Lead Civil/Structural Engineer

Ulteig

Lead Civil/Structural Engineer at Ulteig managing engineering projects in the substation department. Collaborating on design and technical solutions within a creative engineering environment.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $123,200 - $159,650 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acts as a discipline engineer or overall project engineer planning, scheduling, conducting and/or coordinating detailed phases of assigned project work.
Makes design recommendations, adaptations and modifications for foundation design, structural steel design, and grading plans.
Performs calculations using engineering formulas and skills and completes own design work which may involve computer-aided and/or manual design calculations.
Applies current, standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to complete engineering tasks.
Develops plans, specifications, and observation reports to see that these items are complete, accurate and in accordance with sound engineering practice.
Practices efficiency engineering as it pertains to design selection.
Recommends alterations to development and design to improve quality.
Works closely with engineering technicians and experienced engineers.
May work in the office or in the field.
Checks design computations done by others.
Coordinates specific design aspects of a project.
Performs detailed engineering design and evaluations within specialty.
Prepares reports and correspondence concerning the direction of assigned projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent required.
Civil/structural Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or ability to obtain within 6-12 months of hire, required.
Structural Engineer registration desired.
Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience is preferred.
Knowledge of electrical utility substation layout and design preferred.
Understanding of structural steel, drilled pier & spread footing design and detailing required, grading design preferred.
Experience using MathCAD, STAAD or equivalent, foundation design programs, and/or other structural modeling software preferred.
Knowledge of, AISC, and ACI required, ASCE & NESC preferred.
Basic understanding of AutoCADD and/or MicroStation preferred.
Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Workplace
Employee Ownership
Competitive Pay
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Collaborative Environment
Innovative Culture

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Hard Skills & Tools

foundation designstructural steel designgrading designengineering calculationsdetailed engineering designengineering evaluationsefficiency engineeringdesign modificationsdesign recommendationsproject coordination

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Civil EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Structural EngineeringCivil/Structural Professional Engineer (PE) registrationStructural Engineer registration