Senior Project Engineer- Civil, Environmental & Permitting

About us:

Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. The company serves as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers. With a proven international track record and over 15 years as a large-scale developer, Pacifico brings speed and knowledgeable oversight to projects from start to finish.

We are hiring a Senior Project Engineer (Civil, Environmental & Permitting) to support power generation projects including gas turbines combined with solar and BESS renewable energy systems. This role is responsible for coordinating and supervising civil engineering design, hydrology, drainage, environmental engineering, and permitting activities to ensure regulatory compliance and effective integration of site, civil, and environmental requirements throughout project development, engineering, construction, and commissioning.

The position acts as the technical representative, providing oversight of EPC contractors and engineering/environmental consultants while managing civil, environmental, and water-related risks that could impact project cost, schedule, or constructability.

What you get to do:

Civil Engineering Design 

• Coordinate and supervise civil engineering design activities performed by EPC contractors or engineering consultants, including site layout, grading, foundations interfaces, roads, drainage, and underground utilities.

• Review civil design deliverables for consistency with project requirements, constructability, and integration with environmental and permitting constraints.

• Ensure civil designs incorporate requirements related to flood protection, stormwater management, erosion control, and site access.

• Support optimization of site layout and grading to minimize environmental impacts, earthwork quantities, and construction risk.

• Participate in civil design reviews, value engineering exercises, and constructability assessments.

Hydrology, Drainage & Water Resources

• Coordinate and supervise hydrology, drainage, and stormwater studies supporting site development and civil design.

• Review hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, floodplain assessments, stormwater management plans, erosion and sediment control measures, and drainage designs.

• Ensure hydrology and drainage assumptions are appropriately reflected in civil engineering design and construction sequencing.

• Support development of mitigation measures to address flood risk, erosion, and surface water impacts.

Environmental Engineering & Permitting

• Coordinate and supervise environmental engineering and permitting activities for gas turbine power generation projects, including simple cycle and combined cycle facilities.

• Oversee EPC contractors and environmental/engineering consultants responsible for environmental studies, emissions calculations, technical documentation, and permit applications.

• Review environmental deliverables for technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable regulations and project requirements.

• Manage permitting schedules and ensure alignment with overall project development and execution milestones.

• Track permit conditions and ensure environmental requirements are incorporated into civil and plant design, construction planning, and commissioning activities.

EPC & Consultant Supervision

• Serve as the civil, environmental, and water resources coordination lead in interactions with EPC contractors.

• Define scopes of work, review proposals, and manage performance of civil, environmental, and engineering consultants.

• Supervise quality, schedule, and budget of EPC and consultant deliverables related to civil engineering and environmental permitting.

• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, and risk assessments to ensure civil and environmental requirements are fully integrated.

• Support resolution of civil, environmental, and permitting issues during engineering, procurement, and construction.

Regulatory & Stakeholder Interface

• Support and coordinate communications with regulatory authorities and other stakeholders related to civil, environmental, and water resource approvals.

• Assist in responding to regulatory comments, information requests, and stakeholder inquiries.

• Support public consultation or disclosure processes as required.

Documentation, Reporting & Risk Management

• Maintain organized records of permits, technical studies, design documentation, correspondence, and compliance records.

• Provide regular reporting on permitting status, civil design progress, environmental risks, and hydrology/drainage constraints.

• Support civil and environmental inputs to project schedules, budgets, and risk registers.

• Assist with civil and environmental sections of development reports, internal approvals, and financing or due diligence materials.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

• 5–10 years of experience supporting civil and environmental engineering for power generation or large industrial infrastructure projects.

• Experience supervising EPC contractors and engineering/environmental consultants.

• Working knowledge of civil site design, environmental permitting, and hydrology/drainage considerations for gas turbine facilities.

• Strong technical review, coordination, and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with gas turbine or combined cycle power generation projects.

• Experience reviewing civil and environmental design packages during EPC execution.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

Key Competencies

• Project owner/developer-side EPC and consultant supervision

• Civil, environmental, and water-related risk management

• Integrated site and plant design coordination

• Regulatory awareness and compliance oversight

• Schedule- and cost-aware decision-making