Project Development Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support technical development of natural gas power plant projects, including engines, simple-cycle, combined-cycle, and cogeneration facilities.
• Conduct feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, and technology selection (turbines, HRSGs, emissions controls, balance-of-plant systems).
• Develop conceptual designs, site layouts, and equipment specifications.
• Evaluate interconnection requirements and coordinate with transmission system operators.
• Support environmental permitting by providing technical inputs for air, water, and noise analyses.
• Prepare capital cost estimates, O&M cost assumptions, and performance models.
• Support financial modeling by providing heat rate, output, degradation, and availability assumptions.
• Participate in due diligence for project acquisitions or partnerships.
• Affiliate in preparing proposals, RFP responses, and investment memoranda.
• Career management and coordination with EPC contractors, OEMs, engineering consultants, and permitting agencies.
• Manage schedules, deliverables, and risk assessments during early-stage development.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with strategy, environmental, commercial, and finance teams.
• Track project milestones and ensure alignment with corporate development strategy.
• Support preparation of permit applications (air permits, water use, land use, FERC/ISO filings).
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting natural gas generation, emissions standards, and grid interconnection.
• Engage with local authorities, community stakeholders, and utility partners as needed.
• Analyze plant performance, fuel supply options, emissions control strategies, and grid integration.
• Evaluate emerging technologies such as hydrogen-ready turbines, carbon capture, and energy storage hybrids.
• Recommend design improvements to enhance efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Energy Engineering; 3–7+ years of experience in power generation, natural gas turbines, EPC, or energy project development; experience with combined-cycle or simple-cycle gas turbine projects strongly preferred.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with gas turbine technologies (GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi, etc.); understanding of thermodynamics, heat balance modeling, and plant performance analysis; knowledge of environmental permitting processes and grid interconnection requirements; proficiency with engineering tools (e.g., GT Pro/GT Master, AutoCAD) is a plus.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; ability to work independently and manage multiple development tracks simultaneously; strategic mindset with attention to detail.

Compensation

$110,000 - $135,000 salary