Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power

Worley Group, Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Insurance plans (medical, life, dental

Vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Worley seeks a Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power to lead and advise on complex power generation, LNG, and energy infrastructure projects. You will guide engineering reviews, technology selection, and execution planning, ensuring operational readiness and asset performance from concept to commercial operation.

You will bring deep expertise in simple-cycle and combined-cycle plants, HRSGs, and LNG integrations, while collaborating with clients, EPCs, and operators to optimize project outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• PE registration preferred but not required.
• Typically 25+ years in power generation, LNG, or major capital projects.
• Experience delivering thermal power projects from development to operation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for power generation and energy infrastructure projects.
• Support development activities including feasibility studies and front-end planning.
• Advise on EPC/EPCM, hybrid delivery, and readiness strategies.
• Evaluate risks, opportunities, and execution challenges across project lifecycle.
• Review engineering deliverables, schedules, and startup/test plans.
• Offer expertise on gas turbine, steam turbine, HRSG, cogeneration, and LNG systems.
• Conduct project assurance reviews and independent evaluations.
• Support proposal development and client presentations.

Skills

Power engineering

Asset optimization

Project execution

Technical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PE registration (preferred)

Job description

Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power

Play an integral role in delivering complex power generation, LNG, industrial infrastructure, energy transition, and data center projects that support the world's evolving energy needs. As a Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to project teams and clients, providing strategic guidance, technical leadership, project assurance, and operational expertise across the full project lifecycle.

This role supports business growth, project development, engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, operational readiness, and asset optimization activities. Leveraging deep industry expertise, you will help clients and project teams identify opportunities, mitigate risks, improve project execution, and achieve successful project outcomes from concept development through commercial operation.

Purpose of the role

At Worley, we are committed to delivering sustainable change by bridging today's energy demands with the transition to a more sustainable future. The Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power plays a critical role in this journey by providing industry-leading technical and operational expertise across power generation and energy infrastructure projects.

This position serves as a recognized authority in thermal power generation and project delivery, supporting clients and project teams through project development, engineering reviews, technology selection, execution planning, commissioning, startup, operational readiness, performance optimization, and asset improvement initiatives.

The role requires extensive expertise in power engineering and EPC/EPCM project delivery, with a particular focus on simple-cycle and combined-cycle gas turbine facilities, steam generation systems, reciprocating engine power plants, cogeneration systems, LNG-integrated power facilities, and related energy infrastructure.

You will be responsible for

• Providing technical leadership and advisory services for power generation and energy infrastructure projects.
• Supporting project development activities including feasibility studies, technology evaluations, front-end planning, and execution strategy development.
• Advising clients and project teams on project delivery approaches including EPC, EPCM, hybrid execution models, and operational readiness strategies.
• Evaluating project risks, opportunities, readiness, and execution challenges throughout development and delivery phases.
• Reviewing engineering deliverables, execution plans, project schedules, startup strategies, and critical path activities.
• Providing subject matter expertise related to thermal generation technologies, power systems, and balance-of-plant infrastructure.
• Supporting technology selection and project optimization initiatives for power generation facilities and energy infrastructure assets.
• Providing technical guidance during construction, commissioning, startup, performance testing, operational readiness, and commercial operation activities.
• Conducting project assurance reviews, technical due diligence assessments, independent evaluations, and project health checks.
• Supporting proposal development, technical reviews, customer presentations, and business development activities.
• Assisting project teams with identification and resolution of complex technical, operational, commissioning, startup, and performance-related issues.
• Supporting owners, operators, EPC contractors, OEMs, utilities, and project teams in achieving safe and efficient project execution.
• Reviewing system turnover strategies, startup readiness plans, operational procedures, and performance testing programs.
• Providing expertise related to gas turbine, steam turbine, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), reciprocating engine (RICE), cogeneration, and LNG-integrated power systems.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project execution, startup performance, operational excellence, and asset reliability.

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

What you'll bring to the role

You are a recognized power industry professional with extensive experience delivering thermal power generation projects from concept development through commercial operation. You bring a unique combination of engineering knowledge, project execution expertise, commissioning leadership, startup experience, operational insight, and asset performance understanding.

Key qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration preferred but not required.
• Typically 25+ years of experience supporting power generation, LNG, industrial infrastructure, energy transition, or major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience supporting thermal generation projects from development through commercial operation.
• Extensive expertise in simple-cycle gas turbine facilities, combined-cycle power plants, steam systems, reciprocating engine (RICE) facilities, cogeneration systems, and LNG-integrated power plants.
• Strong understanding of power plant engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, and asset optimization.
• Experience supporting EPC and EPCM project delivery models throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proven ability to advise clients, EPC contractors, OEMs, utilities, and operations organizations on complex technical and project execution matters.
• Experience supporting large capital projects and multidisciplinary project organizations.
• Strong understanding of project execution planning, risk management, operational readiness, performance testing, and project assurance activities.
• Expertise with combined-cycle steam systems, chemical cleaning programs, line cleaning activities, air blowing, steam blowing, and startup testing requirements.
• Experience supporting OEM compliance requirements and startup testing programs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting capabilities related to power generation assets and project execution.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, presentation, and advisory skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with clients, project teams, operations organizations, and executive leadership.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a recognized power industry professional with a proven record of successfully delivering thermal power generation facilities from concept development through commercial operation. This individual combines deep technical expertise in engineering, commissioning, startup, operations, and maintenance of simple-cycle gas turbine plants, combined-cycle power plants, LNG-integrated power systems, and other thermal generation technologies.

The successful candidate serves as a trusted advisor capable of helping clients and project teams navigate complex technical, commercial, operational, and execution challenges while contributing to Worley's continued growth across power generation, energy transition, LNG, industrial infrastructure, and data center markets.

Benefits

Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.