Civil Engineer - Renewables & Infrastructure (UK) Equity

Fuse Energy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Breakfast and dinner allowance

Fully expensed tech

Job summary

Fuse Energy is seeking a Civil Engineer to lead technical civil activities across UK utility-scale solar PV, wind, BESS, and data centre projects from development to handover. You will act as the technical authority, reviewing EPC and consultant designs for safety, buildability and cost-effectiveness.

We value 3–7 years in civil engineering within construction or renewables, strong knowledge of earthworks, drainage and foundations, and a proven ability to drive constructability across complex

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in civil engineering within construction, infrastructure, energy, or renewable projects.
• Strong experience in utility-scale Solar PV, Wind, BESS, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Deep understanding of earthworks, drainage design, roads, foundations, and underground services.
• Experience reviewing civil engineering drawings, designs, and technical documentation.
• Strong knowledge of constructability, site logistics, and ground engineering principles.
• Ability to critically assess and challenge EPC and consultant design outputs.
• Exposure to construction site environments and delivery phases.
• Strong understanding of UK civil engineering standards, safety, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as the civil engineering subject matter expert across all infrastructure projects, providing technical leadership on earthworks, drainage, access roads, foundations, cable routes and site infrastructure.
• Review and approve civil engineering designs from EPCs, consultants and contractors, ensuring works are safe, buildable, cost-effective and standards-compliant.
• Provide technical challenge to optimise design solutions, constructability and long-term asset performance.
• Review civil deliverables (drawings, calculations, reports, specifications) and ensure compliance with UK standards, planning requirements and project specifications.
• Identify and mitigate design risks, ground-condition challenges and cross-discipline interface issues, and keep civil design standards consistent across the portfolio.
• Provide civil engineering input from early development through construction and commissioning, supporting the EPC interface (RFIs, TQs, design clarifications).
• Support site teams during civil construction (earthworks, drainage, roads, foundations), oversee inspections and quality checks, and resolve on-site issues.
• Support punch-list close-out, as-built validation and handover to Asset Management.
• Interface with EPC contractors, subcontractors, consultants and independent engineers; support technical due diligence and lender advisory; act as escalation point for complex issues

Skills

earthworks

drainage design

foundations

roads

cable routes

site infrastructure

constructability

design review

UK standards

EPC interface

Job description

Fuse Energy is seeking a Civil Engineer to lead technical civil activities across UK utility-scale solar PV, wind, BESS, and data centre projects from development to handover. You will act as the technical authority, reviewing EPC and consultant designs for safety, buildability and cost-effectiveness.

We value 3–7 years in civil engineering within construction or renewables, strong knowledge of earthworks, drainage and foundations, and a proven ability to drive constructability across complex