Solar Project Civil Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and execute civil works for ground-mounted solar PV projects.
• Carry out site grading, leveling, excavation, filling, compaction, and earthwork activities.
• Monitor pile foundation works for Module Mounting Structures (MMS).
• Coordinate pile driving, pile alignment, depth verification, and pull-out/load testing.
• Supervise RCC foundations, equipment foundations, transformer/inverter foundations, and other structural foundations.
• Monitor construction of internal roads, approach roads, drainage, and stormwater management systems.
• Execute cable trenches, duct banks, equipment yards, and associated civil works.
• Coordinate construction of control rooms, switchyard/substation civil works, if applicable.
• Supervise fencing, boundary works, gates, security facilities, and other site infrastructure.
• Check levels, alignment, coordinates, dimensions, and elevations as per approved drawings.
• Read and interpret civil drawings, structural drawings, BOQs, specifications, and method statements.
• Coordinate with surveyors for setting out and site measurements.
• Monitor reinforcement, shuttering, concreting, curing, and concrete quality.
• Ensure proper material inspection, testing, storage, and utilization at site.
• Coordinate with contractors and subcontractors for manpower, equipment, and material requirements.
• Prepare daily work plans and monitor progress against project schedules.
• Maintain daily progress reports, quantity records, measurement sheets, and site documentation.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams for inspections, testing, and approval of civil works.
• Identify construction defects, non-conformities, and snags, and ensure timely closure.
• Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, structural, and other project teams to avoid interface issues.
• Ensure compliance with HSE procedures during excavation, piling, lifting, concreting, and other site activities.
• Monitor work productivity and minimize material wastage and rework.
• Coordinate with the client, consultant, Project Manager, and other stakeholders.
• Support quantity estimation, BOQ verification, billing measurements, and contractor bill certification.
• Assist in preparation of as-built drawings and final project documentation.
• Ensure timely completion and handover of assigned civil works.