Job Ref: # 4333137
Date Posted: 8/20/2026
Location: Atlanta, GA
Salary (USD): $75,000 - $125,000
Description
As a Pre-Construction Engineer, you will support distributed-generation and utility-scale solar PV projects from conceptual design through pre-construction, mechanical installation, and project completion. This position combines civil design, CAD, project coordination, field evaluation, subcontractor management, and construction planning.
As a Pre-Construction Engineer, you will support distributed-generation and utility-scale solar PV projects from conceptual design through pre-construction, mechanical installation, and project completion. This position combines civil design, CAD, project coordination, field evaluation, subcontractor management, and construction planning.You will develop construction drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D, conduct field evaluations, verify construction against design specifications, resolve RFIs, coordinate subcontractors and other project resources, and support the transition from pre-construction into mechanical installation. Approximately half of your time will be spent in the Atlanta office and half supporting project sites.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
- Educational background or relevant industry experience in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
- CAD experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Ability to interpret and verify engineering and construction drawings
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time-management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to coordinate across multiple engineering and construction disciplines
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions in office and field environments
- Ability to manage multiple projects, schedules, priorities, and stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively with subcontractors, consultants, surveyors, engineers, and construction personnel
- Willingness to work approximately 50% in the field and 50% in the Atlanta office
- Ability to travel to project sites across Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, Virginia, and Maryland
- Interest in solar energy, renewable energy, and sustainability
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- AutoCAD experience
- Civil 3D experience
- Solar PV or renewable-energy project experience
- Utility-scale or distributed-generation solar experience
- Civil site design experience
- Grading and drainage experience
- Stormwater management and erosion-control experience
- Construction staking and layout experience
- Surveying or field-construction experience
- Experience reviewing third-party engineering plans
- Subcontractor management experience
- RFI management experience
- Construction project management experience
- Experience with lease, easement, or real-estate-related drawings
- PV layout design experience
- Experience developing engineering or design optimization tools
- Experience working with HSE requirements on active construction sites
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