Civil Site Lead, Power Delivery (Remote/Hybrid)

AECOM; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is hiring a Civil Site Lead, Power Delivery to drive civil engineering for transmission and substation projects within the Energy Business Line. You will lead discipline work, review designs, and support project managers on schedules and budgets across substation and transmission sites.

The role offers hybrid work with remote options and locations across the United States, collaborating with geotechnical and field teams to ensure safety, quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional Engineering license (P.E.).
• Proven experience with site grading, drainage, roads, earthworks, and substation layout development and transmission access/alignment.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or MicroStation for civil design and detailing.
• Understanding of substation site planning, transmission/substation access requirements, and integration with electrical layouts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all civil work at substation and transmission line sites, ensuring compliance with approved drawings, specifications and construction schedules.
• Create and supervise earthwork, grading, drainage systems, access roads, cable trenches and foundations for substations and transmission lines.
• Review, interpret and create civil design drawings, technical documents, report discrepancies and provide practical solutions.
• Manage site surveys to include geotechnical and ground/LIDAR for determining transmission line routes and substation layouts.
• Review and approve civil construction methodologies, work plans and method statements submitted by contractors.
• Identify and mitigate site issues such as geotechnical conditions, access and environmental constraints with timely technical support.

Skills

Site grading & drainage

AutoCAD / MicroStation

Substation layout development

Contractor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineering license (P.E.)

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Civil 3D

Job description

AECOM is hiring a Civil Site Lead, Power Delivery to drive civil engineering for transmission and substation projects within the Energy Business Line. You will lead discipline work, review designs, and support project managers on schedules and budgets across substation and transmission sites.

The role offers hybrid work with remote options and locations across the United States, collaborating with geotechnical and field teams to ensure safety, quality and timely delivery.