Join the team that is repowering America.

National Grid Renewables, which includes the renewables development company formerly known as Geronimo Energy, is a leading North American renewable energy company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with satellite offices located in the regions where it develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy projects. As a farmer-friendly and community focused company, National Grid Renewables develops projects for corporations and utilities that seek to repower America’s electricity grid by reigniting local economies and reinvesting in a sustainable future. National Grid Renewables is part of the competitive, unregulated Ventures division of National Grid and has a portfolio of solar, wind, and energy storage projects located throughout the United States in various stages of development, construction and operation.

National Grid Renewables develops high value, competitive renewable energy projects. Our focus on communities and farmers means it’s not just about projects, but about the people we work with, both outside and inside our organization. National Grid Renewables Team Members embody our foundational culture of being entrepreneurial, creative, and nimble and take pride in supporting National Grid’s vision to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future for all.

About this position:

National Grid Renewables is seeking an experienced Civil or Geotechnical Engineer to join its Engineering and Construction team. She or he will perform tasks essential to the Engineering and Construction team, will lead specific projects that have a real impact, and will have the opportunity to greatly contribute to the future success of National Grid Renewables.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Specification and Scope of Work Development

     Develop specifications and scopes of work for all civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering aspects of renewable projects

     Be the owner of the documents and manage revisions

• Site Visits and Inspections

     Site meetings to review engineering issues that arise

     Verify compliance with the engineered design 

• Procurement and Contract Management

     Manage consultant, engineering firm, and material procurement RFP’s and contracts

     Act as the internal subject matter expert for solar trackers and manage the relationships with the solar tracker vendors

• Design Review

    Manage the civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering design review process for projects moving forward with construction

• Early Stage Development Engineering

     Assist Developers with engineering issues that arise early on projects in the development process

Up for the challenge? Here are the skills we require:

• Ability to communicate effectively with teammates, leadership, and vendors/consultants from around the world

• Will need to be a self-starter and be able to manage working between many different projects at the same time

• Bachelor of Science in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

• Solar structural design and single-axis tracker experience strongly preferred

• Professional Engineering registration strongly preferred

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the utility-scale solar energy sector

• Ability and willingness to travel to remote wind and solar energy sites, approximately 20% travel