Senior Development Engineer, Thermal Generation

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 decision. In 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

• Providing technical leadership and oversight for thermal generation development projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and investment priorities.
• Evaluating emerging technologies and provide technical leadership for thermal generation development opportunities.
• Developing project layouts, technical documentation, and scopes of work to support project execution and investment decisions.
• Managing internal resources and external consultants to deliver engineering solutions aligned with project objectives, schedules, budgets, and company standards.
• Leading technical procurement activities, including RFP development, equipment evaluations, and equipment selection recommendations to optimize project performance, reliability, and capital costs.
• Supporting project planning, estimating, scheduling, permitting, business case development, and project execution planning.
• Leading technical due diligence, acquisition evaluations, and risk assessments to support investment decisions.
• Directing multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, operations, and commercial teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks while ensuring alignment across key stakeholders and workstreams.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while promoting effective governance, accountability, and project delivery.
• Providing technical recommendations and innovative engineering solutions that improve project economics and support Capital Power's growth strategy.

What you will bring to the role

Education: Bachelor's 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, owner's 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.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $128,000.00 to $141,000.00. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate's qualifications and prior relevant experience.

Benefits

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