Environmental Engineer

About the Company

Fluidstack is focused on delivering massive-scale compute infrastructure for AI. The company acquires power, designs and builds data centers, and operates them, rethinking every layer of the stack to support the frontier of AI development.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental due diligence on greenfield and brownfield sites, including Phase I and Phase II ESAs.
• Manage regulatory and permitting evaluations, including natural, biological, cultural resource, and noise assessments.
• Own threatened and endangered species (T&E) scope, including biological surveys, habitat assessments, and ESA Section 7 and Section 10 consultations.
• Execute site-specific permitting strategies for CWA 404, NPDES, groundwater, and wastewater approvals.
• Coordinate environmental requirements across Development, Design, Legal, Risk, Power, Water, and Construction teams.
• Lead regulatory agency negotiations and community interactions to secure permits.
• Track permitting and compliance metrics across the portfolio to manage environmental risk.

Requirements

• Experience delivering multi-media environmental due diligence and permitting on large-scale infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with CWA 404, NPDES, groundwater protection, and wastewater discharge.
• Proven track record managing Phase I and Phase II ESAs on greenfield and brownfield sites.
• Experience with ESA Section 7 or Section 10 consultations with USFWS or NMFS.
• Ability to negotiate directly with regulatory agencies and consultants.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and legal stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to project sites up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• PE license or active pursuit of one.
• Experience with data center or critical infrastructure environmental work.
• Permitting experience across multiple US states (NC, GA, LA, MS, TX, TN, OK, FL).
• Proficiency with Smartsheet or similar project management tools.