Land Use Engineer, Energy Storage Project Engineering

Redwood Materials is building grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and this role answers the first question every project faces: can this site host one As the LandUse Engineer on the Energy Storage Project you lead land use and development due diligence during the earliest project phases turning raw ambiguous site information into a defensible development basis confirmed site conditions a clear permitting and entitlement path utility service availability and a resolved environmental and regulatory profile. You support active customer pursuits alongside the Business Development Policy and Product teams then hand a gap-closed development package to the detailed design team. The work rewards people who move fast without sacrificing the depth that sets projects up for permitting and execution success.

Responsibilities will include:

• Own scope resourcing and schedule for land use and development due diligence on assigned early-phase projects from initial site screening through handoff to detailed design coordinating across Business Development Policy the Product team engineering and project controls
• Produce early site-screening and constraints analysis from title survey environmental and jurisdictional information during pursuit qualification then harden the development basis and provide diligence exhibits that attach to the contract as pursuits advance
• Scope procure and manage site surveys geotechnical investigations and hydrology and drainage studies integrating findings on topography boundaries easements subsurface conditions floodplain and stormwater into the developable-area and constraints analysis
• Lead environmental due diligence under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and applicable state review acts coordinating federal requirements including Clean Water Act Section 404 wetlands review Endangered Species Act consultation and National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 cultural resources review
• Drive local entitlements zoning conditional and special use permits site plan and design review setbacks and buffers and variances and develop and maintain the permit matrix entitlement schedule and budget across federal state and local approvals
• Identify and secure non-power utility service (water sewer and fiber) including availability confirmation service applications will-serve letters and coordination of extensions or on-site systems while selecting and managing environmental and technical consultants and supporting agency and community outreach
• Deliver feasibility studies as a go/no-go input with a constraints register drive the gap analysis to closure with an owner on every item and produce the land use and development Basis of Design package as the formal handoff to detailed design

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Environmental Science Planning or a related field preferably Civil or Environmental Engineering or equivalent experience demonstrating exceptional ability in land development environmental or civil disciplines
• Strong knowledge of land use and development due diligence including boundary and topographic surveys geotechnical investigations and hydrology drainage and floodplain studies
• Working knowledge of environmental review and permitting under NEPA and state environmental review acts plus federal wetlands endangered species and cultural resource processes
• Familiarity with local planning and entitlement processes across multiple jurisdictions including zoning conditional and special use permits site plan and design review variances and grading and stormwater permits
• Working knowledge of grid-scale battery energy storage site development requirements footprint setbacks fire and life-safety separation distances access and balance-of-plant siting sufficient to translate product configurations into land and permitting requirements
• Experience developing and managing permit matrices entitlement schedules and budgets and utility service coordination and agreements along with land development or infrastructure permitting and coordination with utilities and public agencies
• Experience selecting and managing survey geotechnical environmental and civil consultants including scoping budgeting and deliverable review
• Professional Engineer (PE) license American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification or comparable professional credential preferred; project management and/or EPC experience a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including preparing agency submittals and supporting community and stakeholder outreach with excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and execute in parallel in ambiguous fast-moving environments
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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