Lead Civil Design Engineer

The Lead Civil Design Engineer supports OPPD's mission of providing affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy by delivering structural engineering leadership for capital upgrade projects at OPPD's fossil fuel generating stations. This role ensures the structural integrity and long-term performance of plant systems by designing foundations, pipe supports, equipment supports, retaining structures, and erosion-control solutions. The engineer leads projects from inception through completion, including scope development, budgeting, procurement, design oversight, construction coordination, and project closeout.

The Lead Civil Design Engineer supports OPPD's mission of providing affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy by delivering structural engineering leadership for capital upgrade projects at OPPD's fossil fuel generating stations. This role ensures the structural integrity and long-term performance of plant systems by designing foundations, pipe supports, equipment supports, retaining structures, and erosion-control solutions. The engineer leads projects from inception through completion, including scope development, budgeting, procurement, design oversight, construction coordination, and project closeout.

• Direct daily engineering team operations by assigning work, monitoring progress, and ensuring alignment with project priorities and OPPD's strategic objectives.
• Guide technical execution and engineering design quality, reviewing outputs such as calculations, structural analyses, drawings, specifications, foundation plans, pipe support layouts, erosion-mitigation designs, and soil compaction evaluations.
• Lead design activities for major capital projects, ensuring appropriate structural solutions for new systems, equipment upgrades, industrial structures, and plant facility modifications.
• Manage project work streams from concept through completion
  ¿ including scope development, budgeting, material ordering, scheduling, contractor coordination, construction oversight, and project closeout.
• Coordinate team workload, manage manpower allocation, and ensure delivery of high-quality engineering packages on time and within scope.
• Oversee procurement activities, review vendor submittals, and ensure compliance with industry standards, internal specifications, and best practices.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating processes, tools, and industry advancements to enhance team performance and facility reliability.
• Support the growth and development of engineers at all levels by providing coaching, feedback, and informal leadership that strengthens team capability and fosters an inclusive, high-performing culture.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska or ability to obtain Nebraska registration within 6 months through reciprocity and relevant experience.

• Bachelor
  ¿ s degree in Civil Engineering with structural emphasis or closely related field
• Extensive experience in structural design, analysis, and engineering for industrial or power-generation facilities
• Experience designing foundations, evaluating loads, performing soil/compaction assessment, and developing pipe support or equipment support systems
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and coordinate complex project activities
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, procurement, and construction oversight
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner across engineering, operations, construction, and leadership…