Senior Substation Site Civil Engineer at Leidos

Leidos is seeking an Senior Substation Site Civil Engineer to join our site/civil department to work on a variety of electric utility projects.

This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic, energetic and talented person to join a team of outstanding professionals and the opportunity to apply the latest technology to help our clients solve their most challenging problems. Typical projects involve site/civil design engineering for both large and small scale utility projects. Candidates who have commercial/industrial site development experience will also be considered for the position. Candidate will primarily function as a senior engineer performing design reviews on a regular basis, as well as developing junior staff members, and contributing to bids and proposal development.

This role will also consist of taking a responsible engineer role on main client projects, overseeing the work and ensuring quality control on design packages. Site-visits to client substation facilities are expected to be part of the work, along with occasional travel for client meetings and industry related events. Experience in front-facing client operations such as lunch and learns, and kick-off meetings if preferred. Candidate must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule and budget expectations. This position will be a senior member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and drafting technicians.

Location:

Candidate MUST reside in the U.S.A. to be considered for this 100% REMOTE role.

Key Tasks:

• Land development permitting including NPDES, stormwater management, and knowledge of other typical local, state, and/or federal regulations and permit requirements
• Research additional site data through various sources
• Delegating various tasks to Designers and Junior Engineers
• Site layout, grading, and drainage design
• Stormwater modeling and design
• Erosion and sediment control design
• Access road design
• Utility coordination and design
• Ability to design with structural scope in mind (such as foundations, retaining walls, etc.)
• Documentation of all supporting calculations
• Quantity take-offs
• Construction drawings
• Construction specifications
• Construction observation and field engineering
• Coordination and collaboration with other design disciplines

Required Experience & Education:

• B.S. degree in Civil Engineering
• Engineer with 4+ years of directly applicable civil-site design experience
• Experience with Greenfield/Brownfield Substation Design and BESS Stations (preferred)
• EI/EIT certification (preferred)
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D software and/or Micro Station Open Site Designer software
• Experience with Hydraflow, ICPR, or various other hydrologic and hydraulic modeling & design programs
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, and other general software tools
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills
• Team player with ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff
• Able to execute projects and handle clients successfully with limited supervision
• Willing to travel, up to 25%
• Authorized to work in U.S.

Grow with us! Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show you how to accelerate your career path. Apply today!

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Original Posting:

May 8, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.