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Civil Project Engineer

Planted · Oakland, CA · 4 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$115k–$150k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule? The posting includes salary range and benefits. It does not mention schedule explicitly (full-time). Should we include Schedule? The rule: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. It says full-time but no schedule details like hours. Probably not include Schedule. Pay: yes salary range. Benefits: yes list. About the role: yes. Responsibilities: yes. Qualifications: yes. Preferred Qualifications maybe part of Qualifications? Could combine but we can keep Qualifications section includes both required and preferred? The rule: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications into one Qualifications section. But we need to preserve all info. Could have Qualifications (Required) and Preferred Qualifications as subheadings? But headings only allowed h3 for section headings. Could have two h3 sections: Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. That's okay if both have content. However we might combine to reduce sections. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine into one Qualifications section containing both required and preferred bullet lists. That's acceptable. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. Also remove navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Physical And Sensory Requirements" maybe? It's a section but not in allowed headings list; we should drop it because not in allowed headings and it's not required to keep. The rule: Use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should only output those headings if they have content. Physical And Sensory Requirements not in list, so drop. Also "What We Offer" corresponds to Benefits. We'll make Benefits section. Pay: salary range. Schedule: not specified beyond full-time; we might not include Schedule because no detail. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. We need to use

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    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract. About the role paragraph: The role description: "As Civil Project Engineer you will own design and engineering of the civil aspects of Planted Solar's projects, ranging in size from distributed generation (DG) to utility scale. You will support solar site design, specifically focused on the civil discipline, while balancing optimization of energy production, schedule, and labor and material costs. This role is a key interface with customers, independent engineers, and permitting agencies to ensure Planted projects meet all civil engineering requirements. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with talented engineering and business teams with a high degree of empowerment and autonomy. We are looking for a technically excellent hands-on engineer with experience deploying solar at scale. You will be a key part of driving project outcomes." We'll put that in

    . Responsibilities: list of bullet points. Let's capture each bullet: - Review and validate site civil designs provided by customers' Engineers of Record (EOR) to ensure they are fully constructible and compatible with Planted Solar's array systems and installation methods. - Analyze site topography to identify potential problem areas within the solar design (e.g., steep slopes, ditches, existing drainage features) and determine if any site grading or earthwork is required prior to array installation. - Review, confirm, and provide design input for all temporary and permanent access roads, equipment pathways, and material laydown/staging areas to ensure safe and efficient construction logistics. - Travel to project sites to perform thorough constructability assessments, verifying that proposed civil designs align with actual on-the-ground conditions. - Manage and coordinate with external surveying and mapping subcontractors responsible for delivering topographic surveys and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs). - Act as the primary civil engineering liaison among customers, external engineering firms, and local permitting authorities to ensure alignment on stormwater management requirements, SWPPP, and local civil ordinances. - Advise on site vegetation requirements, including pre-construction clearing and seeding, and site stabilization. - Work collaboratively with engineering teammates to produce holistic site designs. - Champion improvements of the Planted system through critical feedback on hardware and software products - Manage time efficiently across multiple projects - Ensure compliance with company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety standards, practices, and codes We'll put each as

  • . Qualifications: Required and Preferred. Required qualifications list: - Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, or other related discipline - Experience with site civil design, land development, or construction—preferably within the utility-scale or commercial solar industry. - Strong ability to read and interpret civil construction drawings, topographic maps, and grading plans. - Ability to use design software to optimize site layouts based on geotechnical inputs. Experience with geotechnical analysis, digital elevation models, GIS, mapping, and coordinate frames. - Experience estimating civil construction costs, including roads, fencing, grading, clearing and grubbing, and trenching. - A track record of organization, adaptability, attention to detail, and project management skills - Ability to communicate among construction, technical and non-technical personnel, both internally and outside the company - Hands-on attitude, strong ownership mentality, and resourcefulness. - Inquisitive and not afraid to speak up to get necessary information or input - Eagerness to navigate ambiguity, reduce reasonable risks, and make good decisions with imperfect knowledge - Strong record of safe field operations and ability to integrate safety into product design and project operations - Desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment - Located in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate for 100% in-person role Preferred qualifications: - Professional Engineering (PE) license. - Experience with 2D CAD and 3D CAD tools, such as Civil3D or SolidWorks - Geotechnical design experience with design of foundations, equipment pads, and/or utility trenches - Field experience in a construction environment - Experience with new product development We'll combine into one Qualifications section with two sublists? Could just list all bullets, maybe mark preferred with "(Preferred)" but that adds text not originally there. Better to split into two subheadings? But only allowed h3 for section headings; we could have two h3 sections: Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. That would be two sections, both substantive. That's okay. The instruction: prefer few sections over many thin ones. Having two qualification sections may be okay. But we could also combine into one Qualifications section and within it have two
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      indicating "Preferred qualifications:" but that adds extra text not in original? It's okay to add a brief phrase like "Preferred qualifications:" as part of the content? The rule: do not invent or summarize away detail. Adding a phrase like "Preferred qualifications:" is not inventing detail, it's labeling. Might be acceptable. Safer to keep two sections: Qualifications (Required) and Preferred Qualifications. Both have content. Benefits: list: - 11 paid company holidays and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) - Company-paid in-office lunches - Stock options - Medical, vision, dental, and other benefits - Pre-tax commuter benefits - 401(k) - A chance to have an empowered, meaningful, and early role in climate We'll put as

