Senior Civil Designer – Renewables

🕒 September 30

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $49 - $67 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

✍️ Designer

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First seen by Remote Rocketship September 30

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Ulteig

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1944

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Logistics • Construction

Ulteig is a North American infrastructure engineering, technical services, and consulting firm that delivers design, digital tools, and advisory services for critical lifeline sectors. The employee-owned company supports public and private clients on power and utility-scale renewable energy projects, transportation planning and infrastructure, and water sector work—offering engineering design, SCADA/EMS solutions, project-development services, and decision-support software to help manage complex, multidisciplinary projects.

📋 Description

• Serve as Civil Design Lead or Discipline Lead when assigned, providing technical direction without direct supervisory responsibility • Lead civil design activities for complex or multiple utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects • Develop and coordinate civil construction drawing packages, including site layouts, grading, drainage, stormwater, access roads, utilities, erosion and sediment control, and earthwork quantities • Use AutoCAD Civil 3D to develop and maintain surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading models, utility layouts, and other project design elements • Translate engineering concepts, design criteria, calculations, surveys, and technical information into coordinated and constructible design documents • Lead internal and client-facing design coordination meetings and communicate design decisions, risks, conflicts, and recommended solutions • Complete complex design work while coordinating and delegating appropriate portions of the work to designers, technicians, and junior engineers • Review design models, calculations, redlines, shop drawings, revisions, and deliverables for accuracy, consistency, constructability, and compliance with project requirements • Apply quality-control procedures, checklists, CADD standards, and project requirements while taking ownership of design quality • Coordinate with engineers, project managers, surveyors, contractors, and other disciplines to identify and resolve design conflicts early • Help project teams meet design schedules and budgets by planning work, monitoring progress, and improving design efficiency • Work directly with multiple clients to understand project needs, communicate technical information, and support responsive project delivery • Mentor and coach designers, technicians, and junior engineers on Civil 3D, design practices, quality expectations, constructability, and efficient workflows • Develop and improve CADD standards, details, templates, tools, procedures, and workflows • Share specialized knowledge through training, presentations, mentoring, or technical content

🎯 Requirements

• An associate or technical degree in civil engineering technology, drafting, design, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of progressive education and relevant experience • Typically 10 or more years of progressive civil design experience in consulting engineering, EPC, land development, or infrastructure environment • Meaningful experience supporting utility-scale renewable energy, utility infrastructure, or other large-scale site-development projects • Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D, including surfaces, grading, alignments, profiles, corridors, pipe networks, plan production, and quantity calculations • Demonstrated experience with large-scale site layout, grading, drainage, stormwater, access roads, utilities, erosion and sediment control, earthwork, and construction plan preparation • Experience leading civil design packages and coordinating the work of other designers, technicians, or junior engineers • Ability to interpret surveys, design criteria, engineering calculations, geotechnical information, hydrology and hydraulic information, specifications, and applicable permitting requirements • Experience reviewing design deliverables for accuracy, consistency, constructability, graphical quality, and compliance with project requirements and CADD standards • Strong problem-solving, organizational, and technical communication skills • Ability to manage priorities and deliver quality work across multiple projects • Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with clients, engineers, project managers, surveyors, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams • Willingness and ability to mentor and develop less-experienced team members and contribute to design standards and continuous improvement • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications • Permanent authorization to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Workplace • 100% employee-owned company • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefits Package • Collaborative Environment • Innovative Culture • Flexible working schedule • Option to work remotely, hybrid, or in office • Access to offices • Support for work-life balance and separation between home and work life • Employee investment and development opportunities • Drug Free Workplace

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