Senior Civil Engineer

Fluidstack

$90K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in civil engineering for large-scale developments.
  • Proven ability in directing external civil consultants and managing quality of design deliverables.
  • Strong knowledge of grading, earthwork, stormwater, and site utility design.
  • Experience with NPDES and floodplain permitting processes.
  • Demonstrated skill in identifying civil fatal flaws and cost risks during site selection.
  • Ability to coordinate geotechnical investigations and interpret results into actionable designs.
  • Bonus: PE license and experience with hyperscale or energy infrastructure development.

Responsibilities

  • Own civil engineering workstream throughout multi-site development from site screening to construction completion.
  • Lead civil due diligence for site assessments, identifying topographical, drainage, and environmental factors.
  • Develop and maintain master specs and civil basis of design for large-scale campus projects.
  • Structure phased delivery with initial work packages to expedite project timelines.
  • Lead civil permitting strategy across various regulatory jurisdictions.
  • Manage external civil consultants from schematic design to IFC drawings, ensuring coordination among disciplines.

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency.
  • Flexible work arrangements to accommodate personal and professional needs.
  • Opportunity for professional growth and development in cutting-edge technological fields.
  • Dynamic and fast-paced work environment emphasizing autonomy and ownership.
  • Challenging work on innovative projects at the forefront of AI and infrastructure.
Full Job Description
How We Operate
  • Extreme ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.
  • Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
  • First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
  • Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.
The Data Center Design Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on
  • Lead the design, development, and execution of 50GW+ of data centers this decade.
  • Drive the next generation of liquid cooling and electrical distribution systems.
  • Develop and scale first-of-a-kind modular data centers.
  • Influence behind-the-meter designs and planning for multi-GW campuses.
Role Scope
  • 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.
What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • 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.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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