Senior Civil Engineer, Substations & Utility-Scale Solar

Equagen; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Education support

Job summary

Equagen Engineers is seeking a Senior Site Civil Engineer to lead site development design for electrical substations and utility‑scale solar farms. You will guide civil design from planning through IFC, mentoring engineers and designers while collaborating with clients, utilities, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong grading, drainage, stormwater, erosion control, and permitting expertise, plus AutoCAD Civil 3D proficiency and hydraulics modeling know‑how to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• At least 5 years of relevant site civil engineering experience, including experience with electrical substations and/or utility-scale solar projects.
• Demonstrated responsibility for delivering site civil design packages from concept through IFC.
• Strong knowledge of grading, earthwork, drainage, stormwater management, erosion control, and site development permitting.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software.
• Ability to interpret surveys, geotechnical reports, equipment layouts, and environmental constraints.
• Strong technical writing, communication, coordination, and project leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead site civil engineering for substations, solar farms, and access roads.
• Evaluate site feasibility using surveys, geotechnical reports, floodplain info, wetlands mapping, and other constraints.
• Develop site layouts, grading plans, earthwork calculations, drainage plans, access roads, and pads.
• Design stormwater facilities, detention/retention basins, culverts, channels, and drainage crossings.
• Prepare hydrologic and hydraulic calculations, drainage reports, and stormwater documentation.
• Develop erosion and sediment control plans, construction sequencing, and stabilization measures.
• Coordinate civil design with substation layouts, solar arrays, foundations, trenches, grounding systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers and help maintain civil engineering standards.
• Coordinate permit applications with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Review geotechnical recommendations and incorporate into designs.

Skills

Site civil design

Grading & earthwork

Drainage & stormwater mgmt

Permitting coordination

Substation/utility-scale solar exp

Leadership & mentoring

Technical writing & communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Hydrologic/Hydraulic modeling software

HydroCAD

HEC-RAS/HEC-HMS/SWMM

Job description

Equagen Engineers is seeking a Senior Site Civil Engineer to lead site development design for electrical substations and utility‑scale solar farms. You will guide civil design from planning through IFC, mentoring engineers and designers while collaborating with clients, utilities, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong grading, drainage, stormwater, erosion control, and permitting expertise, plus AutoCAD Civil 3D proficiency and hydraulics modeling know‑how to deliver