Senior Project Engineer: Mega Projects & M&A (Solar & Storage)
AES
Louisville, KY · Posted November 9, 2026
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About the job
...The AES Corporation seeks a Senior Project Engineer for the Mega and M&A Engineering team to design and engineer utility-scale solar PV and energy storage projects in development and construction stages. You will lead and support activities across the full project...