Senior Civil Engineer

At Fluidstack, we’re building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs, governments, and enterprises - including Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.

We’re working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such, our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers’ outcomes as our own, taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If you’re motivated by purpose, obsessed with excellence, and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence, join us in building what's next.

The Senior Civil Engineer is a core member of Fluidstack’s Design and Engineering team. You will own the civil engineering workstream across a multi-site, multi-state development portfolio from early-stage site screening through design, permitting, and construction completion.

This is an owner/developer role. You will manage external civil consultants, coordinate with geotechnical engineers, interface with local authorities, and drive technical alignment across GCs and project teams. You will be the subject matter authority on site civil grading, drainage, utilities, floodplain, and earthwork across some of the largest data center campuses in development.

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%)