Civil and Structural Data Center Engineer

Civil and Structural Data Center Engineer

Google, Seattle, WA, USA

Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• 3 years of experience in civil site development and structural design for industrial projects
• 3 years of experience auditing, interpreting, validating structural calculations, civil site plans, and geotechnical reports
• 3 years of experience in both civil and structural disciplines. Structural: steel/concrete framing and seismic design, etc. Civil: grading, stormwater, underground utilities, etc.
• 3 years of experience with engineering code interpretation, and structural/civil analysis software (e.g., STAAD.Pro, SAP
  2000, RISA, Civil 3D, HEC-RAS) and civil design tools (AUTOCAD, Civil 3D, Hydrocad, etc.) to review/interrogate consultant models
• Master’s degree in structural engineering, civil engineering, or similar
• Experience working as an owner’s engineer or lead design engineer in mission-critical facilities such as data centers, oil and gas, or similar heavy industrial sectors
• Enclosure design and manufacturing experience (e.g., switch gear enclosures)
• Knowledge of international building codes (e.g., IBC, Eurocode) alongside local municipal regulations to ensure design compliance
• Ability to draft technical scopes of work, manage external engineering consultants, and evaluate technical proposals

The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department—cutting-edge strategies are born, tested, and tested again. With a team of great minds, you take on complex topics such as power usage and how to run state‑of‑the‑art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You are a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements—even small changes that can have a huge impact.

You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior‑level executives, and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.

In this role, you will act as an owner’s engineer and primary technical lead to drive the development and implementation of the civil and structural discipline for hyperscale data centers. You will review and validate civil and structural designs, critically audit program drawings, data center site plans, and typical utility layouts produced by external consultants. You will own the programmatic template designs, drive improvements to structural and civil design standards, and coordinate with Geotechnical, Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural, Systems, and Telecom teams to ensure designs are continuously optimized for cost, schedule, and reliability.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $122,000‑$174,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Compensation details indicate base salary only and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Serve as the primary technical lead for civil and structural scopes, thoroughly evaluating and approving drawings, calculations, and models for accuracy, constructability, and alignment with project requirements
• Drive interdisciplinary coordination with mechanical, electrical, systems, and other discipline teams to ensure framing requirements, foundations, and underground utility routing are seamlessly integrated into the overarching civil and structural plans
• Establish and implement internal owner design guidelines, performance specifications, and standardization strategies across multiple data center development initiatives
• Own the program civil and structural template design development, continually…