Senior Substation Civil Engineer

Senior Substation Civil Engineer

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Salary Range
: $114,679 - Commensurate (dependent on experience, education, and qualifications)

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Profit-Sharing Bonus
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Semi-annual, performance-based (10% to 20% of salary)

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Day-One Benefits
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Medical, Dental, Vision

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401(k) with 4% match and immediate vesting

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PTO
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Starting at 80 hours of vacation & 40 hours of sick time per year + 10 paid holidays

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Flexible Work Schedule
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Every other Friday off

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Career Development
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Advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement

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Perks
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Gym membership stipend, wellness program, fertility benefits, pet insurance, and more

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• Prepares scopes of work and estimates for evaluating and designing substations.
• Interfaces with other company functions, clients, and vendors.
• Identifies foundation type best used for a given location.
• Performs detail foundation analysis-based site-specific loading and soil conditions.
• Performs structural analysis based on load and site conditions as needed
• Performs detail site analysis for clearing, grading and drainage requirements.
• Creates site and civil design packages including grading, drainage, site, foundation plans and details
• Mentors new engineers
• Performs quality checks for substation site and foundation design packages to ensure industry and customer standards and requirements are met.

• Bachelor's Degree from an ABET Accredited University in Civil Engineering
• PE Certification for the state of Virginia Required to Start

• 6-8 years of hands‑on Substation Civil Engineering experience
• Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, L‑Pile, RISA, Autodesk Inventor, Bentley Micro Station, and/or Bentley Substation are a plus.

• Experience with structural/foundation loading analysis.
• Experience with site design concepts including water flow calculations.
• Experience with industry standards.

Ampirical is an Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning we do not discriminate based on the following characteristics in our hiring and employment practices:
Age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion or religious attire, marital status, pregnancy (child birth or related medical conditions), citizenship status or amnesty, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sickle‑cell trait, status as a tobacco user or non‑user, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Utilities