Senior Site Civil Engineer, Power Delivery

AECOM•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

AECOM is hiring a Senior Civil Site Engineer, Power Delivery, to support its growing Energy Business Line, with a primary focus on transmission and substation projects. The position can be performed remotely and/or from AECOM Energy offices at multiple locations across the United States. The team provides 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 engineer will lead discipline work and perform responsible engineering while supporting project managers with schedules, budgets, and deliverables across site civil work. The role includes leading civil work at substation and transmission line sites; overseeing civil design and construction activities; coordinating with clients, contractors, and other disciplines; and providing technical leadership and mentorship. Occasional travel to AECOM locations and client sites is required. The role may involve field walks, field sketches, taking dimensions, and climbing ladders as necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
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 and 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

Professional Engineering (P.E.) license.
10+ years of relevant site civil experience, including at least three years acting as a project technical lead and/or engineer of record.
Strong knowledge of international civil and design standards, including 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.
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; identify discrepancies and provide practical solutions.
Manage geotechnical and ground/LIDAR site surveys to support transmission-line 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 engineers and technical experts and develop 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, the general content and methods used to generate specifications for calculations, and the approval, revision, retention, and storage of calculations.
Assist with developing task and effort estimates for proposals.
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.