Senior/Staff Engineer
Staff Engineer
About the Opportunity
Key Responsibilities
Site Evaluation & Feasibility Analysis
- Assess potential project sites and provide technical recommendations regarding development suitability.
- Evaluate both generating facility locations and associated interconnection infrastructure opportunities.
- Support early-stage project screening and due diligence efforts.
Technology & Equipment Assessments
- Perform technical reviews of generation technologies, equipment suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
- Compare technology options based on performance, reliability, economics, and project requirements.
- Recommend optimal solutions for specific development opportunities.
Plant Design & Performance Modeling
- Collaborate with engineering consultants, OEMs, and EPC contractors to develop preliminary plant designs.
- Support preparation of performance and production models used for interconnection studies, permitting activities, commercial proposals, and financial analysis.
- Maintain technical assumptions used throughout project development.
Interconnection Support
- Lead technical activities associated with generator interconnection requests.
- Coordinate project sizing, electrical system requirements, and study inputs for regional transmission organizations and independent system operators.
- Review and support responses to interconnection studies and utility requirements.
Infrastructure Planning
- Evaluate alternatives for required project infrastructure, including:
- Electrical interconnections
- Natural gas supply systems
- Water supply and discharge solutions
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Site access and transportation improvements
- Distribution and transmission system upgrades
Engineering & Site Layout Development
- Work with engineering consultants to develop site plans and conceptual designs.
- Support preparation of grading plans, drainage and stormwater management documents, facility layouts, elevations, and interconnection drawings.
- Review engineering deliverables to ensure alignment with project objectives.
Permitting & Regulatory Support
- Provide technical input during environmental, permitting, and regulatory processes.
- Assist project managers in addressing engineering-related permit requirements.
- Track technical compliance obligations throughout development and construction phases.
Financial & Commercial Support
- Develop technical inputs for project financial models, including:
- Energy production estimates
- Capital cost assumptions
- Operating and maintenance expenses
- Lifecycle and operational capital expenditures
- Support technical due diligence activities with lenders, investors, and independent engineering firms.
- Coordinate engineering reviews required for project financing activities.
Cross-Functional Project Support
- Partner with development, construction, commercial, and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Assist in identifying technical risks and developing mitigation strategies.
- Support negotiations involving engineering, procurement, and construction-related matters.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Experience supporting utility-scale power generation, renewable energy, or energy infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of technologies such as combined-cycle generation, simple-cycle generation, reciprocating engines, solar PV, battery energy storage systems, or other emerging energy technologies.
- Familiarity with interconnection processes, permitting requirements, and project development activities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple technical workstreams in a fast-paced project environment.
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