Electrical Engineer II – Power Innovation & Project Development

Jobtailor; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced engineer to drive development of power generation, energy storage, and utility infrastructure projects from concept to execution. You will craft conceptual designs, basis-of-design, project schedules, and capital cost estimates while evaluating technical and economic viability.

Ideal candidates bring a strong analytical skillset, exceptional communication, and proven leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field (or Engineering Technology with PE license).
• Engineer II: 2+ years of relevant engineering experience; Engineer III: 4+ years; Senior Engineer: 8+ years.
• Must demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and business functions and commit to safety and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Support development of power generation, energy storage, utility infrastructure, and emerging energy projects from concept through execution.
• Develop conceptual designs, basis-of-design documents, project schedules, execution strategies, and capital cost estimates.
• Perform technical and economic evaluations supporting project screening, technology selection, and investment decisions.
• Collaborate with commercial, business development, operations, environmental, regulatory, and construction teams.
• Partner with engineering consultants, EPC contractors, equipment manufacturers, utilities, and customers.
• Identify and mitigate technical, permitting, environmental, regulatory, constructability, and schedule risks.
• Lead complex project development efforts with significant business impact; serve as a technical resource.

Skills

Project Development

Technical Evaluations

Leadership on Projects

Analytical Skills

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

PE License Preferred

FE Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Engineering Software Tools

Capital Cost Estimation Tools

Project Scheduling Software

Job description

• Support development of power generation, energy storage, utility infrastructure, and emerging energy projects from concept through execution
• Develop conceptual designs, basis-of-design documents, project schedules, execution strategies, and capital cost estimates
• Perform technical and economic evaluations supporting project screening, technology selection, and investment decisions
• Collaborate with commercial, business development, operations, environmental, regulatory, and construction teams
• Partner with engineering consultants, EPC contractors, equipment manufacturers, utilities, and customers
• Support innovative energy solutions for industrial, data center, and infrastructure applications
• Identify and mitigate technical, permitting, environmental, regulatory, constructability, and schedule risks
• Consider safety, reliability, operability, maintainability, and lifecycle performance in project development
• Perform engineering assignments and technical analyses
• Independently execute moderately complex assignments and lead portions of development projects
• Lead complex project development efforts with significant business impact
• Serve as a technical resource for project development, technology evaluation, and execution strategy
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and influence across multidisciplinary teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field (or Engineering Technology degree with PE license)
• Engineer II: 2+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Engineer III: 4+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Senior Engineer: 8+ years of progressive engineering experience
• Engineer III: Ability to manage multiple assignments and work independently
• Senior Engineer: Demonstrated leadership on complex engineering or capital projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to collaborate across technical and business functions
• Commitment to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering software tools
• Preferred: FE certification
• Preferred: Exposure to or experience with power generation, energy storage, utility infrastructure, industrial or large capital projects
• Preferred: Familiarity with project economics, planning, conceptual engineering, business case development, capital planning, and investment decision support
• Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Preferred: Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and external stakeholders

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project development, technical evaluations, and execution strategies within the energy sector, emphasizing safety, reliability, and operational excellence. Proficient in collaborating across multidisciplinary teams and managing complex engineering projects with significant business impact.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Development
• Technical Evaluations
• Leadership on Engineering Projects
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• Collaboration Across Functions

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Engineering Design
• Technical Analysis
• Project Scheduling
• Capital Cost Estimation
• Conceptual Engineering
• Investment Decision Support
• Risk Mitigation
• Lifecycle Performance Consideration
• Project Economics
• Continuous Improvement

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Mentorship
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• FE Certification

Industry Keywords

• Power Generation
• Energy Storage
• Utility Infrastructure
• Industrial Projects
• Large Capital Projects

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office
• Engineering Software Tools