Civil Designer

Atwell, LLC is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 2,000+ passionate team members across 75+ locations and growing!

Atwell, LLC
is a proud recipient of the following 2025
awards:

• Ten consecutive years in a row as a “Best Place to Work” by Zweig Group (#11)
• Recognized as #70 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region
• Recognized in Crain's “Fast 50” as one of the fastest-growing companies (#14)
• Recognized as the 2025 ENR Design Firm of the year for the Southeast US

About the Position

The Designer – Renewable Civil develops and coordinates civil design drawings and documentation for utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, and substation projects. In this role, an employee will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in the essential functions outlined below.

• Develop civil design documents including site layouts, grading plans, road layouts, drainage plans, utility layouts, erosion and sediment control plans, plan and profile drawings, details, and related deliverables.
• Use AutoCAD Civil 3D to develop surfaces, feature lines, grading objects, road corridors, profiles, earthwork comparisons, and other civil design components.
• Support hydrology and stormwater analyses, SWPPPs, BMP plans, permitting documents, quantities, and supporting reports using established criteria.
• Interpret survey, geotechnical, environmental, utility, and engineering information and incorporate applicable requirements into design work.
• Coordinate civil design interfaces with solar, wind, battery energy storage, substation, electrical, structural, environmental, and other project disciplines.
• Apply company, client, project, and applicable codes and drafting standards to assigned work.
• Perform self-checks and support peer reviews to identify design, documentation, quality, and coordination concerns.
• Respond to markups, agency comments, submittal reviews, and project changes under technical direction.
• Manage assigned tasks and communicate workload status, priorities, schedules, risks, and deliverables with project and discipline leadership.
• Support site visits, field investigations, permitting coordination, and construction-phase services as assigned.
• Perform other job-related responsibilities as assigned.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Knowledge of renewable civil design principles and construction documentation applicable to utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage, and substation projects.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Microsoft Office applications applicable to assigned work.
• Knowledge of site planning, grading, roads, drainage, stormwater management, hydrology, erosion and sediment control, SWPPPs, BMPs, earthwork, and permitting.
• Ability to interpret survey, geotechnical, environmental, utility, and engineering information and incorporate applicable requirements into design documents.
• Ability to coordinate civil design requirements with engineers, project managers, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and technical communication skills.
• Commitment to quality, safety, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Technical certification or Associate’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience in the Electric Power Industry preferred.
• 2-4 years of drafting, design, engineering support, or related experience.
• Work is performed in a professional work environment, with work location and reporting expectations determined by business needs and position requirements. Some…