Civil Project Engineer II

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (Central Virginia or Pennsylvania near the Virginia border)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

New Leaf Energy is a clean energy developer seeking a Civil Project Engineer II to support the development of solar PV and energy storage projects. This role involves reviewing, designing, and securing permits for projects, working alongside a team of engineers, project developers, and consultants. The position requires a balance of due diligence and risk management to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.

Requirements

• Experience: 6-12 years experience in site development, entitlement, and environmental permitting (municipal, state, federal).
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in civil engineering.
• License: Active PE license, multiple states desired.
• Desired Qualifications: Solar PV or energy storage experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Design, direct, and manage concurrent projects using internal or external resources.
• Site Review & Entitlement: Lead site review, zoning/bylaws review, and outline project entitlement paths.
• Consultant Management: Manage survey, environmental, and engineering sub-consultants, and work with staff engineers.
• Value Stream Mapping: Apply NLE’s Value Stream Map (VSM) to advance projects through design and entitlement.
• Consultant Onboarding: Identify, qualify, and onboard surveyors and consultants.
• Project Tracking: Use project scheduling, task-management, KPI, QC, and other tools to ensure standards adherence, design quality, and timeliness.
• Stakeholder Communication: Work with state agencies, towns, and other stakeholders; present to planning/zoning boards, state, and federal agencies.
• Documentation: Develop project entitlement documentation (e.g., narratives, exhibits, appendices).
• Standard Development: Collaborate in the continued development of standard details, notes, specifications, and SOPs.
• Design Review: Review design drawings and project bid sets prepared by in-house or external designers.
• Bid Set Preparation: Prepare the civil engineering components of project bid sets for IPP bidding.
• Bidder Support: Respond to bidder permitting questions and participate in due diligence calls with project bidders.
• Mentorship: Coach early-career engineers.

Application Instructions

• Not specified in the job description.

Company Information

• Company: New Leaf Energy
• Industry: Clean Energy Development
• Mission: To accelerate the transition to a world powered by renewable energy.
• Activities: Identifies high-value sites, works with landowners and local communities, and partners with long-term asset owners to develop and bring renewable energy projects to life.