Jobs · North Carolina

Hydropower Solutions Engineer

BlackRock Resources LLC · Charlotte, NC · 2 wk ago
HybridFull-time

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Hydropower Engineer / Hydroelectric SME to support technical solutions and proposals for large-scale hydroelectric power projects. This is a customer-facing role for someone with deep hydropower industry experience who can understand a customer's facility and technical requirements and help define the right project scope and solution. Proposal experience and experience with a specific DCS platform are not required. Hydropower expertise is the priority.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the hydropower technical SME for major project pursuits and proposals.
  • Work directly with utilities, customers, EPC contractors, consultants, and vendors to define project scope and technical requirements.
  • Develop solutions for hydro modernization, rehabilitation, brownfield, and greenfield projects.
  • Support large capital and EPC projects, including technical concepts, cost estimates, preliminary schedules, and contractor/vendor requirements.
  • Help define DCS, PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, automation, and plant control system requirements.
  • Partner with sales, proposals, engineering, and execution teams to develop technical solutions.
  • Participate in customer meetings and occasional site walkdowns.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • 10+ years of hydropower / hydroelectric industry experience.
  • Strong knowledge of hydroelectric generation, hydro facilities, and power generation systems.
  • Experience with large capital, EPC, modernization, rehabilitation, or plant upgrade projects.

Skills

  • Strong customer-facing technical communication skills.
  • Familiarity with DCS, SCADA, PLCs, controls, automation, and instrumentation.
  • Ability to travel approximately 20%.
  • Experience with turbine-generator systems, governors, excitation, protection systems, substations, Ovation, ABB, Honeywell, Yokogawa, GE, or other DCS/control platforms is a plus.

Benefits

Relocation assistance available.

Pay

$115K – $165K

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