Lead Civil Engineer

Blue Ridge Power (BRP) is seeking a Lead Civil Engineer to assist BRP’s civil engineering department. The Lead Civil Engineer will impact the overall company growth strategies and advance design engineering principles, practices, and concepts. The candidate must have a distinguished record of project management and success. Must have relevant industry experience for consideration.

This position can be remote, preferably within comfortable travel distance of one of our BRP office locations in Asheville or Fayetteville, NC, and any travel will be fully reimbursable. Competitive salary and annual bonus offered. 

The Lead Civil Engineer reports directly to the Director, Civil Engineering. 

What You’ll Do:

• Manage all aspects of civil site development, including due diligence, design, and permitting.
• Review the scope of work requirements and submit requests for design service proposals to external consulting engineers.
• Identify high-level key project constraints.
• Investigate local, state, and federal regulatory requirements to ensure project compliance.
• Oversee external engineering consultants to ensure timely project design and deliverables meet quality expectations.
• Create and utilize engineering management tools and templates.
• Perform detailed QA/QC reviews of engineering deliverables and work with team members to address comments.
• Coordinate/Interface with the engineering project manager, owner’s engineers, AHJs, and construction managers to ensure effective implementation of solar projects.
• Manage budgets, milestones, schedules, and deliverables.
• Perform occasional construction site visits and inspections when relevant.
• Work with the construction teams to solve problems around various construction issues.
• Assist with project closeout and preparation of record drawings.

Must-Haves:

• 8+ years of experience working as a civil engineer.
• 5+ years of experience in a managerial position.
• 3+ years of experience in the solar industry.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D software.
• In-depth knowledge of site design principles, grading, erosion control, stormwater management, and permitting.
• Project management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Availability to perform construction site visits when relevant.
• Strong ability to build and maintain good relationships and work within a team environment in a friendly, professional, and collaborative manner.
• Highly resourceful in an organizational environment with a proven ability to achieve goals promptly that require substantial coordination with internal and external team members.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks and effectively manage competing deadlines.
• A desire to work in a project-oriented environment where workflow and tight deadlines are often dictated by project opportunities and risks.
• Self-starter and tenacious.
• Proven ability to thrive with minimal oversight while timely reporting on progress and completing tasks without prompting.
• Exceptional personal organizational skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and personal responsibility for work.
• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and research skills.
• Exceptional ability to solve multi-factor problems with various unknowns by applying a rigorous, data-driven analytical framework.
• Solid written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to distill complex, multi-factor problems into clear, actionable deliverables.
• Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Office Products, specifically Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback to make corrective changes.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Proficient in Procore.
• Proficient in Smartsheet.
• Proficient in Bluebeam.
• Proficient in Teams.
• 2D HEC-RAS hydraulic modeling experience.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or other related engineering degree required.
• Professional Engineer License required.
• Must possess and maintain a current valid driver’s license required.

Working Environment and Physical Demand:

• This position can be remote, preferably within comfortable travel distance of one of our BRP office locations in Asheville or Fayetteville, NC.
• Office and project site visits may be required when needed. This could include travel up to 10%.
• This position works in an office environment.
• May require lifting/carrying items up to 30 pounds.
• Must be able to sit/stand at a desk and utilize a computer for extended periods.