Lead Civil Engineer – Development

Ulteig is currently seeking a talented and motivated Lead Engineer role supporting utility-scale solar, wind, and battery projects. The selected candidate will engage with civil, structural, electrical, and high voltage design teams to provide innovative design solutions for renewable facility projects.

Responsibilities:

• Support multiple projects in various development-stage phases from proposal through kickoff, design, delivery, and revision while maintaining schedules with other disciplines and a positive relationship with clients
• Provide expert-level knowledge of solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical design including string sizing, cable sizing, ampacity, 1500V DC, 34.5kV MV, and National Electric Code (NEC) requirements for utility-scale PV power plants
• Work with internal team and external clients to develop packages including solar array layouts, electrical one-lines, collection systems, collection system studies, and equipment installation details for Utility Scale Solar PV systems (50-500MW+)
• Apply current, standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to complete engineering tasks, and support other civil, structural, and electrical design workflows as necessary on a case by case basis
• Contribute to continual development of internal solar engineering standards, toolsets and work processes
• Develop plans, details, and reports that are complete, accurate and in accordance with sound utility-scale renewables early-stage development engineering practices
• Work closely with and provide guidance to engineering technicians and design engineers
• Partner with clients to understand priorities and technical needs, then develop feasible valued engineered solutions that achieve project goals
• Check design and computations performed by internal design team and provide ideas and execute to promote higher quality designs
• Review development plans and specifications for constructability, safety, and risk considerations
• Work closely with marketing, sales, business development, and engineering staff across multiple markets and technical disciplines
• Demonstrate a wide degree of out-of-the-box thinking, creativity, and design ownership
• Lead site visits to gather notes and take pictures of existing conditions to aid in design and identify critical flaws

Requirements:

• B.S. in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent is required
• Successful Completion of Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire, is required
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience, with at least 3+ years of experience in design of utility scale renewables, required
• Demonstrated proficiency and working knowledge of AutoCAD or Civil 3D is required
• Must have permanent authorization to work in US
• NCEES Council Record is preferred
• Experience in 'engineer of record' (EOR) of construction utility scale renewables is a plus
• Stormwater management and permitting experience is a plus
• Demonstrated proficiency and working knowledge of PVFarm, SAM, GIS/ESRI, PVProspect, or similar industry software is a plus