Senior M/E Engineer, Power Market

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About the role

Provide technical leadership and execution support for the mechanical, electrical, piping, and fire protection (MEPFP) disciplines on power sector projects. Lead day-to-day development, coordination, and delivery of MEPFP systems across all project phases, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, performance, budget, and schedule requirements. Collaborate with project teams, field leadership, design partners, OEMs, and trade partners to resolve complex system challenges, support constructability, and ensure successful installation, testing, and commissioning of major power plant systems. Contribute to estimating, system development, bid analysis, scheduling, quality control, and commissioning while ensuring engineering decisions are practical, executable, and aligned with project and commercial objectives.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Report to the Engineering Services Leadership Team.
• Lead initiatives to strengthen the company’s technical capabilities within the power sector.
• Build and develop a team of mechanical/electrical engineers while establishing consistent approaches and reinforcing technical standards for scalable, high-quality project execution.
• Drive reliable outcomes and advance the company’s presence in power generation.

Responsibilities

Core

• Learn and actively participate in all aspects of the company’s safety and quality plans by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others.
• Complete entry-level and routine mechanical, electrical, and field construction activities.
• Learn to develop budgetary M/E estimates using automated estimating systems based on program and schematic design information.
• Assist in reviewing mechanical and electrical options during preconstruction and complete systems analysis for select projects.
• Learn to develop mechanical and electrical scopes of work for bid coordination.
• Assist in bid analysis and subcontractor selection.
• Develop sequencing requirements for systems to meet schedule needs.
• Gain knowledge of design documents to identify potential quality issues and assist in developing constructability review reports.
• Learn to perform job inspections to ensure specifications and expectations are met.
• Assist with the shop drawing/submittal process to comply with contract documents.
• Support the commissioning process, including developing pre-functional checklists, functional testing procedures, and conducting functional testing.

Additional Core

• Complete increasingly complex mechanical, electrical, and field construction activities.
• Develop budgetary M/E estimates based on program and schematic design information.
• Review mechanical and electrical options, complete systems analysis, recommend optimal systems, and provide value engineering suggestions.
• Coordinate mechanical and electrical scopes of work during the bid process.
• Develop sequencing requirements and solutions to meet schedule needs.
• Provide scheduling input for projects.
• Review design documents to identify potential quality issues and help develop quality control programs.
• Perform job inspections to ensure specifications and expectations are met.
• Develop pre-functional checklists and functional testing procedures.
• Verify contractor performance during functional testing.
• Review and approve shop drawings before submission to the design team.
• Generate and issue the Commissioning Plan for approval.
• Verify deficiencies are corrected and submit commissioning documentation to owners.
• Mentor less experienced co-workers.
• Create M/E tools and innovative solutions to improve processes and work products.
• Negotiate subcontracts with subcontractors.
• Participate in interviews, presentations, and business development efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architectural engineering, or a related field (required). Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 10+ years of construction management experience (preferred).
• Proven track record managing major power generation projects.
• Expertise in EPC delivery model and risk management.
• Established network of relationships with key industry stakeholders.
• Valid and unrestricted driver’s license.

Skills

• Ability to conduct effective presentations (advanced).
• Ability to read and understand plans, drawings, and specifications.
• Proficiency in applying construction management fundamentals to projects.
• Advanced proficiency in required construction technology.
• Intermediate proficiency in scheduling software.
• Advanced ability to apply Lean process and philosophy.
• Advanced ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability, and build relationships.
• Ability to prepare project budgets, GMPs, or hard bids.
• Deep understanding of power generation technologies.
• Ability to execute successful EPC contracts.
• Advanced understanding of natural gas and thermal power generation systems, including design, construction, and commissioning, specifically regarding electrical, mechanical, process piping, plumbing, and fire protection.

Benefits

The benefits package for this position is classified as Professional Non-Union. Click here for benefits details.