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Senior Civil Structural Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🗼 Civil Engineer

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Commonwealth Associates, Inc.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1988

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

⚡ Energy

Consulting • Logistics • Energy

Commonwealth Associates, Inc. is a premier engineering and consulting firm focused on designing and delivering resilient energy infrastructure and systems. The company provides engineering services across renewable energy, power delivery, power generation, GIS, system protection, inspections, and technical studies and consulting for utilities, industrial, institutional, and government clients. Commonwealth emphasizes innovation and partnership to help clients plan, build, and modernize electrical infrastructure for a more resilient and decarbonized grid.

📋 Description

• Lead the civil/structural engineering and design efforts for substation projects from project kickoff through final deliverables • Serve as a technical lead and point of coordination for civil/structural project activities • Coordinate directly with clients, project management, engineers, designers, and other project disciplines • Develop project scopes, engineering cost estimates, and technical information for proposals • Manage assigned project activities to meet budget, schedule, quality, and client requirements • Perform and/or check civil and structural engineering calculations, designs, drawings, and specifications • Design and analyze substation foundations using project-specific geotechnical information • Design and analyze equipment support structures and other structural systems used within substations • Develop and/or check civil site plans, including site grading, access roads, drainage, and soil erosion and sediment control • Perform and/or check substation bus analysis calculations • Develop and/or check oil containment designs and specifications • Prepare and review material specifications, bid evaluations, and procurement recommendations • Assemble, review, and approve engineering calculation packages and civil/structural design submittals • Apply knowledge of major substation equipment, equipment functions, and construction drawings and documentation • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and designers • Identify and resolve technical challenges while maintaining project scope, schedule, and quality • Lead and support multiple projects simultaneously • Participate in client meetings and project coordination activities • Travel to client offices and project/job sites as required

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program required • Active Professional Engineer (PE) license required • 3-9 years of related civil/structural engineering experience, preferably supporting substations, utilities, power delivery, or similar infrastructure projects • Strong technical knowledge of substation civil/structural design • Ability to take ownership of projects, provide technical direction, and lead project teams • Knowledge of major substation equipment, equipment functions, and the drawings and documentation required to construct an electrical substation • Ability to meet applicable industry standards, client requirements, internal standards, and engineering best practices • Ability to travel to client offices and project/job sites as required

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