Fractal Power is a vertically integrated power company built for the modern grid. We own and operate across the entire stack, combining utility-scale energy storage infrastructure with algorithmic trading and dispatch to deliver power precisely where and when it's needed most.
We are backed by the world's leading infrastructure and deeptech investors, including Riot, Definition, and Worldbuild.
Demand for power is growing at the fastest rate since WWII yet supply is stranded behind worsening transmission and interconnection bottlenecks. The new economy requires a new model of power delivery, one that's vertically integrated, algorithmically operated, and co-located with demand.
We solve the last-mile infrastructure problem by vertically integrating across the entire value chain of American power - from greenfield development, to algorithmic optimization, dispatch, and power trading across a fleet of distributed resources - allowing us to deliver power where and when it's needed most on the grid. We have the ambition, the team, and the zeal to create the next great power company and we are looking for fanatical people to join us.
You will own civil, structural, and construction engineering across Fractal's growing fleet of distribution-connected, utility-scale battery energy storage projects in ERCOT, from site screening and geotechnical diligence through construction close-out and commercial operation.
You will serve as our in-house owner's engineer for all civil matters, from site selection to commissioning: site diligence, grading and drainage, foundations and structural design basis, civil permitting with counties and other AHJs, and the QA/QC program that holds our EPC to the drawings and to the contract. You will be a senior, cross-functional leader at the company with extraordinary agency, ownership, and expectations.
Own site diligence across the portfolio: scope and direct geotechnical investigations, boundary and topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, Phase I ESAs, floodplain and wetlands determinations, etc.
Lead constructability and feasibility assessment on candidate sites, including access, earthwork quantities, drainage, laydown, and heavy equipment delivery routes, and give a clear technical read on which sites we should buy and build
Review and comment on EPC design packages at 30%, 60%, 90%, and IFC across civil, structural, and site scopes, identifying design gaps, deviations from specification, and cost-driving assumptions
Run the QA/QC program: develop inspection and test plans, set hold and witness points, manage third-party materials testing including compaction, concrete, and welding, issue and close non-conformance reports, and control the punch list through substantial and final completion
Hold the EPC accountable to the contract: verify installed work against executed scope, review and challenge change orders, and validate milestone completion before payment is released
Secure and maintain civil permits and AHJ approvals, including county development and floodplain permits, driveway and culvert permits, TCEQ stormwater authorization and SWPPP compliance, fire code review, and utility and pipeline crossing agreements
Own field oversight: site visits at key milestones, review of daily and weekly contractor reports, safety observation, verification of as-built conditions, and turnover and closeout documentation
Direct and manage third-party civil engineers and environmental consultants
Build Fractal's internal civil standards, specifications, and drawing templates so each successive project starts from a proven basis
7+ years in civil, structural, or construction engineering on utility-scale energy or heavy infrastructure projects at a developer, IPP, owner's engineer, EPC contractor, or consulting firm
Direct experience with BESS in Texas is a plus
Ability to produce and critically review civil deliverables
Experience running QA/QC and construction inspection on behalf of an owner, including ITPs, NCRs, and third-party materials testing programs
Command of applicable codes and standards relevant to utility-scale infrastructure deployment
Familiarity with TCEQ, SWPPP administration, and county-level development permitting in Texas
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in civil or structural engineering preferred
Willingness to travel to project sites across Texas
