Civil & Structural Architect — Power-Gen Data Centers

OpenAI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Civil & Structural Architect to lead CSA scope for on-site power-generation systems at large AI data center campuses. You will develop and review site, foundation, structural, enclosure, and building solutions for generation plants, ensuring safe performance through installation, startup, and operation.

Travel: 50%. You will coordinate with vendors, OEMs, and contractors, translate requirements into concrete designs, and create repeatable CSA standards across campuses.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of civil, structural, or architectural engineering experience, including delivery or owner-side review of power-generation facilities through construction and startup.
• Deep experience in at least one CSA discipline and coordinating complete CSA scope.
• Experience with foundations, structures, buildings, equipment support, site civil systems, and construction documents.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review CSA basis-of-design documents, criteria, specifications, calculations, drawings, and vendor requirements for generation facilities.
• Lead site layout, grading, drainage, roads, underground interfaces, equipment foundations, structural steel, buildings, and architectural enclosure design.
• Translate generator, turbine, engine, transformer, switchgear, fuel, exhaust, cooling, and controls requirements into CSA designs.
• Evaluate static, dynamic, vibration, wind, seismic, thermal, fire, acoustic, and maintenance-access requirements.
• Coordinate geotechnical investigations, surveys, permitting packages, constructability reviews, and field-design changes.
• Review consultant, EPC, OEM, and contractor deliverables and resolve design gaps at interfaces.

Skills

Civil/Structural Eng

Project coordination

Geotechnical analysis

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/structural/architectural engineering or related field

Tools

BIM

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Civil & Structural Architect to lead CSA scope for on-site power-generation systems at large AI data center campuses. You will develop and review site, foundation, structural, enclosure, and building solutions for generation plants, ensuring safe performance through installation, startup, and operation.

Travel: 50%. You will coordinate with vendors, OEMs, and contractors, translate requirements into concrete designs, and create repeatable CSA standards across campuses.