        . Pay: The annual salary range for this full-time position is $115,000 - $150,000 plus stock options and benefits. Pay within the range is based on candidate experience, job-specific skills, education, and work location. The target experience for the position is 3-5 years. We'll put that in

        . We should not repeat job title as heading. Already not. We should not include Job ID etc. We should remove duplicated lines etc. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft:

        About the role

        As Civil Project Engineer you will own design and engineering of the civil aspects of Planted Solar's projects, ranging in size from distributed generation (DG) to utility scale. You will support solar site design, specifically focused on the civil discipline, while balancing optimization of energy production, schedule, and labor and material costs. This role is a key interface with customers, independent engineers, and permitting agencies to ensure Planted projects meet all civil engineering requirements. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with talented engineering and business teams with a high degree of empowerment and autonomy. We are looking for a technically excellent hands-on engineer with experience deploying solar at scale. You will be a key part of driving project outcomes.

        Responsibilities

        • Review and validate site civil designs provided by customers' Engineers of Record (EOR) to ensure they are fully constructible and compatible with Planted Solar's array systems and installation methods.
        • Analyze site topography to identify potential problem areas within the solar design (e.g., steep slopes, ditches, existing drainage features) and determine if any site grading or earthwork is required prior to array installation.
        • Review, confirm, and provide design input for all temporary and permanent access roads, equipment pathways, and material laydown/staging areas to ensure safe and efficient construction logistics.
        • Travel to project sites to perform thorough constructability assessments, verifying that proposed civil designs align with actual on-the-ground conditions.
        • Manage and coordinate with external surveying and mapping subcontractors responsible for delivering topographic surveys and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).
        • Act as the primary civil engineering liaison among customers, external engineering firms, and local permitting authorities to ensure alignment on stormwater management requirements, SWPPP, and local civil ordinances.
        • Advise on site vegetation requirements, including pre-construction clearing and seeding, and site stabilization.
        • Work collaboratively with engineering teammates to produce holistic site designs.
        • Champion improvements of the Planted system through critical feedback on hardware and software products
        • Manage time efficiently across multiple projects
        • Ensure compliance with company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety standards, practices, and codes

        Qualifications

        • Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, or other related discipline
        • Experience with site civil design, land development, or construction—preferably within the utility-scale or commercial solar industry.
        • Strong ability to read and interpret civil construction drawings, topographic maps, and grading plans.
        • Ability to use design software to optimize site layouts based on geotechnical inputs. Experience with geotechnical analysis, digital elevation models, GIS, mapping, and coordinate frames.
        • Experience estimating civil construction costs, including roads, fencing, grading, clearing and grubbing, and trenching.
        • A track record of organization, adaptability, attention to detail, and project management skills
        • Ability to communicate among construction, technical and non-technical personnel, both internally and outside the company
        • Hands-on attitude, strong ownership mentality, and resourcefulness.
        • Inquisitive and not afraid to speak up to get necessary information or input
        • Eagerness to navigate ambiguity, reduce reasonable risks, and make good decisions with imperfect knowledge
        • Strong record of safe field operations and ability to integrate safety into product design and project operations
        • Desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment
        • Located in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate for 100% in-person role

        Preferred Qualifications

        • Professional Engineering (PE) license.
        • Experience with 2D CAD and 3D CAD tools, such as Civil3D or SolidWorks
        • Geotechnical design experience with design of foundations, equipment pads, and/or utility trenches
        • Field experience in a construction environment
        • Experience with new product development

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