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# Design Engineer

- **Company:** MCCARTHY & COMPANY, P.C.
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Software Design Documents, Document Management Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Value Engineering
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/316969/design-engineer-renewable-energy-georgia-ga-atlanta

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.\n
 * Experience coordinating engineering, design, construction, or project-delivery activities.\n
 * Ability to read and review engineering drawings, specifications, and other technical project documents.\n
 * Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders.\n
 * Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.\n
 * Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.\n
 * Willingness to travel to project sites and partner locations as needed.\n

## Description

McCarthy is seeking a Design Engineer to support the successful delivery of utility-scale renewable energy projects, including photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities. This role coordinates design activities across internal project teams, engineers of record (EORs), owners, vendors, and subcontractors to help deliver coordinated designs that meet project requirements for safety, quality, cost, schedule, constructability, and execution.\n
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The Design Engineer will support multiple projects and assigned design scopes while developing expertise in renewable energy design, design-build/EPC delivery, project coordination, and construction-focused design management. The role is well suited for a collaborative, organized engineer who is comfortable managing details, facilitating communication, identifying issues early, and driving action to closure.\n
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\nRESPONSIBILITIES\n
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\nDesign Coordination and Document Control\n
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 * Support the Design Manager and Pursuit Leadership team in coordinating design activities across approximately four to five projects and leading assigned design scopes.\n
 * Coordinate design submittals, requests for information (RFIs), document control, action-item logs, comment logs, and trend logs.\n
 * Review assigned drawings, specifications, EPC exhibits, and Basis of Design documents for alignment with project requirements.\n
 * Identify conflicts, gaps, constructability concerns, and potential value-engineering opportunities; elevate issues and support resolution.\n
 * Coordinate with civil, electrical, structural, SCADA, tracker, fiber, and other design disciplines to maintain alignment across scope packages.\n
 * Schedule and support internal, external, and owner design-review meetings; prepare agendas, document decisions, and track commitments through closure.\n

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\nPursuit and Preconstruction Support\n
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 * Review RFP documents and help identify design requirements, non-standard conditions, assumptions, and potential risks.\n
 * Support development of Basis of Design documentation, EOR scope sheets, bid documents, and design packaging strategies.\n
 * Collect and review EOR redlines, qualifications, proposals, and scope clarifications.\n
 * Assist with EOR scope reviews, proposal evaluation, value analysis, and descope activities.\n
 * Support the development of design-related contract exhibits and routing documentation under the direction of the Design Manager.\n
 * Coordinate with pursuit, preconstruction, estimating, procurement, operations, and engineering partners to maintain alignment with project strategy, budget, schedule, and margin objectives.\n


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