Switch is a company that designs, builds, and operates data centers, focusing on revolutionary innovation and operational excellence. The Senior Civil Engineer will lead civil engineering design for large-scale data center campuses, ensuring that designs meet performance requirements and local codes while guiding external consultants and supporting site planning.
Responsibilities:
- Lead civil site design for data center campuses, including grading, drainage, and utility coordination
- Review and direct work from civil, geotechnical, and utility consultants
- Ensure designs meet local codes, AHJ requirements, and Switch standards
- Develop and maintain campus-level civil design standards and processes
- Support early site planning, including test fits, site layouts, and feasibility analysis
- Contribute to RFP development and evaluate consultant proposals
- Coordinate with internal teams across design, construction, and operations
- Identify design risks and drive solutions through resolution
- Review site models and studies such as drainage, acoustic, and airflow impacts
- Travel up to 25% for site reviews and coordination meetings
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field
- 7–10+ years of civil engineering experience in large-scale commercial or industrial projects
- Experience leading site design scope across multiple project phases
- Strong knowledge of grading, drainage, and utility systems
- Experience managing external design consultants
- Familiarity with permitting and coordination with AHJs and utilities
- Proficiency with Civil 3D and standard design tools
- Experience with mission-critical or data center projects
- Experience developing design standards or technical guidelines
- Familiarity with hydraulic modeling, erosion control, and site optimization