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Land Use Engineer, Energy Storage Project Engineering

Redwood Materials · San Francisco, CA · 3 wk ago
HybridEngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About Redwood Materials" and "Position Summary". The instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. We need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: - About Redwood Materials (company description) - Position Summary (overview) - Responsibilities (list) - Desired Qualifications (list) - Possibly Pay: "In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below." However, they didn't actually list a salary range in the provided text. It says "the salary range for this position is listed below." but no range given. So we cannot create a Pay section because no actual numbers. So we should omit Pay. - Benefits: Not mentioned. So omit. - Schedule: Not mentioned. Omit. - Skills: Could be part of Qualifications but we can combine. We need to use headings: About the role? Actually they said use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, etc. But we also have "About Redwood Materials" and "Position Summary". Could treat "About the role" as a heading that includes company description and position summary? Or we could have separate sections: About Redwood Materials (maybe as About the role?) and Position Summary (maybe as Overview). But the instruction says use those example headings; not required to exactly match but likely they expect those headings. We'll include sections: About the role (company description + position summary), Responsibilities, Qualifications (maybe combine Desired Qualifications). Could also include Skills as part of Qualifications. We must not repeat the job title as a heading. The job title is "Senior/Staff BESS Land Development Project Manager". Not to be used as heading. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the company description, position summary, responsibilities list, desired qualifications list. We need to format lists with
    • . For prose, use

      . We need to avoid boilerplate: The final sentence about California pay transparency laws is maybe considered boilerplate? It's substantive? It mentions pay transparency but no actual range. Since we cannot create Pay section, we might drop that sentence entirely as it's not providing specific info. It's a statement about pay transparency but no numbers; could be considered filler. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Since they didn't state salary range, we should not include Pay section. The sentence about pay transparency could be considered minor metadata; we could fold into a short

