Senior Civil Engineer

Our Energetic Team:
The Engineering team at Energy Vault is dedicated to advancing the company's innovative energy storage solutions, playing a critical role in creating cutting-edge energy technologies, and transforming innovative concepts into operational energy storage systems. By integrating advanced R&D with robust practices, the Engineering team drives the development of sustainable energy storage solutions, supporting the global transition to renewable energy.
 
Your Impact as an Industrial Automation Engineer:
You will design and implement on-site control programs for various gravity energy storage system project requirements involving PLCs, VFD motor drives, motion control, network communications, HMIs, data collection, metric generation, and evaluation. You will be a key contributor to revolutionizing energy generation and storage worldwide.
 
The role is onsite in Snyder, Texas. We are open to candidates already living near Snyder (including Midland, Dallas, Abilene, Houston, etc.) as well as those willing to relocate near Snyder. Most work is M-F, with occasional weekend work required, usually with good notice.
 
We targeting a mid-level engineer (level 2 or 3) but for the right fit candidate with enough experience, we are open to a Senior title and level, or higher.

Your Mission:

- On the Owner/EPC side, lead the delivery of safe and efficient design of Geotechnical, Civil, and Structural aspects of energy projects.

- In pre-construction you will:

Provide input to support execution planning, project estimating, concept-level site design, and external Engineer of Record (EoR) scoping and selection.

- Assess each project site civil engineering aspects, identifying unique engineering challenges for each and proposing engineering mitigation approaches to address these challenges.

- Characterize the foundation conditions from a design perspective and identify suitable foundation solutions.

- Support development of concept-level site layout drawings for the location of all temporary and permanent features, routing of critical infrastructure (power, telecom, water, wastewater), transformers, switchyards, access roads, parking lots and any other required facilities.

- Develop Scope of Work documents for Geotech, Civil, and Structural portions of projects.

- Provide technical review of Consultant and Contractor bids.

- Through engineering design you will:

Support design management of Engineer of Record design, design review, and value engineering.

- During construction you will:

Review Contractor/Subcontractor Submittals, RFIs, and NCRs. You will also provide regular site presence in support of QA/QC.

- Initially the jobsites are expected to be primarily in Texas, and periods of site presence will need to extend to multiple days at a time where you work closely with Energy Vault Construction Management teams.

- At project close-out you will:

Be responsible for ensuring accurate as-built records and quality documents for Civil elements are produced and recorded.

Your Background:

- Bachelors degree in Engineering. Masters degree is preferred.

- 5+ years of relevant experience, typically post-graduation.

- Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the U.S. is preferred.

- Extensive general civil engineering design and construction experience.

- Demonstrated ability to develop innovative engineering solutions to better serve clients and reduce costs.

- Experience in the power industry, with a working understanding of electrical grid requirements.

- Strong background in foundation and structural design and construction.

- Extensive experience in site grading and drainage design.

- Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally, up to 50%.

- Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.

- A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!

- Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check.

Benefits of Powering the Future with Energy Vault:

- Annual bonus plan.

- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

- 401K employer matching.

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and family.

- Flexible Spending Account.

- Company-paid Life insurance, Short- and Long-term disability insurance.

- 8-weeks for Paternity leave.

- Generous holiday allowance.

- Flexible time off plus sick leave.

- Reimbursement for home office equipment, phone, and internet expenses.

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The range, $119,000 to $191,000 reflects a total compensation package for this position across all U.S. locations.