Senior Civil Site Engineer
Job Summary
The Senior Substation Site Civil Engineer will design and oversee electric utility projects, including site layout, grading, and drainage. This role involves mentoring junior staff, performing design reviews, and ensuring quality control on complex engineering packages. The position requires a candidate to reside in the U.S. and work in a 100% remote capacity.
Responsibilities
- Perform site layout, grading, and drainage design
- Manage land development permitting and stormwater modeling
- Lead design reviews and mentor junior engineering staff
- Oversee quality control for design packages and construction documentation
Required Skills
- 4+ years civil-site design experience
- AutoCAD Civil 3D or MicroStation OpenSite
- Hydrologic/Hydraulic modeling (Hydraflow/ICPR)
- Strong analytical and technical writing
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Land development permitting including NPDES, stormwater management, and knowledge of other typical local, state, and/or federal regulations.
- Research additional site data through various sources.
- Delegating various tasks to Designers and Junior Engineers.
- Site layout, grading, and drainage design.
- Stormwater modeling and design.
- Erosion and sediment control design.
- Access road design.
- Utility coordination and design.
- Ability to design with structural scope in mind (such as foundations, retaining walls, etc.).
- Documentation of all supporting calculations.
- Quantity take-offs.
- Construction drawings and specifications.
- Construction observation and field engineering.
- Coordination and collaboration with other design disciplines.
Required Experience & Education:
- B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.
- 4+ years of directly applicable civil-site design experience.
- Experience with Greenfield/Brownfield Substation Design and BESS Stations (preferred).
- EI/EIT certification (preferred).
- Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D software and/or MicroStation OpenSite Designer software.
- Experience with Hydraflow, ICPR, or various other hydrologic and hydraulic modeling & design programs.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, and other general software tools.
- Strong analytical and technical writing skills.
- Team player with ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff.
- Able to execute projects and handle clients successfully with limited supervision.
- Willing to travel, up to 25%.