Substation Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

Ulteig; United States; On-site; USD 144,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Workplace

Employee Ownership

Competitive Pay

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Collaborative Environment

Innovative Culture

Job summary

Ulteig is seeking a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer to lead disciplines on Renewables/Utility/Power projects. You will plan, schedule, and coordinate design work, perform calculations, and develop recommendations for foundation and structural steel design.

You may work in the office or in the field. Requirements include ABET-accredited Civil/Structural degree, PE license (SE preferred), and 10+ years of experience, with knowledge of substation layout and structural detailing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent is required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil/Structural Engineering is required; SE license preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience.
• Knowledge of electrical utility substation layout and design.
• Understanding of structural steel, drilled piers and spread footing design and detailing.

Responsibilities

• Applies current, standard engineering techniques to complete tasks.
• Develops plans, specifications, and observation reports.
• Coordinates design aspects of projects and prepares reports and correspondence.
• Interacts with clients to ensure needs are met.
• May travel up to 15% and work in office or field.

Skills

Client communication

Innovation mindset

Project coordination

Travel readiness

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

ABET-accredited Civil/Structural Engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

MathCAD

STAAD

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Opportunity

Ulteig is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Senior Civil/Structural Engineer to support Renewables/Utility/Power projects. The Senior Engineer acts as a discipline lead engineer or overall project engineer planning, scheduling, conducting and/or coordinating detailed phases of assigned project work. They will make design recommendations, adaptations and modifications for foundation design, structural steel design, and grading plans. The Senior Engineer will perform calculations using engineering formulas and skills and completes own design work which may involve computer‑aided and/or manual design calculations.

What You’ll Do

• Applies current, standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to complete engineering tasks.
• Develops plans, specifications, and observation reports to see that these items are complete, accurate and in accordance with sound engineering practice.
• Practices efficiency engineering as it pertains to design selection.
• Recommends alterations to development and design to improve quality.
• Works closely with engineering technicians and experienced engineers.
• May work in the office or in the field.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Is technically involved with the resolution of design problems that may include performing field investigation or observations.
• Checks design computations done by others.
• Coordinates specific design aspects of a project.
• Performs detailed engineering design and evaluations within specialty.
• May devise new approaches and solutions to problems encountered.
• Prepares reports and correspondence concerning the direction of assigned projects.
• May participate in marketing, sales and business development activities within assigned market.
• Demonstrates a wide degree of creativity and latitude.
• Effectively communicates and interacts with clients to ensure we are meeting their needs.
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.

What We Expect From You

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil/Structural Engineering required; Structural Engineer (SE) license preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience is required.
• Knowledge of electrical utility substation layout and design required.
• Understanding of structural steel, drilled pier & spread footing design and detailing required, grading design preferred.
• Experience using MathCAD, STAAD or equivalent, foundation design programs, and/or other structural modeling software preferred.
• Knowledge of AISC, and ACI required, ASCE & NESC preferred.
• Basic understanding of AutoCADD and/or MicroStation preferred.
• Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).
• Demonstrates openness to innovation by embracing and applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.
• Up to 15% travel required.
• Must have authorization to work permanently in the US.

Benefits

• Flexible Workplace
• Employee Ownership
• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Collaborative Environment
• Innovative Culture

Target Base Compensation Range for this role is $144,000 - $184,000

Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your job specific skills, education, training, job location, number of years of experience related to this role and comparison to other employees already in this role.