Power Platform Developer
About the role
Bechtel’s M&T Digital Solutions team is seeking a Power Platform Lead to own the delivery and evolution of Power Platform capabilities supporting multiple active capital projects. This role is responsible for leading a small team of developers, defining and governing the Power Platform operating model, and ensuring consistent, scalable delivery of digital solutions across projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of Power Platform developers (3 direct reports) supporting multiple capital projects.
- Assign, prioritize, and oversee work across projects to ensure timely and consistent delivery.
- Review solutions and provide technical guidance to ensure quality, maintainability, and alignment with standards.
- Mentor and develop team members, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
- Own and govern the Power Platform environment across projects, including applications, connections, and integrations.
- Define and enforce standards for application design, data models, naming conventions, and user experience.
- Establish and maintain application lifecycle management practices, including environment strategy, version control, and deployment processes.
- Manage and evolve a centralized repository of reusable applications, components, and templates to support scalability and repeatability.
- Establish processes for evaluating, documenting, publishing, and maintaining reusable solutions within the repository.
- Drive standardization and reuse across projects to reduce duplicate development effort and accelerate solution delivery.
- Partner with project teams and stakeholders to intake, prioritize, and align digital solution demand across multiple projects.
- Ensure consistent delivery of scalable, practical solutions that meet project and business needs.
- Act as the primary escalation point for delivery issues, risks, and cross-project coordination.
- Drive adoption of delivered solutions through stakeholder engagement, training support, and feedback loops.
- Architect and oversee the design and implementation of Power Platform solutions using Power Apps and Power Automate.
- Guide development of rapid prototypes and minimum viable solutions to address project needs.
- Oversee integration with Microsoft 365 tools (SharePoint, Teams) and enterprise data platforms, including Azure services and Databricks.
- Enable intelligent automation and AI-driven capabilities within the Power Platform environment.
- Provide hands-on support for complex issues, troubleshooting, and critical deployments when required.
Requirements
- Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
- 6+ years of experience delivering solutions using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps and Power Automate).
- Experience leading or mentoring developers and reviewing technical deliverables in a team environment.
- Demonstrated experience architecting scalable solutions, including data models, integrations, and application structure.
- Experience working directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize work, and deliver practical solutions.
- Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, including environment strategy, version control, and deployment practices.
- Experience integrating Power Platform solutions with enterprise systems, including Microsoft 365, Dataverse, and data platforms.
- Proven ability to operate across multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously in a delivery-focused environment.
Qualifications
- Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience supporting construction, engineering, or capital project environments (EPC preferred).
- Experience establishing or operating within a governed Power Platform environment, including CoE, DLP policies, or environment management.
- Familiarity with enterprise data platforms such as Databricks and their role in analytics and reporting.
- Working knowledge of Azure services, APIs, and integration patterns supporting scalable solutions.
- Experience driving reuse and standardization across multiple solutions or projects.
- Experience enabling citizen development while maintaining platform governance and control.
- Exposure to AI-enabled tools (e.g., Copilot) and interest in applying them to improve delivery and user experience.
- Microsoft Power Platform certifications (e.g., PL-400, PL-600).
- Practical problem solver who can balance architecture, delivery, and stakeholder needs.
- Comfortable leading in environments where requirements are not always fully defined or still evolving.
- Strong communicator able to work directly with project teams, stakeholders, and functional leads.
- Able to prioritize across competing demands and drive clarity in fast-moving project environments.
- Willing to remain engaged through deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement of solutions.
- Comfortable operating across multiple projects, including periodic time supporting field or construction site teams.
Benefits
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