      or drop it. Probably drop it. Also need to remove duplicated lines, etc. Let's extract content: About Redwood Materials: "Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have." Position Summary: "Redwood Materials is deploying large-scale battery energy storage systems that power data centers and the nation's grid. Founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel, Redwood closed a $425M Series E in January 2026 and was named to Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2026. Redwood’s energy storage business is scaling fast - we built North America's largest microgrid (63 MWh) for AI infrastructure company Crusoe, signed a partnership with GM to deploy stationary storage using both new and second-life EV batteries, and are now bringing that same battery energy storage system to Rivian's Normal, Illinois manufacturing plant. The Senior/Staff BESS Land Development Project Manager will join as an early member of a new engineering team working on our Battery Energy Storage System product line, specializing in BESS projects at the initiation and concept phases — you lead land use and development due diligence during the earliest project phases, turning raw, ambiguous site information into a defensible development basis - confirmed site conditions, a clear permitting and entitlement path, utility service availability, and a resolved environmental and regulatory profile. The work rewards people who move fast without sacrificing the depth that sets projects up for permitting and execution success." Responsibilities list (starting after "Responsibilities will include:"): - Prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) for development and due diligence for potential battery energy storage system (BESS) project sites in the United States. - Own and manage external consultant scope, resourcing, and schedule for land use and development due diligence on assigned early-phase projects, from initial site screening through handoff to detailed design, coordinating across Business Development, Policy, the Product team, Engineering, and Project Controls. - Produce early site-screening and constraints analysis from title, survey, environmental, and jurisdictional information during pursuit qualification, then harden the development basis and provide diligence exhibits that attach to the contract as pursuits advance. - Scope, procure, and manage site surveys, geotechnical investigations, and hydrology and drainage studies, integrating findings on topography, boundaries, easements, subsurface conditions, floodplain, and stormwater into the developable-area and constraints analysis. Coordinate with Redwood’s environmental compliance team to obtain subject matter expert input where required. - Oversee where applicable environmental due diligence under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and applicable state review acts, coordinating federal requirements including Clean Water Act Section 404 wetlands review, Endangered Species Act consultation, and National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 cultural resources review. - Drive local entitlements - zoning, conditional and special use permits, site plan and design review, setbacks and buffers, and variances - and develop and maintain the permit matrix, entitlement schedule, and budget across federal, state, and local approvals. - Identify and secure non-power utility service (water, sewer, and fiber), including availability confirmation, service applications, will-serve letters, and coordination of extensions or on-site systems, while selecting and managing environmental and technical consultants and supporting agency and community outreach. - Deliver feasibility studies as a go/no-go input with constraints register, drive the gap analysis to closure with an owner on every item, and produce the land use and development Basis of Design package as the formal handoff to detailed design. Desired Qualifications list (starting after "Desired Qualifications:"): - B.S. in Engineering, Environmental Science, Planning, or a related field, preferably Civil or Environmental Engineering. Alternatively, demonstrate exceptional ability in land development, environmental, or civil disciplines through equivalent experience. - 5+ years (Senior), 8+ years (Staff) of experience in energy project development, land use, and entitlement with BESS and utility scale solar experience preferred. - Working knowledge of grid-scale battery energy storage systems and their site development requirements (footprint, setbacks, fire / life-safety separation distances, access, and balance-of-plant siting), sufficient to translate product configurations into land and permitting requirements. - Strong knowledge of land use and development due-diligence, including site / ALTA boundary and topographic surveys, geotechnical investigations, and hydrology, drainage, and floodplain studies. - Working knowledge of environmental review and permitting under NEPA and state environmental review acts, plus federal agency requirements (Clean Water Act Section 404, Endangered Species Act, NHPA Section 106, and related wetlands, species, and cultural resource processes). - Familiarity with local planning and entitlement processes - zoning, conditional / special use permits, site plan and design review, variances, and grading / stormwater permits - across multiple jurisdictions. - Experience developing and managing permit matrices, entitlement schedules and budgets, and non-power utility (water, sewer, fiber / data) service coordination and agreements. - Experience selecting and managing environmental and technical consultants (survey, geotechnical, environmental, and civil) - scoping, budgeting, and deliverable review. - PE, AICP, or comparable professional credential preferred. - Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in parallel. - An excellent attention to detail. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing agency submittals and supporting community and stakeholder outreach. - Project management experience. - Thrives under pressure and in ambiguous environments. - A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place! We need to output HTML fragment with sections. Use

      for each section heading. Potential sections: - About the role (could combine About Redwood Materials and Position Summary) - Responsibilities - Qualifications We could also have a separate "Overview" but not needed. We must not repeat the job title as heading. So we won't. We need to preserve all substantive information. So include the company description and position summary under About the role. We need to use

      for prose. So the About the role section will have maybe two paragraphs: one for company description, one for position summary. Or combine into one paragraph? Better to keep as two

      elements. Responsibilities:

      Responsibilities

      then
      • each item. Qualifications:

        Qualifications

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        • each item. We should not include Pay/Benefits/Schedule. We need to ensure no extra whitespace? Not important. Let's craft HTML. Check for any duplicated lines: none. Make sure to not include any markdown fences. Output only HTML. Let's write:

          About the role

          Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

          Redwood Materials is deploying large-scale battery energy storage systems that power data centers and the nation's grid. Founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel, Redwood closed a $425M Series E in January 2026 and was named to Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2026. Redwood’s energy storage business is scaling fast - we built North America's largest microgrid (63 MWh) for AI infrastructure company Crusoe, signed a partnership with GM to deploy stationary storage using both new and second-life EV batteries, and are now bringing that same battery energy storage system to Rivian's Normal, Illinois manufacturing plant. The Senior/Staff BESS Land Development Project Manager will join as an early member of a new engineering team working on our Battery Energy Storage System product line, specializing in BESS projects at the initiation and concept phases — you lead land use and development due diligence during the earliest project phases, turning raw, ambiguous site information into a defensible development

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