Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 55 days ago

Consultant, Civil Engineer

erm82 open roles

Where
Washington DC
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowConsultant, Civil Engineererm · Washington DC

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on erm's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

8.0% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. erm postings stay open a median of 3 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.6%1 day
  2. 3.6%3 days
  3. 8.0%7 days
  4. 15.0%14 days
  5. 34.2%30 days
This job: posted 55 days ago

erm median: 3 days open

The posting

Build the future of renewable energy infrastructure with a global sustainability leader.

ERM is seeking a Consultant, Civil Engineer for our Washington, DC office. In this impactful role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to plan, design, permit, and implement complex civil engineering projects supporting the renewable energy and power sectors. You will play a key role in delivering innovative infrastructure solutions while contributing to the continued growth of ERM's engineering practice across North America and globally. This position offers hybrid/remote flexibility and the opportunity to work on industry-leading projects that advance sustainable development.

Why This Role Matters?

You will help drive the successful delivery of renewable energy and power projects from concept through construction. Your technical expertise, project management capabilities, and collaborative approach will support clients in navigating complex engineering and regulatory challenges while helping accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future.

What Your Impact Is:

  • Prepare site civil designs, including earthwork and site grading, access roads, erosion and sediment control, and stormwater management.
  • Prepare application packages for land disturbance permits, construction stormwater permits, and related construction permits; support preparation of land use permit applications.
  • Evaluate field data, perform calculations, prepare engineering reports, cost estimates, comprehensive schedules, and develop progress tracking reports.
  • Conduct field investigations, construction oversight, and quality assurance activities; provide field exploration support for design parameter development and construction quality assurance.
  • Prepare technical proposals and participate in business development efforts with existing clients and prospective leads.
  • Assist clients in developing strategies and preparing designs for proposed facilities; prepare project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
  • Provide technical expertise to navigate complex technical and regulatory issues within the renewable energy and power sectors.
  • Participate on project teams and independently in global environments requiring innovative and creative solutions.
  • Collaborate with scientists and engineers across site investigation, risk management, planning, design, and construction disciplines.
  • Participate in a center-of-excellence engineering team to develop creative engineering solutions and oversee implementation.

What You'll Bring:

Required

  • B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering preferred, with a focus on site civil, geotechnical, and environmental applications, or equivalent experience.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license in place or eligible.
  • 2-3 years of technical experience in site civil design.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D design and experience with ArcGIS.
  • Advanced knowledge of the local regulatory climate and demonstrated ability to negotiate with state and local regulators.
  • Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Demonstrated ability to research, prepare, and review concise and accurate technical documentation with strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, strategic thinking, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proven ability to support business development activities, including client relationship management and repeat business opportunities.
  • Recognized technical expertise and strong professional reputation within the local marketplace.
  • Well-developed team-building and influencing skills with a high degree of integrity and professionalism.
  • Positive, collaborative mindset and commitment to the success of ERM as a global organization.
  • Ability and willingness to travel.
  • This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

  • Experience supporting renewable energy and power sector projects, including photovoltaic solar facilities, battery energy storage systems, substations, wind energy developments, and transmission and distribution infrastructure.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams and supporting significant consulting and construction projects.
  • Experience with project controls, labor forecasting, scheduling, and cost estimating.
  • Combined office and field experience supporting engineering design and construction activities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the planning, design, permitting, and implementation of complex engineering assignments.
  • Oversee development of construction drawings, technical specifications, contract documents, permit applications, and engineering calculations.
  • Manage and support multidisciplinary project teams delivering renewable energy and power sector projects.
  • Contribute to project controls activities, including scheduling, labor resourcing, and cost estimating.
  • Support growth and expansion of ERM's engineering services practice through technical excellence and client service.
  • Build relationships with engineering and environmental professionals across North America and globally.

For the Consultant, Civil Engineer position, the anticipated annual base pay is $74,200–$103,200 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures.

Who We Are: As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

#LI-Hybrid

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against erm's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on erm's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    erm's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.