Senior Civil Engineer

Overview

JUWI Inc., based in Boulder, Colorado, was founded in 2008 and employs an experienced staff of renewable energy professionals. The company’s broad capacities in developing, designing, engineering, financing, constructing, and operating & maintaining utility-scale solar energy and battery storage system facilities have garnered a sustained track record of success. The company is a private corporation and is owned by JUWI GmbH, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies.

JUWI Inc. has brought online nearly 1,500 megawatts of projects in the United States through power purchase agreements or development, engineering, procurement and construction contracts with counter parties including public utilities, investor-owned utilities, and private corporations.

JUWI has established an aggressive target for bringing utility-scale solar energy and battery storage system facilities online over the next several years and is looking to fill a Senior Civil Engineer position in support of the company’s growth. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll execute JUWI’s civil design activities such as leading the civil design approach of JUWI’s projects, selecting external consulting engineering firms, reviewing consultants’ work, guide and mentor Civil Engineering staff, while interacting with and supporting the Engineering, Project Development, and Construction teams at all stages of project completion.

The Senior Civil Engineer is a multi-faceted position requiring a capable professional with demonstrated experience in large-scale civil design and consultant management and you will have support from the Civil Engineer staff.

• Project Development
  • Participate in site selection and layout while considering environmental, geotechnical, erosion, and civil risks.
  • Generate development, civil design, and construction budgets.
  • Evaluate site studies and project schedules.
  • Perform preliminary design and calculations for grading, drainage, erosion control and access road design.
  • Work with the Racking group regarding racking layout and project design, considering topography, access, soil characteristics and site geometry.
  • Incorporate Systems and Development Engineering groups’ generation optimization inputs influenced by slope, azimuth, and grading costs.
  • Work with Development team to incorporate best-practice civil design for preliminary site layouts.
• Consultant Selection And Management
  • Organize development of land surveying, civil and geotechnical engineer design consultants Scope of Work for all projects.
  • Manage external land surveying consultants on the creation of boundary surveys, ALTA surveys, aerial and topographic surveys, grading verification surveys, easements, and stakeout requirements for all projects.
  • Manage external civil consultants for deliverables including site plans, grading plans, construction drawings, drainage plan, hydrology study and storm water management plans.
  • Work with external geotechnical engineering consultants for project earthwork, foundation design, soil reports, utility crossings, etc.
  • Assist civil designers and review plans for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with JUWI and jurisdictional requirements.
  • Assist in the development of Scope of Work for civil construction subcontractor agreements.
  • Assess bids for civil construction subcontractors and provide recommendations on subcontractor selection.
  • Review submittals and respond to requests for information from civil subcontractors.
  • Develop and mentor junior Civil Engineer staff in civil design and project execution.
• Permitting
  • Research and apply jurisdiction-specific civil design requirements for site plans and civil construction drawings.
  • Apply for and maintain local, state and federal permitting efforts.
  • Evaluate roads adjacent to job site for use before, during and after construction.
  • Potentially attend jurisdictional permitting meetings to present project and civil design and offer expertise.
• Construction And Job Site Support
  • Work with Construction team members in overseeing civil subcontractor on-site performance.
  • Manage JUWI verification methods for grading and civil work to ensure civil subcontractor is performing…