Senior Structural Engineer & Tech Lead - Renewable Energy

Ans Team; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

ANS is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead and coordinate large design teams on renewable energy projects (PV, BESS, HV). You will ensure technical standards, design quality, and on-time delivery while developing the team and supporting clients and business growth.

You will provide senior technical authority, overseeing specifications, and guiding complex constructability challenges across projects, with hands-on use of RISA, LPILE, Trimble tools, and VBA/Python for design automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in structural or civil engineering; master’s preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required; SE preferred.
• 12+ years of structural engineering experience.
• Experience as technical authority - setting standards, leading reviews, resolving complex design/constructability challenges.
• Proficiency with structural and foundation software (RISA, LPILE), Trimble products, Excel, and design automation (VBA/Python).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for structural analysis and design of foundations and steel structures.
• Establish and govern code and standard approaches - ASCE 7, IBC, NESC, ASCE 113, IEEE 693, and NFPA - as the technical authority.
• Set and drive adherence to applicable Client, EPC, Owner, and Utility standards across the discipline.
• Provide senior oversight of specifications and contract requirements with project managers and client representatives from early design through construction.
• Serve as the structural subject‑matter expert, providing technical leadership and direction across projects and teams.
• Champion effective use of engineering software (Excel, RISA, LPILE, and Trimble products) and design automation (VBA and Python).
• Mentor and develop engineers and designers, and lead design and quality (OE) reviews.
• Develop structural design standards, details, and processes, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
• Support business development, client technical relationships, and proposals as a senior technical authority.

Skills

Structural analysis

Project leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Excel

RISA

LPILE

Trimble

VBA/Python

Education

ABET engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

RISA

LPILE

Trimble products

Excel

Job description

ANS is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead and coordinate large design teams on renewable energy projects (PV, BESS, HV). You will ensure technical standards, design quality, and on-time delivery while developing the team and supporting clients and business growth.

You will provide senior technical authority, overseeing specifications, and guiding complex constructability challenges across projects, with hands-on use of RISA, LPILE, Trimble tools, and VBA/Python for design automation.