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FluidstackFluidstackAustin, TX

Senior Civil Engineer

Owns civil engineering workstream for multi-site data center campuses, from site evaluation and design to permitting and construction. Requires 7+ years experience, PE license or pursuit, and proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D.

200k – 250k/yr
On-site7+ YOEHardware Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

Site Evaluation & Due Diligence

  • Lead civil due diligence for greenfield and conversion sites: topography, drainage, utilities, soils, floodplain, and environmental constraints
  • Review traffic impact studies and offsite infrastructure requirements; flag civil cost and schedule risks during site selection
  • Direct geotechnical investigations, scope RFPs, review boring programs, interpret reports, and assign design actions
  • Assess site suitability for large-scale grading, infrastructure, and stormwater management
  • Identify fatal flaws and quantify civil cost risks during site selection

Design & Standards

  • Develop and maintain civil basis of design, master specifications, and standard drawings for FluidStack's campus portfolio
  • Manage external civil consultants from schematic through IFC and review deliverables, enforce standards, and track design quality
  • Establish grading strategies, earthwork balance, and cut/fill sequences for large-scale campus developments
  • Structure phased delivery including early work packages (mass grading, site utilities, early enablement) to accelerate critical path
  • Coordinate site utility routing: water, sewer, storm, and medium-voltage underground infrastructure, including offsite tie-ins and roadway improvements
  • Integrate civil scope with structural, MEP, fiber, and architectural design teams

Permitting & Regulatory

  • Lead civil permitting strategy across jurisdictions: land disturbance, NPDES/SWPPP, floodplain (CLOMR/LOMR), environmental, and utility permits
  • Coordinate with state and local agencies, drainage authorities, and utility providers
  • Manage permit schedules as part of overall project critical path
  • Monitor regulatory risk including wetlands, 100-year floodplain, karst, expansive soils, and develop mitigation strategies

Construction Support

  • Review contractor submittals, RFIs, and field conditions for civil scope
  • Conduct periodic site visits and document civil construction quality and compliance
  • Manage design changes and change order scope for civil work
  • Coordinate civil closeout, as-builts, and acceptance with local authorities

Basic Qualifications

  • B.S. in Civil Engineering
  • 7+ years of civil engineering experience, including significant work on large-scale site development projects (data centers, industrial, logistics, or power infrastructure preferred)
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license, or active pursuit with expected licensure within 12 months
  • Experience directing external civil consultants and managing design deliverable quality
  • Working knowledge of grading, earthwork, stormwater management, and site utility design
  • Familiarity with NPDES permitting, floodplain regulations (FEMA/CLOMR/LOMR), and land disturbance permitting
  • Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D; familiarity with GIS tools
  • Willingness to travel to project sites across the US (estimated 20–30%)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in hyperscale data center, large-scale industrial, or energy infrastructure development
  • Familiarity with FM Global site civil requirements
  • Geotechnical evaluation experience (coordination and interpretation)
  • Experience with expansive clay soils, karst geology, or high water table site conditions
  • Exposure to MISO/utility interconnection land and civil coordination
  • Owner/developer-side experience (vs. pure consultant or EPC)

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity)
  • Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms
  • Salary range: $200,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location
  • Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options

Skills

Autocad Civil 3DGisGradingEarthworkStormwater ManagementSite UtilitiesNpdesFloodplain RegulationsGeotechnical AnalysisCivil Permitting
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