Mid-Level Civil Engineer

Summary

Sargent & Lundy supports utility-scale power-generating and infrastructure projects, including thermal, solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects. The Mid-Level Civil Engineer will perform civil engineering reviews and analyses, support site and drainage design, advise project developers, evaluate projects for financing, and prepare technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist with civil engineering reviews, including storm water drainage, sanitary sewer systems, road design, and earthwork
• Support preparation and review of site layout, grading, and preliminary drainage designs
• Prepare and review technical specifications to define construction requirements
• Work with senior consultants to advise power project developers
• Evaluate new power and infrastructure projects independently to support financing
• Develop technical reports for applicable audiences – including owners, developers, governmental agencies and committees, and financiers
• You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
• Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked
• Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required

Skills

• This position will require you to be based anywhere within the United States
• We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position
• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• 4+ years of experience in design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, drawings, calculations, and models
• 2+ years of experience in detailed design of site grading and drainage, storm sewer systems, road design, transport plans, track design, and ponds
• Power plant (combined cycle, simple cycle, nuclear, wind, solar) project design experience
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for Civil Engineering specifications or calculations
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize multiple parallel, fast-paced tasks within schedule and assigned budget
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical evaluation report writing
• Proficiency with civil engineering software programs such as Civil 3D, StormCad, PondPack, and Mircrostation or AutoCad. Must be capable of working in geospatially located tools
• You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
• Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked
• A Master's degree in civil/structural engineering or business (e.g., MBA) discipline is a plus
• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Data analysis and visualization
• Project finance or business acumen
• Conceptual project design
• Construction project management and/or scheduling software knowledge
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
• Project planning, leadership, and organizational skills
• Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required
• We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows

Qualifications

Must Haves

• This position will require you to be based anywhere within the United States
• We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position
• This position requires a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• 4+ years of experience in design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, drawings, calculations, and models
• 2+ years of experience in detailed design of site grading and drainage, storm sewer systems, road design, transport plans, track design, and ponds
• Power plant (combined cycle, simple cycle, nuclear, wind, solar) project design experience
• Experience in writing and providing support documentation for Civil Engineering specifications or calculations
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize multiple parallel, fast-paced tasks within schedule and assigned budget
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical evaluation report writing
• Proficiency with civil engineering software programs such as Civil 3D, StormCad, PondPack, and Mircrostation or AutoCad. Must be capable of working in geospatially located tools
• You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
• Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked

Nice to Haves

• A Master's degree in civil/structural engineering or business (e.g., MBA) discipline is a plus
• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Data analysis and visualization
• Project finance or business acumen
• Conceptual project design
• Construction project management and/or scheduling software knowledge
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
• Project planning, leadership, and organizational skills
• Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required
• We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows

Benefits

• Remote/virtual position; candidate can be based anywhere within the United States.
• Medical, dental, and vision health plans
• Life and accident insurance
• Disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-up daycare
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k)
• Pre-tax commuter account
• Merit scholarship program
• Employee discount program
• Corporate charitable giving program
• Tuition assistance
• First professional licensure bonus
• Employee referral bonus
• Paid annual personal/sick time (PST)
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Flexible work arrangements
• Eligible positions may participate in a yearly discretionary bonus