Careers

Empowering Our Employees for Personal Success and Meaningful Work

Our mission is to infuse passion and integrity into everything we do. We are always looking for individuals who possess the same vision to create real-life solutions for our clients while continuing to develop both professionally and personally.

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”  

Lou Holtz

Our Core Values

We continue to grow our team with individuals who embody the core values of RLC Engineering; Be HONEST with yourself, your peers and customers. Take RESPONSIBILITY for your work. Be ACCOUNTABLE for your actions and personal growth. THINK outside the box. Give RECOGNITION for great performance and quality work. Strive to be a LEADER and make a positive contribution. Help others LEARN from our experiences. Recognize that TEAMWORK outperforms individual contributions.

Community Involvement

Community Involvement

We value the communities that we live and work in and we support our employee’s involvement in causes and organizations that are meaningful to them. As a team, we support the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderer’s Annual Christmas Program, and Teen Challenge Maine, to name a few. Many of our employees also volunteer on their own time to raise money and awareness for causes and organizations that are meaningful to them.

Military and Veterans

Military and Veterans

Military service provides training and experience in leadership and teamwork that is a valuable asset to any team. We recognize military experience and the unique contributions that military personnel can make, whether they have served in the past or are on active reserve duty. Our employees participate yearly in the U.S. Marine Corp. Toys for Tots Campaign, helping to provide toys for children at Christmas.

Have a
Good Time

Have a Good Time

It can’t be all work and no play! In the summertime, we throw family-friendly Company picnics with a lobster bake, fun activities for both the kids and adults and competitive Cornhole tournaments. Our Christmas parties are never short of delicious food and plenty of fun entertainment. Throughout the year, we also host multiple cooking and wellness challenges.

Living Our Best Life

We want our team to be happy and lead a balanced life, both inside and outside of work. We work hard, we put in an honest day’s work and then we go home to be with our families and spend time doing what we love. While at work we encourage our employees to take a break to rejuvenate themselves, to get up and move by taking a brisk walk on a trail, to challenge a teammate to a game of Cornhole, or to refuel with the supply of healthy snacks and beverages that are provided.

Benefits and Perks

Professional Development

We offer ample opportunities to continue learning, add new skills, and sharpen your talent. We provide our team members with a tuition reimbursement program, commitment to training both in-house and off-site, and a new-hire mentorship program to equip our team with the skills they need to be successful. 

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family which includes medical and dental insurance, a 401k retirement plan and financial planning services, life insurance, disability insurance and more.

Health & Wellness

Your health and wellness are important to us too. Our Company culture encourages a healthy work-life balance with paid time off and flextime and other benefits such as a gym membership subsidy to support your well-being.

Get a glimpse of what it’s like to work at RLC! If you’re looking for a great career working with the best in their fields, then we’re looking for you! See for yourself what our team members have to say about their experience working for an organization that truly appreciates their employees and in turn, makes coming to work something they look forward to – not something they have to do.

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Come Join Our Team

To learn more about our job openings, please click on any of the open positions below.

General Description of Position:

RLC is seeking a Structural Engineer to join the growing civil/structural engineering team. This position will entail work on a variety of electric power delivery and renewable generation projects, including structural steel and foundation design. This individual must be self-motivated and eager to work within a multidisciplinary team. Ideally, the candidate will have experience with steel buildings and masonry structures to help fill skill gaps in the team’s capabilities.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Prepare plans and specifications for buildings, industrial and utility structures, foundations, and other structures.
  • Prepare design criteria, calculations, reports, and other documents.
  • Work with designers/drafters to prepare plan sets.
  • Collaborate with other design disciplines.
  • Attend site visits and project site inspections.

Other Functions of Position:

  • Serve as lead civil/structural engineer on small to medium size projects.
  • Review construction submittals.

Position Requirements:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited school with a focus on structures. A Master’s Degree in structures is preferred.
  • Five to nine years of experience in structural design practice of buildings and/or industrial structures.
  • A licensed professional engineer or engineer-intern with the desire to obtain PE licensure shortly after hire.
  • Knowledgeable in the design of structural steel systems and concrete foundations. Additional experience with wood and masonry design is considered a plus.
  • Computer skills in the use of AutoCAD, Excel, Mathcad, RISA suite (or other finite element software), and Microsoft Office Suite preferred.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate within the organization and outside with clients.
  • Work a full-time or hybrid schedule at one of RLC’s three office locations.

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Ability to stand or sit for 8 hours, occasionally move and lift up to 30 lbs, 
  • Walk grounds/property regularly, and use repetitive manual dexterity.

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Onsite gym

No Job Description can possibly include all duties that may be requested. The items listed above are a summary of the major responsibilities of the position that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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General Description of Position:

Under the immediate supervision of the Manager or other designated professional electrical engineer, this position assists electrical engineers with analysis and design work. The incumbent must be able to assist in the design of electric power distribution, transmission, substation, and renewable projects and be capable of learning and understanding basic electrical engineering principles.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Ability to learn and operate CADD processes required for electrical engineering design
  • Establish working knowledge of electrical engineering methodologies, terminologies, and techniques.
  • Perform basic line layout/routing, substation layout/equipment plans to complete required design calculations and production
  • Assist in electrical engineering final design drawings and documentation.
  • Perform internal technical consulting for communications and power construction business lines
  • Keep department manager informed of status of all projects relative to pre-established expectations.
  • Ability to work with others while maintaining a high level of initiative and self-motivation.

Other Functions of Position:

  • Must have excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate within the organization.
  • Must have good PC skills and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Outlook.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

  • Shall possess a four year Bachelor of Science or Technology degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent amount of experience in the electrical engineering field.
  • GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must possess the desire and aptitude to work with computers and complex software.
  • Examples of software that might be utilized (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, WINgis, PLSCAD, Autocad, RISA3D, ETAP, ASPEN, and AcSelerator Quickset)
  • Must demonstrate technical capabilities to effectively perform the job duties and responsibilities.
  • Prolonged periods of sitting and computer-based work 

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General Description of Position:

Under the immediate supervision of the Manager or another designated professional electrical engineer, this position assists electrical engineers with analysis and design work. The intern will support the design of electric power distribution, transmission, substation, and renewable energy projects while learning and applying fundamental electrical engineering principles.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Ability to learn and operate CADD processes required for electrical engineering design.
  • Develop a working knowledge of electrical engineering methodologies, terminologies, and techniques.
  • Assist with basic line layout/routing and substation layout/equipment plans to support design calculations and production.
  • Contribute to the preparation of electrical engineering design drawings and documentation.
  • Perform internal technical support for communications and power construction business lines.
  • Keep the department manager informed of project statuses relative to pre-established expectations.
  • Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with team members while maintaining a high level of initiative and self-motivation.

Other Functions of Position:

  • Exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills for effective internal communication.
  • Possess proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to support the team’s goals.

Position Requirements:

  • Current Study in an accredited Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology Program
  • GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must possess the desire and aptitude to work with computers and complex software.
  • Examples of software that might be utilized (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, WINgis, PLSCAD, Autocad, RISA3D, ETAP, ASPEN, and AcSelerator Quickset)
  • Prolonged periods of sitting and computer-based work. 

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