Civil Development Engineer, 7+ years experience
Intersect
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, Colorado, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $182,000 - $195,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- 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
- 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
- Support project development from concept to completion, identifying and mitigating design, budget, and schedule risks
- Optimize civil site layouts for efficient land use
- Manage and coordinate site technical diligence, including hydrology, geotechnical, and transportation studies
- Lead engineering consultants and general contractors through constraint mapping, civil and structural design, value engineering, and design reviews
- Assist in obtaining development and construction permits, ensuring compliance with local regulations
- Support value engineering and prepare civil/structural scope and contract exhibits
Requirements
- 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
- Hands-on experience with grading, stormwater management, erosion control, and SWPPP preparation (Bonus)
- Experience taking projects from early site diligence through construction (Bonus)
Benefits
- 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
- 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
- Free access to Ginger coaching and counseling, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation
- 3% non-elective employer contribution to your 401k or RRSP
- $150 monthly food stipend, pet insurance allowance, and full home office setup
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
civil engineeringstructural engineeringdesign developmentconstruction methodsproject managementgradingstormwater managementerosion controlSWPPP preparationutility-scale power projects
Soft skills
collaborative communicationproject prioritizationjudgmentgrowth mindsetcuriosity to learnmentoringtrust building