Senior Transportation Engineer

Intersect Power

Senior Transportation Engineer providing civil engineering guidance for buildable designs in renewable energy. Collaborating across teams to ensure timely delivery of infrastructure projects.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $188,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide civil and structural guidance that turns early concepts into buildable, code-compliant designs for grid-scale solar, storage, and compute-adjacent data center sites
Set clear design criteria, optimize layouts for land and cost efficiency, and coordinate technical diligence so projects move from site control through Issued for Construction (IFC) with fewer surprises
Work as an individual contributor while partnering closely with Development, Real Estate, Permitting, Construction, Finance, and external A/E consultants, EPC partners and general contractors
Ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery
Manage and coordinate site technical diligence, including hydrology, geotechnical, and transportation studies

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering or equivalent experience that prepares you to guide complex site designs
7+ years of technical civil/structural design experience, including 2+ years leading multidisciplinary design processes for utility-scale power projects
Strong command of design development, construction methods, relevant codes and standards, and safety fundamentals for large‑scale site work
Ability to balance design, production, cost, schedule, and land‑use considerations; and to clearly explain tradeoffs to diverse audiences
Proven project management skills with the judgment to prioritize across multiple, simultaneous projects
Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil 3D; familiarity with project tools such as Procore and MS Project (or similar)
Collaborative communicator who builds trust with internal teams, EPCs, consultants, AHJs, and landowners
A growth mindset, curiosity to learn, willingness to mentor peers and drive to improve playbooks and standards

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning support via Carrot and Maven
Free access to Spring Health which includes 5 free Therapy & psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+
3% non-elective employer contribution to your 401k or RRSP, ensuring your financial future is on the right track
$150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone/ internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup and free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly paid company credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical

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Hard Skills & Tools

civil engineeringstructural engineeringdesign developmentconstruction methodscodes and standardssafety fundamentalstechnical designproject management

Soft Skills

collaborative communicationtrust buildingjudgmentprioritizationexplanation of tradeoffsgrowth mindsetcuriosity to learnmentoring