Grid-Scale Battery Storage Civil Engineer (Early-Phase)

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

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking a Civil Engineer to shape early-phase battery energy storage projects in California. The role delivers concept designs, permitting paths, and scope definitions before detailed design.

You will coordinate civil, electrical, structural, and architectural disciplines and support Business Development with EPC inputs and Buildable scopes. The ideal candidate has a Civil or Electrical engineering background, 5+ years of multi-disciplinary coordination, and a PE license is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Civil or Electrical, or equivalent experience
• Deep understanding of grid-scale energy storage technologies and balance-of-plant equipment such as inverters, transformers, switchgear, and fire detection systems
• Strong working knowledge of electrical system design, utility interconnection requirements, and utility-scale project execution
• Familiarity with standards and codes including UL 9540, UL 1973, UL 1741, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, and IEC
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary scopes within architecture/engineering or design engineering firms, with at least 5 years' experience desired
• Project management and/or EPC experience, including commercial or industrial electrical installations and electricity distribution systems
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• Strong communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in parallel in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Responsibilities

• Produce concept layouts, preliminary single line diagrams, and feasibility studies that confirm buildable area, interconnection viability, and a clear permitting path for early-phase battery energy storage projects
• Serve as the technical engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) point of support for Business Development, supplying scope boundaries, buildability constraints, cost and schedule inputs, and the technical exhibits attached to customer contracts
• Coordinate civil, structural, electrical, architectural, and fire protection engineering disciplines to set the design basis, review studies and layouts, and assemble concept packages against pursuit schedules
• Identify and document viable permitting and interconnection pathways, timelines, and critical site requirements, including zoning, stormwater, environmental constraints, noise limits, and site security and access
• Drive the data and information request checklist to closure, assigning an owner to every item, tracking status, and surfacing scope ambiguities and long-lead items
• Document scope delineation across internal and external responsible parties and deliver the scope and Basis of Design package that formally hands the project to the detailed design team
• Own internal and external engineering resourcing and schedule for assigned early-phase work

Skills

Electrical system design

Grid-scale energy storage

Project management

Exceptional attention to detail

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil or Electrical)

Job description

Redwood Materials is seeking a Civil Engineer to shape early-phase battery energy storage projects in California. The role delivers concept designs, permitting paths, and scope definitions before detailed design.

You will coordinate civil, electrical, structural, and architectural disciplines and support Business Development with EPC inputs and Buildable scopes. The ideal candidate has a Civil or Electrical engineering background, 5+ years of multi-disciplinary coordination, and a PE license is