Civil Engineer

Pure Power is seeking an experienced civil engineer to support Solar PV and Energy Storage designs through construction documents and coordination with external civil engineers to provide seamless integration with electrical drawings.

Pure Power is an engineering firm specializing in designing big, challenging, and high-profile Solar PV systems (with or without energy storage). This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for renewable energy to join a growing practice in our well-respected company.

About Pure Power

Pure Power is an engineering firm specializing in designing big, challenging, and high-profile Solar PV systems. As a full-service engineering firm, we create the electrical and structural drawings and calculation packages for bidding, permits, and construction, as well as supporting the lead up to the full engineering drawings, primarily interconnection support and electrical/structural feasibility studies. An essential aspect of our design is the structural analysis of buildings and structures that support the solar PV system.

Those that join the company have an opportunity to:
· Work in a fast growing, exciting, & innovative industry.
· Have a career with purpose and impact on the environment.
· Contribute to the best and largest firm in the solar industry with a great reputation built over the past 10 years.
· Take pride that our services really are the best in the industry. There is no fake it until you make it" here!

Responsibilities

Provide civil and environmental expertise, guidance and support

• Review internal electrical designs to identify conflicts (if any) with ongoing civil site designs or grading and drainage
• Review external civil site plans, grading and drainage, and construction details for general engineering standards
• Provide feedback to both internal engineers and external civil engineers for active site designs
• Complete preliminary site assessments focusing on, but not limited to environmental, historical, zoning, site use, natural heritage, endangered species, local and state permitting
• Attend internal and external training sessions to keep the civil team informed on new technology or practices in the renewables industry

Manage external sub-consultants and engineers

• Ensure project schedules and deadlines are met within clients expectations
• Engage with external civil engineers during project meetings or design review meetings
• Provide a seamless integration of external civil site plans and site grading with the ongoing electrical designs
• Develop and maintain a design review schedule with external teams to complete client deliverables on time and within budget

Project management duties including but not limited to

• Develop internal templates, standard operating procedures (SOP), scopes, and workflows for the civil engineering team
• Support all internal teams with civil engineering guidance, ensuring compliance with industry and Pure Power standards
• Ability to manage time efficiently across multiple projects
• Ability to reduce complexity of projects/tasks within their team to increase efficiency.
• Other tasks as assigned.

• Bachelors in civil engineering, environmental engineering or other related disciplines.
• 6 + years experience with civil site design, land development and local permitting processes
• Demonstrated proficiency working with AutoCAD Civil 3D, surfaces and profiles.
• Demonstrate an understanding of layer control, dimensioning and scaling, sheet sets, blocks, xrefs, line weights, plot files, and file transmission within AutoCAD
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and additional computer software.
• Possesses effective written and oral communications skills.
• Must possess strong technical verbal and technical writing skills and be able to read technical literature and engineering plans.
• Must demonstrate two-way communication to effectively work with internal staff and external clients.
• Good understanding of civil engineering best management practices (BMP) and standards
• Familiarity with low impact development design and engineering practices.
• Willing and motivated to grow with the team and learn project management skills

Preferred Qualifications

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