Senior Civil Engineer

About the role

The Data Center Design Team at Fluidstack is responsible for leading the design, development, and execution of 50GW+ of data centers over the next decade. They also drive the next generation of liquid cooling and electrical distribution systems, develop and scale first-of-a-kind modular data centers, and influence behind-the-meter designs and planning for multi-GW campuses.

Responsibilities

• Own the civil engineering workstream across a multi-site development portfolio from site screening through permitting and construction completion.
• Lead civil due diligence for greenfield and conversion sites: topography, drainage, utilities, soils, floodplain, and environmental constraints, flagging fatal flaws and cost risks during site selection.
• Develop and maintain the civil basis of design, master specs, and standard drawings, and establish grading strategies, earthwork balance, and cut/fill sequences for large campus developments.
• Structure phased delivery with early work packages (mass grading, site utilities, enablement) to accelerate the critical path.
• Lead civil permitting strategy across jurisdictions: land disturbance, NPDES/SWPPP, floodplain (CLOMR/LOMR), environmental, and utility permits.
• Manage external civil consultants from schematic through IFC and coordinate civil scope with structural, MEP, fiber, and architectural teams.

Requirements

• You've owned civil engineering on large-scale site development (data centers, industrial, logistics, or power infrastructure), ideally owner/developer-side.
• You've directed external civil consultants and managed design deliverable quality through IFC.
• You know grading, earthwork, stormwater, and site utility design cold, plus NPDES and floodplain (FEMA/CLOMR/LOMR) permitting.
• You've identified civil fatal flaws and quantified cost risk during site selection, not just executed design after the site was chosen.
• You've coordinated geotechnical investigations and interpreted boring programs into design actions.
• Bonus: PE license.
• Hyperscale or energy infrastructure development.
• Expansive clay, karst, or high water table conditions.
• MISO/utility interconnection civil coordination.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D and GIS.

Qualifications

• You have a strong background in civil engineering, preferably in large-scale site development projects.
• You have experience managing external civil consultants and ensuring high-quality design deliverables.
• You have extensive knowledge of grading, earthwork, stormwater, and site utility design.
• You have a proven track record of identifying and mitigating civil fatal flaws and quantifying cost risks during site selection.
• You have experience coordinating geotechnical investigations and interpreting boring programs into design actions.
• You hold a Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• You have experience in hyperscale or energy infrastructure development.
• You have experience dealing with expansive clay, karst, or high water table conditions.
• You have experience with MISO/utility interconnection civil coordination.
• You are proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D and GIS.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills in managing civil engineering projects.
• Expertise in grading, earthwork, stormwater, and site utility design.
• Experience with NPDES and floodplain (FEMA/CLOMR/LOMR) permitting.
• Ability to identify and mitigate civil fatal flaws and quantify cost risks.
• Proficiency in geotechnical investigations and boring program interpretation.
• Knowledge of MISO/utility interconnection civil coordination.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and GIS.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation range of $200K - $250K.
• Commitment to pay equity and transparency.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

Pay

$200K - $250K

Schedule

Full-time