hero

Find jobs at planet-healing startups

Search jobs at hundreds of venture-backed climate tech companies across the portfolios of dozens of leading climate VCs

Sr. Utilities Engineer

Rivian

Rivian

Normal, IL, USA · United States
USD 89,900-114,400 / year
Posted on Jul 13, 2025

Job Description

About Rivian

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.


Role Summary

The Sr. Utilities Engineer will be responsible for supporting the Plant Utilities Operations Manager in ensuring our Plant operates as effectively as possible while providing an exceptional experience to our customers. This role will assist in new site openings and continued operation of locations within the region; this involves overseeing site improvements, maintenance escalations, landlord and construction warranty activities for their respective commercial sites while staying in close communication with local site teams and ensuring Rivian’s standards are met throughout the process. Additionally, this role will support the rollout of large-scale programs and ad hoc projects while working collaboratively across multiple departments to achieve operational success.


Responsibilities

  • Ensure health and safety regulations and standards are followed
  • Communicate across disciplines and management teams, while maintaining professional
    presence in representing the department in client meetings
  • Coordinate with consultants including architecture/engineering firms in developing
    design criteria and preparing layout and detail drawings
  • Support design, construction, operations, and manufacturing teams as needed
  • Manage and administrate corporate capital, overhead, and infrastructure project budgets
    Planning/Coordinating infrastructure and equipment maintenance schedules and
    activities
  • Evaluate operational systems and infrastructure to improve system efficiencies
    Prepare bid sheets, equipment specifications, obtain proposals, and contracts for
    construction to support the ongoing business goals of the department
  • Provide technical support to the Utilities Maintenance organization as a system point of
    contact. Technical support would include but is not limited to troubleshooting,
    operational improvements, procedural improvements, and infrastructure improvements
  • Design engineering systems and components for industrial facility machinery and
    equipment
  • Ensure the designs conform to recognized building codes, providing details, analysis,
    and recommendations
  • Perform other duties as needed

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, all internal candidates must submit an updated resume highlighting their relevant skills, experiences, and accomplishments. Applications submitted without an updated resume will not be considered. Please ensure that your resume accurately reflects your qualifications for this role.

  • Bachelor of Science in engineering with 3-5 years’ experience
  • Mechanical engineering degree preferred
  • Project/Construction management experience preferred
  • Previous experience in industrial or manufacturing sites preferred
  • Ability to communicate in a high-pressure environment
  • Ability to troubleshoot practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  • Knowledge of Electrical/Mechanical/HVAC
  • Ability to use ACAD for layout and design purposes
  • Estimate cost of various industrial, and utility projects
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as governmental regulations (Local, State, &Federal), safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals
  • Ability to write routine reports, procedures, correspondence, and fill out compliance documentation as required
  • Ability to speak effectively before groups employees, contractors, consultants, and management
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Physical Demands

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; sit;
    use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
  • The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel,
    crouch, or crawl
  • The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift
    and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust
    focus
  • In the performance of the duties of this job the employee is required to travel, drive a
    motor vehicle, communicate using telephone and email

Pay Disclosure

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Illinois Based Applicants: $89,900 - $114,400 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.




Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.