VP of Engineering, Power

Big Watt Digital, LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Watt Digital, LLC seeks a VP of Engineering to lead the company’s Engineering Group and drive all technical and engineering workstreams. This senior executive will establish and enforce standards, oversee consultants, and champion continuous learning to modernize the fleet and ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

The role reports to executive leadership and collaborates with other groups to optimize asset strategies.

Qualifications

• Senior executive with responsibility for all engineering workstreams.
• Develop and enforce engineering standards across the organization.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and oversee external consultants.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop the engineering organization, including talent strategy and training.
• Develop and implement technical standards and procedures for efficient operations.
• Establish KPI for engineering efforts and monitor monthly progress.
• Oversee budgeting for engineering resources and external advisors.
• Collaborate with project, procurement, ES&H and controls teams to align engineering deliverables.
• Approve plant configurations, technology selection and system integration to meet safety and efficiency targets.
• Communicate technical risks and recommendations to executives and the board.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Strategic planning

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

The VP of Engineering is to develop and lead company’s Engineering Group Furthermore, this individual is a senior executive responsible for all Company’s technical and engineering workstreams. This role leads multi-disciplinary engineering teams, establishes and enforces engineering standards, oversees engineering activities carried out by consultants, and supports the Company with its overall technical development through implementation of a continuous learning process. This executive role is responsible for ensuring the safety, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and modernization of Company’s fleet. The VP manages internal engineering resources and budgets, will build and develop the engineering organization, and partner closely with other groups within the Company. Finally, the VP represents the engineering function at the executive and board level, clearly communicating technical risks, trade-offs, and recommendations that shape the company’s investment and asset strategy.

Core Responsibilities:

• Build and develop the engineering organization, including talent strategy, succession planning, and technical training.
• Develop and implement technical standards and all procedures and processes required to run an efficient engineering operation that can effectively support development. execution, and operations groups.
• Develop KPI for the engineering efforts and team and monitor progress against established KPI on a monthly basis.
• Develop and lead a lean multi-disciplinary engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, I&C, grid interconnection) supporting all engineering and technical needs of the Company.
• Develop the engineering budget (people, tools, studies, external advisors) and allocate resources across the project portfolio based on priorities.
• Participate in initial project planning. Own and develop the engineering elements of projects.
• Collaborate closely with the Project Manager/Project Director/Project Executive, Procurement, Construction, Startup, Project Controls, and Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) teams to align engineering deliverables.
• Develop procedures to review engineering design documents, specifications, material requisitions, and technical aspects of change orders. Oversee bid analyses and vendor recommendations for procuring critical equipment and materials.
• Approve plant configurations, technology selection, performance guarantees, and system integration to meet safety, reliability, and efficiency targets.
• Responsible for and approves all critical technical scope documentation.
• Ultimately responsible for technical integration.
• Ultimately responsible for technical interface Management.
• Create an organization where continuous monitoring of engineering progress is achieved.
• Ultimately responsible for thorough Technical Risk Assessments and verification of compliance with safety protocols and the project’s Quality Assurance plan
• Effectively communicate complex technical issues and progress to clients, Project Directors/Executives, and functional managers.
• Ultimately responsible for the oversight of engineering deliverables for permitting, procurement, construction, in coordination with other groups and commissioning, ensuring compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Drive value engineering, lifecycle cost optimization, and adoption of innovative technologies and digital tools.
• Provide technical governance for OEM and EPC contracts, including technical specifications, design reviews, and acceptance criteria.
• Support negotiation of OEM and EPC contracts along with the EVP of Construction, Development, and Implementation.