Staff Industrial Site Development Engineer

Charm Industrial

Fort Lupton, Colombia

Full Time

Posted August 5, 2026

$118k - $177k

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Job Description

Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.

Key Responsibilities

Own the engineering, layout, and physical integration of Charm's industrial production facilities from concept through commissioning.
Develop and maintain integrated site layouts, including equipment placement, foundations, utilities, buildings, roadways, and supporting infrastructure.
Lead multidisciplinary coordination across process, mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, controls, facilities, construction, and operations teams to deliver cohesive facility designs.
Review and approve engineering deliverables from EPC firms, consultants, and equipment vendors, ensuring technical quality, constructability, maintainability, and compliance with project requirements.
Make engineering decisions that balance safety, operability, constructability, cost, schedule, and long-term scalability.
Establish engineering standards, site design criteria, and best practices to support current and future facility development.
Support permitting and regulatory compliance by ensuring site designs meet applicable OSHA, environmental, and engineering code requirements and by providing technical support to permitting authorities when needed.
Provide field engineering support during construction, commissioning, and startup, including site walkdowns, responding to RFIs, resolving design issues, and verifying installations meet engineering intent.
Mentor engineers and designers through technical reviews, collaborative problem solving, and sharing engineering best practices.
Continuously improve Charm's industrial facilities by identifying opportunities to enhance safety, reliability, operability, maintainability, and capital efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Colorado Professional Engineer (PE) license with a civil engineering background, specializing in industrial site development and structural design.
8+ years of experience designing or executing heavy industrial facilities.
Experience taking industrial projects from conceptual layout through detailed design and construction.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, and process engineering.
Experience developing industrial equipment layouts, utility systems, and site infrastructure.
Strong understanding of industrial design principles including constructability, maintainability, operability, and lifecycle planning.
Experience reviewing engineering deliverables produced by consultants, EPC firms, or equipment vendors.
Proficiency with industrial CAD platforms such as Onshape or Draftsight.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical disciplines.
Experience designing greenfield industrial facilities.
Experience with biomass processing, bulk solids handling, chemical processing, mining, renewable energy, or other heavy industrial systems.
Familiarity with OSHA, IBC, NFPA, ASCE, and other applicable engineering codes and standards.
Experience supporting industrial permitting activities.
Experience supporting field construction, commissioning, and startup.
Experience developing engineering standards or owner's design criteria.