Director, Engineering
Job Summary:
The successful candidate will lead origination, technical development, technology evaluation, engineering design, contracting, and project management for natural gas-fueled power generation projects. This position also includes mentoring and supervising engineering personnel and serving as a senior technical resource within the organization.
The role may additionally involve:
(a) Providing technical support for carbon capture, pipeline, and sequestration (CCS) initiatives;
(b) Conducting technical due diligence for potential acquisitions; and
(c) Offering limited engineering support to the company's operating power generation assets.
This position works as part of cross‑functional business teams and will collaborate closely with development, commercial, real estate, environmental, finance, operations, and asset management groups. The role also requires regular engagement with external consultants, suppliers, technical service providers, customers, contractors, and project partners.
Essential Functions
Leadership & Technical Expertise
- Lead a team of technical professionals, establishing priorities, goals, mentoring strategies, and performance expectations.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in thermal power generation technologies.
- Build and maintain relationships with key external engineering and commercial partners.
- Oversee selection and management of engineering contractors, including development of technical scopes of work such as heat balances, plant layout, civil and electrical design, and condition assessments.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to high technical standards.
Project Development & Construction
- Lead technoeconomic evaluations to determine optimal project configurations.
- Direct conceptual engineering efforts across all disciplines.
- Conduct technology selection to maximize performance, efficiency, and cost‑effectiveness.
- Oversee development and maintenance of project development and construction schedules.
- Perform technical risk assessments to guide early‑stage decision‑making.
- Prepare or oversee development engineering estimates, including capital and operating costs, performance outputs, and environmental parameters.
- Conduct feasibility reviews including constructability, geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, and permitting considerations.
- Develop technical specifications and manage bid processes for major equipment, engineering services, and EPC‑related contracts.
- Produce comprehensive technical reports and executive‑level summaries.
- Manage third‑party engineering firms performing detailed design and construction support.
- Collaborate closely with broader business development teams to ensure integrated execution.
Asset Management & Acquisitions
- Lead technical due diligence efforts for M&A activities, reviewing design documentation, operational records, and maintenance history.
- Provide engineering analytics and recommendations supporting asset upgrades and capital improvement plans.
- Maintain project cost models for new‑build generation assets to support valuation activities.
- Compile technical risk assessments and recommend commercial adjustments based on findings.
- Perform additional duties as required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in energy‑sector engineering design and/or operations.
- At least 5 years of experience with combustion turbine and/or reciprocating engine power plant design, permitting, construction, or operations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
- Experience supporting economic or financial analyses for capital projects.
- Proven success in project management roles.
- Experience with contracts for major equipment, long‑term service agreements (LTSAs), and EPC‑related scopes.
- Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in fast‑paced, multi‑tasked environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Engineering or an MBA.
- Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or PMP certification.
- 20+ years of experience in conventional thermal power engineering.
- Extensive experience in the development phase of power generation or energy projects.
- Hands‑on experience with heat‑balance development and thermal performance modeling.
- Familiarity with bulk electric system interconnection processes.
- Experience using GIS tools for project planning and evaluation.
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