Project Engineering Manager - Civil, Environmental & Permitting

About the role

Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. We serve as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers.

Responsibilities

• Civil Engineering Design
• Coordinate and supervise civil engineering design activities performed by EPC contractors or engineering consultants, including site layout, grading, foundations interfaces, roads, drainage, and underground utilities.
• Review civil design deliverables for consistency with project requirements, constructability, and integration with environmental and permitting constraints.
• Ensure civil designs incorporate requirements related to flood protection, stormwater management, erosion control, and site access.
• Support optimization of site layout and grading to minimize environmental impacts, earthwork quantities, and construction risk.
• Participate in civil design reviews, value engineering exercises, and constructability assessments.
• Hydrology, Drainage & Water Resources
• Coordinate and supervise hydrology, drainage, and stormwater studies supporting site development and civil design.
• Review hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, floodplain assessments, stormwater management plans, erosion and sediment control measures, and drainage designs.
• Ensure hydrology and drainage assumptions are appropriately reflected in civil engineering design and construction sequencing.
• Support development of mitigation measures to address flood risk, erosion, and surface water impacts.
• Environmental Engineering & Permitting
• Coordinate and supervise environmental engineering and permitting activities for gas turbine power generation projects, including simple cycle and combined cycle facilities.
• Oversee EPC contractors and environmental/engineering consultants responsible for environmental studies, emissions calculations, technical documentation, and permit applications.
• Review environmental deliverables for technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable regulations and project requirements.
• Manage permitting schedules and ensure alignment with overall project development and execution milestones.
• Track permit conditions and ensure environmental requirements are incorporated into civil and plant design, construction planning, and commissioning activities.
• EPC & Consultant Supervision
• Serve as the civil, environmental, and water resources coordination lead in interactions with EPC contractors.
• Define scopes of work, review proposals, and manage performance of civil, environmental, and engineering consultants.
• Supervise quality, schedule, and budget of EPC and consultant deliverables related to civil engineering and environmental permitting.
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, and risk assessments to ensure civil and environmental requirements are fully integrated.
• Support resolution of civil, environmental, and permitting issues during engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Regulatory & Stakeholder Interface
• Support and coordinate communications with regulatory authorities and other stakeholders related to civil, environmental, and water resource approvals.
• Aid in responding to regulatory comments, information requests, and stakeholder inquiries.
• Support public consultation or disclosure processes as required.
• Documentation, Reporting & Risk Management
• Maintain organized records of permits, technical studies, design documentation, correspondence, and compliance records.
• Provide regular reporting on permitting status, civil design progress, environmental risks, and hydrology/drainage constraints.
• Support civil and environmental inputs to project schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
• Aid in civil and environmental sections of development reports, internal approvals, and financing or due diligence materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8–15 years of experience supporting civil and environmental engineering for power generation or large industrial infrastructure projects.
• Experience supervising EPC contractors and engineering/environmental consultants.
• Working knowledge of civil site design, environmental permitting, and hydrology/drainage considerations for gas turbine facilities.
• Strong technical review, coordination, and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with gas turbine or combined cycle power generation projects.
• Experience reviewing civil and environmental design packages during EPC execution.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

Key Competencies

• Project owner/developer-side EPC and consultant supervision
• Civil, environmental, and water-related risk management
• Integrated site and plant design coordination
• Regulatory awareness and compliance oversight
• Schedule- and cost-aware decision-making