Senior Manager – Power Generation Engineering (Data Center Infrastructure)

About the role

The Senior Manager, Power Generation Engineering provides strategic and organizational leadership for the engineering, standardization, and lifecycle management of power generation infrastructure supporting hyperscale and enterprise data centers worldwide. This leader is responsible for building and developing a high-performing engineering team while establishing the technical vision, governance, and design standards that ensure safe, reliable, resilient, and scalable power generation solutions across a global portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of power generation engineers, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
• Establish the strategic vision and engineering roadmap for power generation infrastructure across the global data center portfolio.
• Serve as the executive technical authority for power generation systems, providing leadership on complex engineering decisions, risk management, and technology adoption.
• Drive cross-functional alignment among Design, Construction, Operations, Procurement, Commissioning, and executive leadership to ensure successful project delivery.

Engineering Strategy & Governance

• Develop and maintain global engineering standards, design criteria, equipment specifications, and operating philosophies for standby and prime power generation systems.
• Guide technology roadmaps and evaluate emerging power generation technologies, advanced controls, renewable integration, and energy storage solutions.
• Evaluate equipment selections and maintain strategic technical relationships with major OEMs, engineering consultants, and technology partners.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) to validate system performance and reliability.

Technical Leadership

• Provide engineering oversight throughout concept development, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff.
• Lead technical design reviews for multiple concurrent projects, ensuring compliance with Tier III/Tier IV reliability objectives and corporate standards.
• Review engineering calculations, specifications, studies, and design documentation prepared by internal teams and external consultants.

Business & Operational Excellence

• Support long-range capacity planning and infrastructure expansion strategies.
• Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain to develop technical specifications, support bid evaluations, and optimize supplier performance.
• Drive standardization initiatives that improve project execution, reduce lifecycle costs, and increase operational consistency across the enterprise.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, industry standards, corporate engineering requirements, and reliability objectives while continuously identifying opportunities for innovation and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience: 15+ years of engineering experience in power generation or mission-critical infrastructure. 5+ years leading engineering teams or technical programs. Proven experience with large generator installations (300MW+ units and multi-generation power plants).

Pay

Hiring Range in USD: $126,200 - $264,100 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Schedule

Onsite position located in Abilene, Texas or Nashville, Tennessee.