Power Plant Construction SME

Dura Bante LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) established in 2008 as a business management consulting firm. The team is composed of experienced military and industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, offering well-rounded perspectives that support client growth and success. Dura Bante focuses on understanding client needs, building strong relationships, and delivering practical, results-driven solutions. The company’s vision is to be a premier veteran-owned consulting firm, providing exceptional service while maintaining the expertise of a large organization and the flexibility and responsiveness of a small firm.

The Power Plant Construction Specialist (SME) is a full-time, remote role focused on supporting power plant construction and commissioning projects. Day-to-day responsibilities include reviewing technical documents, drawings, and specifications related to power generation systems, and providing input to ensure constructability, safety, and regulatory compliance. The specialist collaborates with senior subject matter experts, project managers, and client teams to track progress, identify risks, and support issue resolution during planning and execution phases.

Additional tasks include preparing technical reports, contributing to schedule and cost assessments, supporting quality assurance activities, and participating in virtual meetings and consultations with project stakeholders.

• Support power plant construction, modification, upgrade, and commissioning projects.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, schedules, work packages, submittals, requests for information, and other project documents.
• Help prepare requests for proposals, bid packages, scopes of work, and contractor evaluation materials.
• Track project actions, milestones, risks, decisions, and outstanding issues.
• Assist with contractor coordination and construction-progress monitoring.
• Participate in project meetings, field walkdowns, inspections, and constructability reviews.
• Compare actual construction progress with project schedules and planned milestones.
• Help identify schedule, cost, quality, safety, and coordination risks.
• Document field conditions and communicate concerns to senior project leaders.
• Support change-order review, cost tracking, and project controls.
• Assist with equipment delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities.
• Work with operations and maintenance personnel to make sure construction decisions are practical for the plant.
• Prepare clear reports, meeting notes, presentations, and client updates.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, engineers, contractors, vendors, and plant personnel.
• Support knowledge transfer and the development of repeatable project practices.

• Approximately 5–10 years of experience supporting power plant, utility, industrial, or other major capital construction projects.
• Working knowledge of construction methods, project controls, contractor coordination, quality, safety, and commissioning.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, schedules, and technical documents.
• Experience working with owners, engineering firms, EPC contractors, construction contractors, or equipment vendors.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to organize information from multiple sources.
• Ability to identify problems, gather facts, and raise concerns before they affect cost, schedule, quality, or safety.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build credibility and influence project decisions through facts, preparation, and sound judgment.
• Willingness to work remotely, travel, and spend time at client…