Engineering Manager - Development Projects

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Works within NRG’s Development, Engineering, and Construction department reporting to the Sr. Director – Development Engineering.  Supports NRG’s front-end project development efforts by generating power plant equipment configurations including development of heat and material balances to predict performance in support of financial modeling, environmental permitting, utility interconnection, and general siting efforts.  Engages with Major OEMs on equipment performance and technology advancements to maintain NRG’s competitiveness.  Remains current on and analyzes emerging technologies and how they may support NRG’s growth goals in the future.

  

Responsibilities: 

• Leads major equipment selection and performance assessments on large power generation facilities including gas-fired simple and combined cycle facilities, wind, solar, and battery projects.
• Interfaces with project developers, finance and environmental teams to optimize plant configurations and performance
• Supports NRG DE&C Group’s contract negotiations with OEMs and EPC firms by reviewing/setting contract plant performance requirements and penalties
• Keeps abreast of technology trends such as decarbonization of power generation, evolving storage alternatives, etc., and provides guidance on how these technologies could support NRG’s development goals
• Interact with and support DE&C project team members on the overall development effort of projects.
• Interact with consulting A/E firm multi-discipline team to perform the appropriate engineering activities to develop investment-grade project estimates for presentation to NRG Sr. Management & Board of Directors for project approval.
• Support review of upgrades and proposed modifications to existing generation fleet assets and facilities
• Participate in due diligence of asset and facility purchases by reviewing predicted performance, operating history, upgrades, etc.
• Supports plant performance testing and reviews and certifies final performance tests of EPC Contractors
• Knowledge of and can support high voltage interconnection application activities, including electrical equipment sizing such as transformers & breakers and ensuring equipment characteristics support Transmission Owner technical requirements.        
• Support VP-Engineering, VP-Generation Project Construction, and VP-Environmental Compliance and Plant Improvement Projects in scoping and planning new EPC projects.

 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other related engineering discipline from an accredited institution. 
• 10 years of practical utility scale major projects or related heavy industrial industries experience (> $50M).