Job Description
A mid-level Structural Engineer responsible for designing and analyzing structural components for utility-scale solar BESS facilities, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Own structural design packages for utility-scale solar BESS equipment platforms, skids, inverter transformer PCS pads, racking tracker foundations, cable-tray, and site steel.
- Perform structural calculations for wind, seismic uplift, lateral settlement, and translate geotechnical data into foundation designs.
- Produce, review, and coordinate drawings, specifications, plans, sections, and connection details from design through IFC stages.
- Model and analyze structural components using STAAD.Pro, Robot, L-PILE, or equivalent tools, maintaining traceable calculation packages.
- Coordinate with project managers and multidisciplinary teams to align scope, schedule, and budget, and respond to RFIs and vendor shop drawings.
Requirements
- BS in Civil or Structural Engineering; MS preferred
- 6 to 10 years of structural analysis and design experience with steel and concrete
- Strong experience with utility-scale solar BESS projects
- Proficiency with STAAD.Pro or Autodesk Robot and L-PILE or equivalent foundation analysis tools
- Strong AutoCAD Civil 3D literacy for plan production and markups
- Working knowledge of ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, and IBC codes
- Ability to convert geotechnical reports into practical, buildable foundation designs
- EIT certification required; PE certification preferred or ability to obtain within 12 months
- Experience owning structural design packages for utility-scale solar BESS equipment platforms, skids, inverter transformer PCS pads, racking tracker foundations, piles, piers, mats, cable-tray, and site steel
- Experience running and documenting calculations for wind, seismic uplift, and lateral settlement in accordance with ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, and IBC standards
- Ability to produce and review drawings, specifications, plans, sections, and connection details from 30%, 60%, 90% design stages through IFC
- Experience performing redline QA/QC and coordinating with CAD/BIM teams
- Ability to model and analyze structures in STAAD.Pro, Robot, and L-PILE or equivalent tools
- Experience coordinating daily with project managers and civil, electrical, and geotechnical disciplines to align scope, schedule, and budget
- Experience responding to RFIs and vendor shop drawings
Benefits & Perks
Competitive Compensation packages
Annual bonuses, spot bonuses and peer recognition awards
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible work schedules
Travel Vouchers
401K match - 1 to 4 of compensation
Tuition Assistance
Student Loan Repayment up to 25K
Paid Licensing Certification Fees and Renewals
Financial Rewards for Obtaining Licensure
Employee Referrals up to 5,000
Annual Wellness Reimbursement up to 500
Gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment, etc.
Dependent Care Match
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Pet Insurance
Health Savings Account
Flex Spending Account options
Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance
Metlife Supplemental Benefits covering accident, hospitalization, and critical illness
Member Assistance Program (MAP) with counseling, legal, financial, and work life services
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