Civil Site Lead, Power Delivery

AECOM•Orlando, FL

12d•$110,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM is hiring a Civil Site Lead to support its growing Energy Business Line, with a primary focus on transmission and substation projects. The role leads discipline work and performs responsible engineering across site civil services for electrical transmission and distribution systems and substations, including grading, drainage, stormwater management, SWPP, fencing, SESC, site plans, and geotechnical design. The position also supports project managers with schedules, budgets, and deliverables. The role may be performed remotely and/or from a variety of AECOM Energy offices across the United States, with occasional travel to AECOM locations and client sites. It includes field walks and may require creating field sketches, taking dimensions, and climbing ladders. The position works closely with clients and multidisciplinary project teams, provides technical leadership and mentoring, and supports construction, commissioning, and project handover. AECOM’s Energy practice provides consulting, engineering design, energy procurement, and EPC services for power, energy efficiency, oil and gas, nuclear, and renewable energy clients. The practice works across generation, distribution, storage, and demand-side infrastructure. Relocation assistance and sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization are not available. AECOM intends to fill this current vacancy by November 12, 2026. Newly hired employees must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Professional Engineering (P.E.) license.
Proven experience with site grading, drainage, roads, earthworks, substation layout development, and transmission access/alignment.
Proficiency in AutoCAD or MicroStation for civil design and detailing.
Understanding of substation site planning, transmission/substation access requirements, and integration with electrical layouts.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work successfully with remote teams.
Self-motivated.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of relevant site civil experience, including at least three years acting as project technical lead and/or engineer of record.
Strong knowledge of international civil and design standards, such as IEC, BS, IEEE, and ANSI.
Experience with construction supervision, site inspection, and commissioning support.
Knowledge of hydrological analysis tools, stormwater modeling, or Civil 3D/BIM software.
Experience in GIS or AIS substation developments.
Familiarity with major utility or transmission operator standards.
Professional Engineering license in Civil in California.
Experience with California electric utilities.
Experience on full EPC or Design/Build projects from start to finish.
Owner’s Engineering experience.
Experience with retrofit or brownfield projects.
Exposure to supporting renewable generation projects.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage civil work at substation and transmission line sites, ensuring compliance with approved drawings, specifications, and construction schedules.
Create and supervise earthwork, grading, drainage systems, access roads, cable trenches, and foundations for equipment, control buildings, towers, and poles.
Review, interpret, and create civil design drawings and technical documents; report discrepancies and provide practical solutions.
Manage geotechnical and ground/LIDAR site surveys to support transmission route and substation layout decisions.
Review and approve civil construction methodologies, work plans, and method statements submitted by contractors.
Identify and mitigate geotechnical, access, environmental, and constructability issues by providing timely technical support.
Coordinate with electrical, protection, commissioning, planning, and project management teams to resolve interface and constructability issues.
Interact day-to-day with client internal engineers and technical experts, and develop and maintain professional client relationships.
Provide technical leadership to site civil engineers and inspectors; assign tasks, review work, and mentor team members.
Check and review work sequences, specification-development methods, calculations, and the approval, revision, retention, and storage of calculations.
Assist with task and effort estimates for proposal support.
Support project commissioning and handover, ensuring site civil work is completed safely and to specification.
Assist with planning and scheduling engineering tasks within the site civil discipline.
Maintain positive working relationships with peers.
Travel occasionally to other AECOM locations and client sites.
Participate in field walks and create field sketches, take dimensions, and climb ladders as necessary.