Civil & Structural Architect, Power Generation

OpenAI

20h • $257,000 - $327,000

About The Position

OpenAI is seeking a Civil & Structural Architect to lead the civil, structural, and architectural (CSA) scope for on-site power-generation systems serving large AI data center campuses. The role develops and reviews site, foundation, structural, enclosure, and building solutions for generation plants and their balance-of-plant systems, connecting equipment and vendor requirements to practical, permitted, constructible designs that perform safely through installation, startup, operation, and maintenance. Travel is 50%.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of civil, structural, or architectural engineering experience, including substantial delivery or owner-side review of power-generation facilities through construction, startup, and operating handover.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating OEM foundation and support requirements, geotechnical and dynamic analyses, equipment alignment and settlement criteria, and construction verification.
• Deep experience in at least one CSA discipline and demonstrated ability to coordinate the complete CSA scope.
• Experience designing or reviewing foundations, structures, buildings, equipment support, site civil systems, and construction documents.
• Experience with gas turbines, reciprocating engines, substations, central utility plants, or large generator installations.
• Working knowledge of applicable building, structural, fire, accessibility, and energy codes and permitting requirements.
• Ability to evaluate vendor data and multidisciplinary interfaces and convert them into clear design requirements.
• Experience supporting projects through construction, field changes, commissioning, and closeout.
• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, architectural engineering, architecture, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer or architecture license.
• Experience with heavy-frame turbine, HRSG, steam-turbine, condenser, and major piping/support interfaces.
• Experience with modular or prefabricated power-generation systems and rapid site deployment.
• Familiarity with BIM coordination, geotechnical risk, acoustic treatment, and blast or fire separation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review CSA basis-of-design documents, criteria, specifications, calculations, drawings, and vendor requirements for generation facilities.
• Lead site layout, grading, drainage, roads, underground interfaces, equipment foundations, structural steel, buildings, and architectural enclosure design.
• Translate generator, turbine, engine, transformer, switchgear, fuel, exhaust, cooling, and controls requirements into coordinated CSA designs.
• Evaluate static, dynamic, vibration, wind, seismic, thermal, fire, acoustic, and maintenance-access requirements.
• Coordinate geotechnical investigations, surveys, permitting packages, constructability reviews, and field-design changes.
• Review consultant, EPC, OEM, and contractor deliverables and resolve design gaps at discipline interfaces.
• Define CSA readiness checks before installation and startup.
• Support procurement, factory and field reviews, construction quality, commissioning, and final turnover.
• Create repeatable CSA reference designs and technical standards that can be adapted across campuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior