Senior Development Engineer, Thermal Generation

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Your Opportunity

One Permanent Full-Time Position.

Capital Power is seeking a Senior Development Engineer Thermal Generation to lead the technical development of large-scale thermal generation projects from concept selection through final investment this role you will deliver technically sound and commercially viable projects while managing schedule

cost and risk considerations.

As the technical lead you will collaborate across strategy development operations estimating procurement legal and external engineering teams to advance projects from concept through execution and support key investment decisions.

You will contribute to our team by:

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for thermal generation development projects ensuring alignment with business objectives and investment priorities.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide technical leadership for thermal generation development opportunities.

• Develop project layouts technical documentation and scopes of work to support project execution and investment decisions.

• Manage internal resources and external consultants to deliver engineering solutions aligned with project objectives schedules budgets and company standards.

• Lead technical procurement activities including RFP development equipment evaluations and equipment selection recommendations to optimize project performance reliability and capital costs.

• Support project planning estimating scheduling permitting business case development and project execution planning.

• Lead technical due diligence acquisition evaluations and risk assessments to support investment decisions.

• Direct multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across engineering permitting procurement construction operations and commercial teams to deliver successful project outcomes.

• Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring alignment across key stakeholders and workstreams.

• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while promoting effective governance accountability and project delivery.

• Provide technical recommendations and innovative engineering solutions that improve project economics and support Capital Powers growth strategy.

What you will bring to the role:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Chemical Electrical Energy Systems or related Engineering discipline.

• Professional Engineer (PE) designation required.

• Education equivalency may be considered.

Experience:

• 10 years of experience within thermal power generation energy infrastructure or industrial facility development.

• Demonstrated experience leading FEED-stage engineering for gas-fired generation projects.

• Experience with simple-cycle combined-cycle repowering conversion or brownfield expansion projects.

• Technical coordination of major equipment procurement including gas turbine technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with simple-cycle and combined-cycle gas turbine technologies.

• Experience supporting power generation development EPC owners engineer or major industrial infrastructure projects.

• Experience evaluating new generation technologies and emerging energy solutions.

Technical Skills:

• Experience supporting FEED permitting detailed design and construction of thermal power generation facilities.

• Strong understanding of project economic drivers.

• Good understanding of costs involved in the operation and construction of power generation facilities.

• Knowledge of software applications for power plant performance layout and performance modeling.

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid Office/Work from home position with possible travel to meet business users at existing facilities or potential development sites.

• Successful candidate must be located in Phoenix Arizona or Washington DC

Additional Details

In order tobe considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work inUnited States of America.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification reference checks and criminal record check.

As this is a safety sensitive position clearance of a pre-employment drug test is required subject to applicable law.

This position is eligible for health care benefits retirement benefits paid time off and annual bonus.

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1000 Referral Reward!

How To Apply and Next Steps

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Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills experience and knowledge for each position.

Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.