Environmental Engineer, Civil

Environmental Engineer, Civil

The Data Center Design Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on:

• Lead the design, development, and execution of 10s to 100s of GWs of data centers this decade.
• Drive the next generation of liquid cooling and electrical distribution systems.
• Develop and scale first-of-a-kind modular data centers.
• Influence behind-the-meter designs and planning for multi-GW campuses.

Role Scope:

• Own environmental and civil engineering for data center site development: stormwater, grading and drainage, erosion control, and environmental constraints, from first site walk-through to permits in hand.
• Drive environmental permitting (SWPPP and construction stormwater, wetlands and waters permits, land disturbance approvals) through agencies and consultants on schedules measured in weeks.
• Screen prospective sites for fatal flaws (wetlands, floodplains, protected species habitat, contamination findings) before the company commits capital, and kill bad sites early.
• Manage third-party civil and environmental consultants, holding deliverables to schedule and rejecting work that isn't permit-ready.
• Coordinate civil design (grading, site utilities, roads, drainage) with structural and architectural scopes so site packages issue complete and build without rework.

What We're Looking For:

• The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
• You've taken industrial or large commercial sites through environmental permitting yourself: you wrote or directed the SWPPP, the delineations, and the applications, and agencies approved them.
• You've screened raw land for development risk and made the call that saved a project from a fatal flaw.
• You've worked directly with regulators (the Corps, state environmental agencies, county authorities) and secured approvals without slipping the schedule.
• You've managed AE and environmental consultants and sent work back when it wasn't ready.
• You read grading and drainage plans fluently and redline them with specifics, elevations and pipe sizes rather than general comments.
• You've sequenced environmental compliance against construction speed, satisfying the permit while keeping the site moving.
• Bonus: PE license (civil or environmental). Data center, solar, or heavy industrial site development. Multi-state permitting. Civil 3D or hydrology modeling tools. Karst, floodplain, or brownfield site experience.

Required:

• 7+ years of experience supporting environmental permitting, civil site development, industrial facilities, infrastructure projects, utility-scale projects, manufacturing campuses, or large commercial developments.
• Experience leading environmental due diligence efforts during site selection and development, including wetlands, floodplains, protected species, contamination concerns, and permitting constraints.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or managing SWPPPs, stormwater permitting, land disturbance permits, erosion and sediment control plans, and environmental compliance documentation.
• Experience managing environmental permitting efforts with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, including permit applications, agency responses, and approval processes.
• Experience coordinating with environmental consultants, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, contractors, and permitting authorities throughout project development and execution.
• Strong understanding of grading, drainage, stormwater management, utility infrastructure, erosion control, and site development best practices.
• Experience screening greenfield sites and identifying environmental, civil, permitting, constructability, cost, and schedule risks before project commitment.
• Ability to review grading plans, drainage plans, utility layouts, and stormwater designs and provide actionable technical feedback.
• Experience supporting large site developments from feasibility and due diligence through permitting, construction, and closeout.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills across multiple projects and jurisdictions.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or related discipline.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, Environmental Professional (EP), or active pursuit of licensure.
• Experience supporting data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial manufacturing campuses, utility infrastructure, energy projects, solar developments, or semiconductor facilities
• Multi-state permitting experience across federal, state, and local agencies.
• Experience coordinating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, state environmental agencies, floodplain authorities, or watershed regulators.
• Experience supporting greenfield, brownfield, conversion, or large-scale campus developments.
• Experience with Civil 3D, HydroCAD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, or similar civil/environmental modeling tools.
• Experience evaluating wetlands, floodplains, protected…