Civil Engineering Advisor - Renewables
Posted on: 18 Feb 2025
Westminster, CO
Job Description
This is an evergreen job posting designed to attract individuals interested in future opportunities. While it does not correspond to a specific open position, submitting your resume here will enable our recruiters to reach out to you as new opportunities arise. For those seeking immediate openings, we invite you to visit our ENGIE career page to explore current opportunities.
What You Can Expect
As the Civil Engineering Advisor, you will manage all aspects of Civil Engineering design and construction activities for utility-scale renewables projects (wind, solar, and energy storage) throughout the US and Canada. The Civil Engineering Advisor will also serve as an innovative subject matter expert and leader.
Everyday in this role you will:
Develop and Update Specifications: Lead the development of civil and foundation technical specifications for project designs and construction, and update standards based on lessons learned
Coordinate and Review Designs: Coordinate engineering design efforts with EPC, review design submittals with owner’s engineer support, and manage design coordination and reviews of foundations, racking/mounting equipment, BESS foundations, access roads, drainage plans, and erosion prevention
Evaluate and Manage Project Sites: Evaluate potential project locations for suitability based on geotechnical conditions, hydrology, topography, and other relevant factors, and manage external engineering firms, subcontractors, and various engineering disciplines to ensure high-quality project execution
Support and Collaborate: Lead the Civil group, support Project Engineering Managers, coordinate with Development, Permitting, GIS, and Land groups, and collaborate with independent engineering (IE) reviews
Procurement and Training: Assist procurement in running RFPs and managing the hiring process for civil, foundation, and geotechnical subcontractors, support operations teams with corrective actions and design-related issues, stay updated on new technologies and regulatory conditions, and train and mentor new hires, junior engineers, interns, and co-ops
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, from an ABET-accredited university or comparable technical knowledge through demonstrated work experience with a solid understanding of civil design, power generation plants, and/or utility systems
A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in similar positions, designing renewable energy projects and producing standards, specifications, and documentation
Proficiency in civil design tools such as AutoCAD
Experience in day-to-day interactions with project development and construction teams
Professional Engineer (PE) License
PMI Certification
Additional Details
This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy and will require regular travel to project sites to perform site assessments, construction meetings and due diligence of fieldwork throughout the USA and Canada in support of site evaluation, project earthworks, and construction activities.
Must be available to travel domestically up to 30% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips
Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license/clean driving record; for the use of fleet cars, personal and or hire cars when traveling, to drive to site locations and meetings
Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
The position may expose the employee to weather conditions
Could involve some lifting up to 50 Pounds, ENGIE safe work policy strictly to be adhered to
Compensation
Salary Range will be included in the formal job posting once a specific level of opportunity is determined and posted.
ENGIE
Houston, TX
ENGIE North America offers a range of capabilities in the United States and Canada to help customers decarbonize, decentralize, and digitalize their operations. These include comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently and optimize energy and other resource use and expense; clean power generation; energy storage; and retail energy supply that includes renewable, demand response, and on-bill financing options. Nearly 100 percent of the company’s power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable. In 2018, ENGIE recorded €60.6 billion in global revenues ($71.3 billion USD). More than 6,000 employees work in the region, and Houston serves as corporate headquarters. About the businesses:
Retail Electricity
ENGIE is one of the largest non-residential retail electricity suppliers in the United States and currently serves commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in 14 markets. Supplying energy to nearly 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies, ENGIE serves over 89,000 accounts, with an estimated peak load totaling nearly 13,000 MW. The company also offers electricity service to residential and small business customers in 12 U.S. markets under the brand Think Energy®.
Energy Services
Through the integrated facility management and commitment to energy performance improvement of customer facilities, ENGIE offers integrated management solutions—including on-site solar, battery and cogeneration design and installation—that enable clients to focus on their business. The company is a recognized leader in the operation and maintenance of infrastructure including airports, office buildings and industrial sites, as well as a wide range of technical infrastructure. In managing energy expenses and usage, ENGIE has identified more than $4.1 billion in savings for multi-site clients over the last three years and, in working with utilities, delivered nearly $15.4 billion in energy savings for consumers in the last 12 years.
Power Generation
In the United States and Canada, ENGIE owns and/or operates cogeneration, steam, and chilled water facilities, including more than 1,000 MW in the portfolio produced by combined heat and power (CHP) units located within commercial or industrial facilities and using waste heat from an onsite generation system to provide for heating and chilling needs. The North America renewables portfolio consists of wind, solar, and biomass/biogas assets, with a capacity of more than 1,200 MW in operation and another 2,300 MW under construction.
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