Senior Civil Engineer- Hybrid (Dallas, TX)

About the role

The position will work on the civil design of renewable power plants (BESS, wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal) including on HV Substations and Transmission lines, in cooperation with other specialists and other Units. He/She will manage the design to ensure the execution of engineering projects assigned in compliance with best practices, quality, safety and environmental requirements, as well as compliance with schedules and costs. Attends to design review meetings, conducts technical analysis and follow up the design of contractors and gives support to Construction and Commissioning during construction phase and plant startup up to the handover to O&M. Addresses and solves technical issues related to their own field of expertise and by means of their own knowledge in order to meet project requirements (quality, time and costs).

Responsibilities

• Address the relevant civil engineering specialized topics for all project development stages (permitting phase, construction and commissioning phase) in order to ensure compliance with company safety & quality best practices, technical specifications, guidelines and objectives
• Autonomously design or review the design performed by external consultants for foundations, structures and other civil works in accordance with applicable technical codes and industry standards.
• Ensure high level technical competence in civil engineering
• Execute the Due Diligences, Feasibility Studies, Design for Permitting, Basic and Detailed Design for renewable power plants (wind, solar, geo, hydro and storage) - related to own field of expertise
• Review for validation of the Due Diligence, Feasibility Studies, Design for Permitting, Basic Design and Detailed Design for renewable power plants - related to own field of expertise
• Support the other Units during construction, the start-up and commissioning of the renewable power plants (wind, solar, geo, hydro and storage) - related to own field of expertise
• Support the other units within the Organization for the Overall planning of the project's activities - related to own field of expertise
• Support the Team estimating the CAPEX, OPEX and scheduling for the development of renewable power plants - related to own field of expertise
• Support the Team member participating to the risk assessment related to the construction of renewable power plants - related to own field of expertise
• Prepare technical specifications and contractual documents, perform the technical evaluation of the offers submitted by the Vendors - related to own field of expertise
• Participate to technical meetings and follow up the design activities performed by external suppliers and contractors;
• Support other colleagues in the same units for task of high technical complexity.
• Provide feedback and participate in working group for the continuous improvement of the design methodologies

Requirements

• Knowledge of informatics:
• - Microsoft Office
• - Autocad
• - GIS software (Argic, Qgis or similar)
• - BIM (Revit o/Tekla) will be a plus
• - Civil3d will be a plus
• Innovation and Sustainable thinking
• Strong organizational and high problem-solving skills
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to effectively support and work well with people from different disciplines;
• Adaptability and flexibility to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change;
• Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects and meet deadlines;
• Ability to work in autonomy for tasks of high complexity;
• Up to 20% of domestic travel and occasional international travel for meetings and project on-site support
• General knowledge in Renewables will be a plus
• Valid Driver's license in 50 USA states and Canada and a clean driving record. A clean driving record means:
• - In the last 3 years, no driving-related suspension, revocation or cancellation, no disqualifying offenses, no more than 2 moving violations and no reckless driving incidents.
• - In the last 5 years, no major driving offenses including DUI/DWI, refusal to test, leaving the scene, driving a commercial vehicle without a CDL, or at-fault fatal accident.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Structural Civil Engineering
• Engineer in Training (EIT) License;
• PE certification is preferred
• 5+ years of experience in Civil Engineering
• Fully fluent English is required, Spanish or Italian is a plus