Design and Submittal Manager - Lake City Microgrid and CHP

Energy Resilience Partners, LLC; Independence (MO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Resilience Partners, LLC is seeking a Design and Submittal Manager for the Lake City Microgrid and CHP project in Independence, Missouri. This full-time, hybrid-then-on-site role coordinates engineering data, submits design packages, and interfaces with the Government for approvals.

You will oversee submittal registers, design interfaces, and ensure timely procurement or installation readiness, working with EOR and discipline leads to resolve RFIs and maintain compliance.

Qualifications

• Ten years multidiscipline design management on industrial power projects; document-control and constructability experience.
• Experience managing industrial power and process-utility design interfaces.
• Ability to lead discipline reviews and track design acceptance without substituting for the EOR.
• Ability to meet the applicable installation access, safety, information-handling, and assignment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Set priorities for turbine/HRSG, Building 15, MSE/switchgear, SEL, MGCS, gas/LPG, and civil design submittals.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary review of OEM dimensions, weights, clearances, thermal needs, piping loads, and constructability.
• Maintain the submittal and design-decision registers and identify Government approval gates before release for fabrication.
• Control design change incorporation into drawings, models, procurement, field instructions, and as-built records.
• Work with the EOR and RICHARD discipline leads to close RFIs and protect licensed engineering authority.

Skills

Design management

Industrial power

Process interfaces

Discipline reviews

Engineering safety

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) desirable

Tools

Navisworks

ETAP

3D modeling

12.47 kV experience

Job description

Design and Submittal Manager - Lake City Microgrid and CHP

LC-ERP-07 | Lake City Microgrid and CHP | Awarded project recruiting

WORK LOCATION:Hybrid during engineering; on site for field verification, tests and critical interfaces

REQUISITION:LC-ERP-07

DUTY LOCATION:Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, Missouri

REPORTS TO:ERP Project Manager

EMPLOYMENT:ERP full-time, project-based position

CSS CAM LCAT:253 - Principal Technical Manager (provisional classification)

PLANNED OPENINGS:1

REQUIREMENT BASIS:Project execution and staffing plan; qualifications verified against assigned work

About ERP and the Project

Energy Resilience Partners, LLC (ERP) is a tribally led SBA 8(a) federal contractor advancing energy resilience and mission assurance. ERP was awarded the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Microgrid and Combined Heat and Power construction contract in Independence, Missouri. ERP is recruiting its prime-contractor team to direct and oversee the work.

The project integrates a 15 MW dual-fuel turbine CHP system, HRSGs and steam interfaces, natural-gas and backup propane systems, 12.47 kV distribution and substations, SEL-based protection, microgrid controls, cybersecurity, operator training, and full commissioning at an operating industrial facility. The contract allows 1,014 calendar days after notice to proceed. Recruiting begins now; assignment and site mobilization depend on the required bonds, Government NTP, access, and role-specific onboarding.

Position Summary

Coordinate RICHARD engineers, OEM design data and Government reviews for CHP, HRSG, MV, fuel and MGCS packages. Own the submittal register, discipline reviews, design interfaces and approval status before procurement or installation.

What You Will Do

• Set priorities for turbine/HRSG, Building 15, MSE/switchgear, SEL, MGCS, gas/LPG, and civil design submittals.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary review of OEM dimensions, weights, clearances, thermal needs, piping loads, and constructability.
• Maintain the submittal and design-decision registers and identify Government approval gates before release for fabrication.
• Control design change incorporation into drawings, models, procurement, field instructions, and as-built records.
• Work with the EOR and RICHARD discipline leads to close RFIs and protect licensed engineering authority.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ten years multidiscipline design management on industrial power projects; document-control and constructability experience. PE desirable where the assigned duties require engineering judgment.
• Experience managing industrial power and process-utility design interfaces.
• Ability to lead discipline reviews and track design acceptance without substituting for the EOR.
• Ability to meet the applicable installation access, safety, information-handling, and assignment requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• PE or CCM.
• 3D model coordination, Navisworks, ETAP, turbine/HRSG, or 12.47 kV experience.
• Relevant military, Tribal, apprenticeship, or nontraditional experience that demonstrates equivalent capability where the role permits it.

What Success Looks Like

A current submittal register and approved design interfaces before long-lead purchase and installation.

Field, Travel and Employment Conditions

• Work at an operating industrial installation may involve outdoor weather, uneven ground, stairs or ladders, construction noise, PPE, and coordination around ongoing plant operations. The actual essential functions will be reviewed for the assigned role.
• Project needs may include scheduled outages, factory testing, startup travel, or occasional weekend and alternate-shift work, subject to employer policies and approved site plans.
• Final assignment follows approved work packages, qualifications, installation access, and project authorization. Personnel who handle FCI/CUI must use only approved systems and procedures.
• ERP will provide the approved compensation range, benefits, and any travel terms through its normal hiring process. The internal CSS compensation category is not a promise of a particular rate.
• ERP welcomes qualified Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians members, local Missouri candidates, veterans, military spouses, people with disabilities, and applicants from all backgrounds. Hiring decisions follow applicable law and the requirements of the actual employer.

Application Materials

• Resume with month/year dates, employers, responsibilities, and relevant project types.
• Current licenses, training, trade qualifications, or certifications needed for the assigned work, with expiration dates if applicable.
• A concise example of comparable work, availability to work in Independence, and earliest possible start after NTP. References may be requested later.

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