Lead Civil Engineer: AI-Powered Site Design (Remote)

Monterra AI; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-stage equity

Health, vision & dental insurance

Remote-first; occasional site visits

Job summary

Monterra AI is seeking a Lead Civil Engineer to own civil across projects, coordinating with electrical design to deliver integrated site plans for data centers, charging facilities, and power infrastructure.

You will build Monterra's civil standards, review AI-generated outputs, and drive process improvements while managing multiple fast-moving projects with ownership and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Active civil PE license in California; willingness to obtain comity licensure in other states.
• 7+ years of site/land development design (grading, drainage, stormwater), including taking projects through plan check to permit.
• Working structural competence for pads, footings, and anchorage (ACI 318, ASCE 7, IBC / CBC).
• Fluency in AutoCAD Civil 3D; strong communication of engineering rules to teammates.

Responsibilities

• Develop site grading, drainage, and foundation plans; coordinate with electrical design for integrated systems.
• Set Monterra's civil standards, templates, drawing conventions, and QC checklist.
• Review and QC AI-generated site output; coach AI agent to improve capabilities.

Skills

Civil PE license

Site & land development

Structural design basics

Communication skills

Ownership & initiative

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Monterra AI is seeking a Lead Civil Engineer to own civil across projects, coordinating with electrical design to deliver integrated site plans for data centers, charging facilities, and power infrastructure.

You will build Monterra's civil standards, review AI-generated outputs, and drive process improvements while managing multiple fast-moving projects with ownership and strong communication skills.