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Civil Engineer - Renewable Energy

Stantec
Posted 2 months ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Chicago, IL 60678, US

Salary

$100,000 - $145,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Spending Account
Wellness Program

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  • The Civil Engineer – Renewable Energy position focuses on developing civil designs for renewable energy projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery.
  • Candidates should have experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams and managing project scope, schedule, and budget.
  • The role requires hands-on technical contribution, oversight, and quality assurance of deliverables, with a focus on meeting regulatory and safety standards.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, with compensation based on education, qualifications, experience, and location, and may include bonuses for certain roles.
  • Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in civil engineering or a related field.

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Your Opportunity

The Civil Engineer – Renewable Energy supports the Renewable Energy Team in developing and delivering fit-for-purpose civil designs for permitting or construction—on schedule, within budget, and aligned with project objectives.

Working closely with the Project Manager and Technical Leads, the Design Lead coordinates multi-disciplinary inputs (engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance) to ensure an integrated, high-quality design solution.

The role includes both hands-on technical contribution and oversight, such as discipline leadership, task leadership on large projects, and QA/QC of deliverables. The Design Lead is responsible for managing scope, schedule, budget, and design quality, including progress reporting and change management.

Your Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Performance

  • Deliver design outputs on time, within budget, and in line with project scope
  • Monitor progress, forecast performance, and implement corrective actions as needed
  • Support development of project budgets and design delivery schedules

Technical Leadership & Quality

  • Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams within a matrix environment
  • Ensure all outputs meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements, supported by effective review processes
  • Contribute directly to technical deliverables and provide QA/QC oversight
  • Apply sound judgment to resolve complex technical challenges

Planning & Coordination

  • Define technical delivery approach, resource needs, and execution plans
  • Coordinate design interfaces with procurement, construction, and commissioning teams
  • Manage design changes and maintain alignment with scope and stakeholder expectations
  • Communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders and present technical outcomes

Review & Governance

  • Coordinate internal and external design reviews, including schedules and deliverables
  • Ensure alignment with organizational quality, safety, and project management standards
  • Identify risks and manage them through established systems and processes

Team & Business Support

  • Mentor and support technical staff development
  • Contribute to proposals, bids, and client-facing materials
  • Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements



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