Civil Engineer - Land Development

It is an exciting time to be part of Jacobs as our Energy & Power business continues to experience tremendous growth. We are working with established clients across the globe to deliver the energy transition. From major renewable energy projects, electrification and decarbonization programs to expand grid capacity, to high voltage interconnectors and offshore grids, we are integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build a cleaner and more resilient energy future.

We’ll support your continued professional growth by giving you opportunities to take ownership of key design tasks and collaborate closely with early-career professionals, clients, and sub-consultants. You’ll contribute to the successful delivery of engineering projects by helping manage schedules and ensuring technical quality in alignment with client expectations, scope, budget, and timelines.

As part of a collaborative engineering team, you’ll play a lead role in advancing projects from conceptual through final design. Your responsibilities will include preparing general civil plans, grading and access road layouts, drainage and stormwater management plans, utility plans, erosion and sediment control plans, vehicle access routes, supporting calculations, and quantity takeoffs.

Here’s what you’ll need:

We are seeking an innovative Civil Site Engineer to help us grow and deliver renewable generation sites, energy storage facilities, and electrical transmission / distribution projects in North America, focusing on core clients but exploring new clients as the Energy Transition builds momentum. The role will require consulting directly with clients and project stakeholders to provide conceptual studies, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), and detailed design.

Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating with GIS and CAD professionals to prepare maps, drawings and other details.

• Preparation of technical drawings, calculations, and engineering reports.

• Work effectively with multi-disciplinary global project teams, clients, and other stakeholders.

• Contribute to proposal preparation and other business development activities through technical input and document preparation.

• Attending in-person, field, and on-line meetings with clients to provide project support and engineering guidance to advance design efforts.

• Contributing to a learning environment, support fellow engineers, with the opportunity to offer mentoring, be mentored and take advantage of career development opportunities.

• Supporting the team to instill an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought and lives Jacobs’ Culture of Caring.

Preferred locations in PA, NJ, NY, MA, CO, TX, WA, CA. However, we will consider candidates in any other of our offices in the US (Hybrid) #LI-CC1 #epjobs #naepjobs

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited university.

• Licensed Professional Engineer or ability to obtain within six months.

• 5+ years of experience in civil site design for energy clients, including one or more of the following facility types: onshore wind, solar, electrical substation, thermal generation, oil & gas.

• Experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D. Focus on site plan layout, geometric design of access roads and driveways, grading, drainage, coordination with other disciplines.

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