Energy and Power – Electrical Engineering Project Director; Gas Power Generation
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Lead electrical engineering teams in the planning and design of natural gas or dual fuel combustion turbine generation projects for gas power generation projects across North America. Serve as the engineer in responsible charge for electrical engineering designs and mentor less experienced staff. Engage with clients as an owner's engineer or collaborate with construction partners for detailed design.
Responsibilities
- Lead electrical engineering teams in the planning and design of natural gas or dual fuel combustion turbine generation projects
- Serve as the engineer in responsible charge of the electrical engineering designs for power generation plant projects
- Oversee engineering design activities and production of deliverables by domestic and global staff members
- Mentor and/or manage less experienced electrical engineering staff members
- Work closely with clients to deliver exceptional services in the energy sector
- Engage with clients as an owner’s engineer to develop concept-level plans and solutions
- Collaborate with a construction partner to produce detailed design documents and perform construction phase engineering services
Requirements
- Broad understanding of grid-connected gas power generation systems
- Highly collaborative and sophisticated communication and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate challenges while supporting large teams
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering or related engineering discipline
- At least 10 years of engineering design and/or consulting experience, including medium voltage power generation systems
Nice to Have
- Experience in EPC project delivery
- Experience in Owner’s Engineer roles
- Electrical engineering design for EPC delivery of simple cycle and/or combined cycle gas turbine power plants >100MW capacity
- Global delivery, effectively collaborating with design team members around the world
- Proposal development and project execution planning, including scope development and manhour estimates for engineering services
- Power system modeling experience using ETAP, SKM Power Tools or similar modeling software
- Protection and Control, SCADA or power system automation
Skills
* Required skills
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