Senior Civil Engineer

Leeward Renewable Energy • Dallas, OR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is dedicated to building an American energy future through integrity, innovation, and positive impact. Established in Texas in 2003, the company owns and operates over 30 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects across the United States, with a total generating capacity of 4 gigawatts (GW). LRE is committed to meeting increased U.S. energy demand through a robust pipeline of new projects annually, emphasizing domestic jobs, manufacturing, a full-lifecycle project approach, long-term ownership, and a culture focused on community partners and environmental protection. This Senior Leadership position focuses on Civil, Structural, and Geotechnical engineering solutions for new development projects, including wind, solar, and storage. The primary goal is to provide solutions that improve overall plant cost, operational costs, performance, reliability, and safety. The role reports to the Senior Director of Development Engineering and aims to further develop plant design standards and ensure projects in construction and the development pipeline meet technical and business requirements while maintaining a long-term ownership focus. The position requires experience in utility-scale renewable energy civil plant design and construction, along with the ability to manage complex, time-sensitive projects in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively.

Requirements

• PE Registration.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation and drawings and other common specifications.
• Keep current on Wind Turbine, Solar Module, Solar Inverter, and Energy Storage technology offerings and suppliers.
• Contribute to RFP process for construction of the projects.
• Support EPC team for projects under construction.
• Contribute to management, and updates to Leeward’s Basis of Design to be competitive and provide reliable projects.
• Deep Understanding of: Stormwater management SWPPP & SPCC Plans Hydrology modeling and studies Scour Analysis Geotechnical methods and reports General structural requirements and equipment load documents. Civil road and drainage design Crane Pad and Crane Walk Design Transportation and Delivery Plans Flood Zone review Wetlands review Researching of local/state requirements as it pertains to civil design.
• 4-Year Bachelors Engineering Degree.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant technical experience.
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to clearly communicate ideas to non-engineers.
• Ability to remain focused and reliable in completing tasks and meeting deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and manage technical projects, including interaction with outside vendors.
• Understanding of civil, geotechnical, and structural design as it relates to renewable energy projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• renewable power generation preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure the management and delivery of the preliminary internal engineering needed to support the Development pipeline, including optimized site layouts, preliminary engineering/studies to meet project needs.
• Ensure that the civil, structural, and geotechnical portion of the BOP and long lead equipment estimated costs are optimized by providing accurate project layouts which reflect turbine, solar field, and storage optimization, along with constructability and operability reflected in order to maximize Power Purchase Agreement award or merchant operation potential.
• Oversee and manage engineering activities, including preliminary and final geotechnical investigations, corrosion analysis, pile load testing for solar, grading analysis, hydrology studies, stormwater management, and structural designs using outside consultants as needed.
• Ensure that issue for construction drawings and specifications are provided and documentation (i.e., “As-Builts”) accurately reflects the installed facility and is complete for all project work
• Review civil calculations and plans to provide a 30% design package for contractor bids.
• Review bids and work with contractors to further optimize the design to IFC.
• Work with Operations Engineering on design updates to existing facilities as needed.
• Directing Mid and Junior Level civil engineers and review of their work.
• Mentoring of Junior Level Civil Engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees