Senior Development Engineer, Thermal Generation

Capital Power; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Referral reward program

Job summary

Capital Power seeks a Senior Development Engineer, Thermal Generation to lead the technical development of large-scale thermal projects from concept selection through final investment decision. You will collaborate with strategy, development, operations, estimating, procurement, legal, and external engineering teams to advance projects from concept through execution.

You will oversee FEED-stage engineering for gas-fired generation, evaluate new generation technologies, and manage procurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Energy Systems, or related Engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) designation required.
• Education equivalency may be considered.

Responsibilities

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

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Energy Systems, or related Engineering discipline

Tools

PE designation

Job description

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:

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for thermal generation development projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and investment priorities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide technical leadership for thermal generation development opportunities.
• Develop project layouts, technical documentation, and scopes of work to support project execution and investment decisions.
• Manage internal resources and external consultants to deliver engineering solutions aligned with project objectives, schedules, budgets, and company standards.
• Lead technical procurement activities, including RFP development, equipment evaluations, and equipment selection recommendations to optimize project performance, reliability, and capital costs.
• Support project planning, estimating, scheduling, permitting, business case development, and project execution planning.
• Lead technical due diligence, acquisition evaluations, and risk assessments to support investment decisions.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, operations, and commercial teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring alignment across key stakeholders and workstreams.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while promoting effective governance, accountability, and project delivery.
• Provide 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

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.

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

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in United States of America.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

As this is a safety sensitive position, clearance of a pre-employment drug test is required, subject to applicable law.

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

• Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1000 Referral Reward!