Front-End Land Use Engineer: Grid-Scale BESS

Doist; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking a FEED Land Use Engineer to lead early-phase land use and development due diligence. You will coordinate across business development, policy, product, and engineering teams to build a solid development basis for permitting and execution.

The role requires handling site surveys, environmental due diligence under NEPA, and entitlement planning with a focus on grid-scale battery energy storage site development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field with exceptional ability in land development, environmental, or civil disciplines.
• Knowledge of NEPA, state environmental reviews, and federal permitting processes.
• Familiarity with zoning, site plan reviews, variances, and grading/stormwater permits.

Responsibilities

• Own scope, resources, and schedule for land use and development due diligence on early-phase projects.
• Produce site-screening and constraints analysis from title, surveys, and jurisdictional info.
• Manage surveys, geotechnical investigations, and hydrology studies and integrate findings into analyses.
• Lead NEPA environmental due diligence and coordinate related regulatory reviews (EPA, Section 106, etc).
• Drive local entitlements including zoning and permit matrices across multiple jurisdictions.
• Coordinate utility service coordination and consultant teams; engage with agencies and communities.
• Deliver feasibility studies and develop the Basis of Design package for handoff to design.

Skills

Land use due diligence

NEPA knowledge

Entitlement coordination

Grid-scale BESS site development

Permit budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Planning, or related field

PE license or AICP certification preferred

Job description

Redwood Materials is seeking a FEED Land Use Engineer to lead early-phase land use and development due diligence. You will coordinate across business development, policy, product, and engineering teams to build a solid development basis for permitting and execution.

The role requires handling site surveys, environmental due diligence under NEPA, and entitlement planning with a focus on grid-scale battery energy storage site development.