Facilities Engineer

Facilities EngineerReports to: Director of Engineering | Location: Houston, TX | Level: SeniorVaulted Deep develops, constructs, owns, and operates deep well injection facilities that permanently remove carbon from the atmosphere by injecting organic waste — manure, treated sewage, paper sludge, and agricultural byproducts — below confining geology. The Facilities Engineer develops the surface infrastructure that supports injection operations: site grading and earthwork, foundations, roads, drainage, pipelines, utilities, and the modest surface facilities that receive, store, and handle waste. In addition, this role is critical in identifying, planning and designing solutions for utilities to remote sites including power and water supply. The role takes greenfield sites from civil concept through permit-ready design and into construction support.This is a hands-on design and field-support role, not a coordination function. The Facilities Engineer owns the surface-facility design basis and is accountable when site infrastructure does not perform to spec.Every Vaulted Deep site is greenfield — often remote, with limited existing power, water, and road access. Surface infrastructure must be designed from the ground up. This role makes that design repeatable across a growing, multi-project pipeline: 10+ opportunities in origination, 3 in active development, targeting three-plus projects under construction within two years.Surface-facility design quality at the Define and Permit Development gates determines whether a project reaches Final Investment Decision with a permit-ready design and a reliable cost estimate.Develop civil and surface-facility design from FEL-1 screening through FEL-3 permit-ready designOwn grading, earthwork, foundations, roads, drainage, and site layout for greenfield sitesDesign pipelines, utilities, and remote power and water developmentSpecify pumps, tanks, electrical equipment, and waste handling / storage areasSupport truck-traffic, offloading, and site-access designProvide engineering input to permit applications in partnership with RegulatorySupport cost estimating (Class 5 through Class 2) for surface scopeProvide engineering support through procurement, construction, and commissioningIndividual-contributor role reporting to the Director of Engineering. Directs civil and facility-design consultants and reviews EPC / FEED deliverables on a project basis. Partners with Geoscience on wellsite integration, with Permitting & Regulatory on permit design content, and with the PMO on cost and schedule. Presents surface-facility readiness at stage-gate reviews.5–10 years of engineering experience developing greenfield infrastructure projectsDirect experience with grading, earthwork, foundations, roads, pipelines, utilities, and drainageExperience designing modest surface facilities — pumps, tanks, electrical equipment, and storage areasFamiliarity with remote utility development, including power and waterBachelor's degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering preferred, with design and construction experienceOil & gas or midstream facility experience (preferred, not required)Experience with waste handling, offloading, and truck-traffic designExposure to environmental permitting-driven design (UIC, NPDES, air, stormwater)PE registration (Texas or reciprocal state)Civil / site design: grading, earthwork, drainage, roads, and foundationsSurface facility design: pumps, tanks, electrical equipment, and maintenance facilitiesPipeline and utility routing and remote power / water developmentWaste handling, offloading, and storage-area layoutCost estimating across the AACE Class 5–2 stage-gated frameworkTranslates surface-design decisions into CAPEX / OPEX impact for project economicsUnderstands how design maturity gates capital release (Origination -> Pre-FEED -> FEED/Permitting -> FID -> Construction -> Startup)Supports defensible cost estimates and contingency for the surface scopeCoordinates site utilities and civil scope with Commercial & Land