Lead Civil Design Engineer

What This Role Delivers

The Lead Civil Design Engineer supports OPPD's mission of providing affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy by delivering structural engineering leadership for capital upgrade projects at OPPD's fossil fuel generating stations. This role ensures the structural integrity and long-term performance of plant systems by designing foundations, pipe supports, equipment supports, retaining structures, and erosion-control solutions. The engineer leads projects from inception through completion, including scope development, budgeting, procurement, design oversight, construction coordination, and project closeout.

This position also provides day-to-day engineering team leadership, technical direction, and continuous improvement guidance that strengthens engineering quality and ensures safe, successful project execution.

What You'll Do

• Direct daily engineering team operations by assigning work, monitoring progress, and ensuring alignment with project priorities and OPPD's strategic objectives.

• Guide technical execution and engineering design quality, reviewing outputs such as calculations, structural analyses, drawings, specifications, foundation plans, pipe support layouts, erosion-mitigation designs, and soil compaction evaluations.

• Lead design activities for major capital projects, ensuring appropriate structural solutions for new systems, equipment upgrades, industrial structures, and plant facility modifications.

• Manage project workstreams from concept through completion¿including scope development, budgeting, material ordering, scheduling, contractor coordination, construction oversight, and project closeout.

• Coordinate team workload, manage manpower allocation, and ensure delivery of high-quality engineering packages on time and within scope.

• Oversee procurement activities, review vendor submittals, and ensure compliance with industry standards, internal specifications, and best practices.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating processes, tools, and industry advancements to enhance team performance and facility reliability.

• Support the growth and development of engineers at all levels by providing coaching, feedback, and informal leadership that strengthens team capability and fosters an inclusive, high-performing culture.

What You Will Bring

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska or ability to obtain Nebraska registration within 6 months through reciprocity and relevant experience.

What Will Help You Stand Out

• Bachelor¿s degree in Civil Engineering with structural emphasis or closely related field

• Extensive experience in structural design, analysis, and engineering for industrial or power-generation facilities

• Experience designing foundations, evaluating loads, performing soil/compaction assessment, and developing pipe support or equipment support systems

• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and coordinate complex project activities

• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, procurement, and construction oversight

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner across engineering, operations, construction, and leadership teams

Work Location

• Office: Work will be performed in a modern office environment amid normal conditions of dust, odors, fumes, and noises.

• Field: Work will be performed outside in a wide variety of weather conditions (snow, rain, heat, cold, wind, etc.), terrain, and other natural environmental hazards as well as pollen and other airborne allergens.

• Generation Plant: Work will be performed inside with exposure to industrial building conditions and may include extreme temperatures, odors, dust, gases, poor ventilation, and loud noise levels.

• Travel: Must be able to travel throughout the service territory and report to various locations in a timely manner as needed.

Work Environment

• Work will be performed in high traffic environments.

• Will work around energized high voltage electrical equipment.

• Will work in construction areas that present many physical hazards.

• Will work at heights.

• Will work in closed or confined spaces.

• Will work around asbestos and lead.

Strength Factor

Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Salary/Wage Info

Grade: S7

Minimum: $121,013

Midpoint: $151,266

Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before October 20th. #

Our Culture & Mission

At Omaha Public Power District, everything starts with people - our teams, our communities, and the customer owners who count on us. As the 12th largest public power utility in the U.S., we serve more than 900,000 people across 13 counties, and we take that responsibility seriously.

We lead with integrity, support one another, and do what's right, because how we serve matters just as much as what we deliver. Our goal is simple: provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy today and for generations to come.

We create power with purpose. Your work here has real impact; on families, on the environment, and on the future of energy. And we believe great ideas can come from anywhere.

If you want to be part of a team that takes care of the community and the people who serve it, you're in the right place. We back up our mission by taking care of our employees, too; which is why our benefits are among the most comprehensive and competitive in the region.

Ready to apply?

When you apply, be sure your resume highlights the skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role.

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

If you would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with OPPD, please email OPPD Talent Acquisition at [email protected] .

Recruiter Information

Recruiter: Michael Fierro - [email protected] #LI-MF