Senior Civil Engineer

FPSG; West (TX); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly scaling engineering firm is seeking a Senior/Lead/Principal Civil Engineer to manage the development of hyperscale AI data center campuses in West Texas. The role involves creating civil and structural standards, overseeing land development, and solving complex geotechnical challenges. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in heavy industrial projects and must be comfortable as a field engineer. This opportunity allows you to significantly impact the infrastructure of mission-critical compute environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in land development or heavy industrial projects.
• Strong expertise in grading, drainage, and hydrology.
• Foundation design for heavy industrial loads.

Responsibilities

• Define and publish Civil & Structural Basis of Design for AI data centres.
• Design grading, drainage, and mass earthwork.
• Oversee foundations and slabs for heavy loads.
• Owning building shell and superstructure standards
• Specifying performance criteria: loads, deflection, drift, vibration
• Designing on‑site wastewater and sewer systems
• Acting as Owner’s Engineer reviewing EPCM designs, geotech, hydrology
• Ensuring flawless MEP integration (penetrations, embeds, supports)
• Providing field engineering leadership during excavation, foundations, and structural works

Skills

Land development

Heavy industrial projects

Data center projects

Grading

Drainage

Foundation design

Geotechnical knowledge

Civil 3D models review

Field engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

PE License

Tools

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

Job description

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Overview

Ref: 114440

Senior / Lead / Principal Civil Engineer / remote with travel – 80/20 split

Incredible opportunity to join a rapidly scaling company as a senior/lead/principal Civil Engineer to act as Owner’s Engineer and Civil/Structural Authority for hyperscale AI/HPC data centre campuses. This role owns everything from raw land development and heavy-haul infrastructure to foundations, building shell, and superstructure, defining the civil and structural standards that enable mission‑critical compute at scale in remote, high‑wind West Texas environments.

You will author the Civil & Structural Standard, ensure EPCM partners deliver buildable, MEP‑ready designs, and solve complex geotechnical, logistics, and infrastructure‑autonomy challenges on “broken ground.”

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Defining and publishing Civil & Structural Basis of Design (BOD) for AI data centre campuses
• Engineering grading, drainage, heavy‑haul roads, and mass earthwork
• Designing and overseeing foundations and slabs for extreme loads (compute blocks, transformers, cooling systems)
• Owning building shell and superstructure standards (PEMB, steel, precast, hybrid)
• Specifying performance criteria: loads, deflection, drift, vibration, roof uplift, envelope integrity
• Designing on‑site wastewater and sewer systems (no municipal utilities)
• Acting as Owner’s Engineer reviewing EPCM designs, geotech, hydrology, and submittals
• Ensuring flawless MEP integration (penetrations, embeds, supports, rigging paths)
• Providing field engineering leadership during excavation, foundations, and structural works

Person Specification

Essential skills will include:

• 5+ years in land development, heavy industrial, or data center projects
• Strong expertise in:
• Grading, drainage, hydrology, SWPPP
• Foundation design for heavy industrial loads
• Reviewing geotechnical reports and structural calcs
• Working fluency in IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, FM/insurance requirements
• Experience with PEMB, structural steel, precast, modular systems
• Ability to act as Owner’s Engineer / Design Manager
• Comfortable reviewing Civil 3D models and EPCM deliverables
• Willingness to be a “muddy boots” field engineer

This is a very exciting opportunity for a senior civil engineer who can turn raw West Texas land into hyperscale‑ready AI data centre campuses, owning everything from dirt and roads to foundations and building shells, while setting the structural standards that protect billions of dollars of compute.

Next Steps

Apply by contacting Ciaran Ahern, [e-mail]

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