About the role- The Sr. Structural Engineer is a technical individual contributor within the Civil/Structural/Architectural (CSA) Engineering discipline in Design & Engineering (D&E) at Prime Data Centers. This role owns structural engineering scope across PDC's hyperscale and purpose-built data center projects - from concept through construction support - ensuring buildings, foundations, and heavy equipment support structures are safe, code-compliant, buildable, and cost-effective at hyperscale.
- This is a hands-on technical role, not a people-management position. It exists because structural decisions on hyperscale campuses carry outsized cost, schedule, and risk exposure - heavy MEP equipment loading, seismic and wind design across varied markets, and foundation design for equipment most commercial structural engineers rarely encounter.
Role Mission
- Ensure PDC's data centers stand on structurally sound, code-compliant, cost-effective foundations and building structures - from design through construction - so schedule and budget commitments hold.
Scope & Accountability
- Owns structural engineering scope end-to-end for assigned projects: building structure, foundations, and equipment support structures (generators, CRAHs/CRACs, chillers, switchgear, MV/electrical equipment, rooftop- and yard-mounted mechanical/electrical equipment)
- Serves as PDC's technical authority for structural design on assigned projects
- Accountable for structural code compliance (IBC, ASCE 7, and local amendments), constructability, and delivery impact
- Reviews and validates third-party structural consultant and contractor deliverables
- Influences structural standards and design patterns across projects and campuses
What you'll doTECHNICAL EXECUTION & OWNERSHIP- Lead structural design and review for building structures, foundations, and equipment support structures across hyperscale and purpose-built projects
- Resolve technically ambiguous structural problems: heavy equipment loading, seismic/wind design across jurisdictions, soil- and geotech-driven foundation design
- Balance speed, risk, cost, and quality in structural decisions; flag when a design choice trades one for another
- Review vendor and manufacturer equipment submittals for structural compatibility; coordinate load data with Design, MEP, and Civil
STANDARDS & TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE- Define, apply, and evolve PDC's structural design standards and equipment support details for repeatable campus deployment
- Identify opportunities for prefabrication, modularization, and standardized foundation/support details that reduce engineering effort and rework across projects
- Reduce technical debt and late-stage structural surprises through sound engineering judgment early in design
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION- Partner with Design, Civil, Architecture, MEP Engineering, Construction, and Operations on structural coordination
- Support site selection and due diligence with structural and geotechnical risk assessment for candidate sites
- Communicate structural tradeoffs clearly to non-technical stakeholders - schedule, cost, and risk implications, not just code citations
- Support third-party structural consultant management: scoping, review, and quality control of deliverables
Qualifications- 8+ years of structural engineering experience, including mission-critical, industrial, or heavy-equipment facility design
- PE license (or ability to obtain multi-state licensure) strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of IBC, ASCE 7, and structural code compliance across multiple U.S. jurisdictions
- Experience with foundation design for heavy/vibrating equipment and seismic/wind design across varied markets
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction; strong written and verbal communication skills
- Have deep structural engineering experience in data centers, industrial, mission-critical, or comparable heavy-equipment environments
- Are comfortable owning large, complex structural scopes independently with minimal oversight
- Have designed for significant equipment loading (generators, switchgear, cooling plant, etc.), not just typical commercial live/dead loads
- Communicate technical tradeoffs clearly and pragmatically to non-engineers
- Take pride in technical excellence that keeps projects on schedule and on budget
Benefits- Competitive salary range and performance bonus program
- 401k fully vested upon enrollment, up to a 4% employer match
- 100% employee premiums paid by employer for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability
- Paid Time Off + Sick time
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
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