being and professional growth. The base salary range for this role is $115,000 - 135,000 which reflects differences in experience, skills, and qualifications that candidates may bring to the position.

AI & Existing Vacancy

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support certain stages of the hiring process. These tools help our recruitment team by organizing and reviewing candidate information, but they do not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your information is used, please reach out to us.