Director, Power Generation Development & Integration

The Director, Power Generation Development & Integration will serve as the senior on-site leader responsible for the successful completion, commissioning, and transition to commercial operation of the approximately 9.2 GW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant currently under construction in Pike County, Ohio.

• Lead the successful completion, commissioning, and startup of the 1.2 GW combined-cycle gas turbine facility.
• Direct the Owner's Team through construction, commissioning, testing, and commercial operation.
• Maintain accountability for project safety, quality, schedule, budget, and overall project performance.
• Lead executive engagement with EPC contractors, owner's engineers, OEMs, transmission providers, and major suppliers.
• Drive resolution of critical project risks, change orders, contract negotiations, claims management activities, and commercial decisions.
• Establish governance processes, performance metrics, and reporting systems for project execution.
• Lead transition from construction to operations and oversee implementation of operations and maintenance strategies, reliability programs, compliance programs, and outage planning.
• Manage annual operating and capital budgets and support long-term strategic planning activities.
• Oversee commercial agreements related to fuel supply, transmission, operations, maintenance, and major service contracts.
• Maintain relationships with ERCOT, PUCT, FERC, environmental agencies, utilities, local governments, and community stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with all permits, regulatory requirements, and reporting obligations.
• Develop and execute the long-term vision and master plan for the central Texas Campus.
• Evaluate and advance future development opportunities including hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure, additional gas-fired generation, reciprocating engine facilities, renewable energy projects, battery energy storage systems, transmission infrastructure, water infrastructure, and related industrial developments.
• Lead customer, developer, utility, and strategic partner engagement activities associated with future campus development.
• Oversee coordination of permitting, land use, utility planning, infrastructure expansion, and entitlement activities for future phases of development.
• Build and lead a high-performing on-site management team and establish accountability, performance management, and organizational development processes.
• Lead executive transition and knowledge-transfer activities to ensure continuity of operations and project execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in power generation, energy infrastructure, industrial facilities, data center infrastructure, or large capital projects.
• Demonstrated leadership responsibility for projects exceeding $500 million in capital value.
• Experience managing EPC contractors and large multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong commercial, financial, contract negotiation, and risk management capabilities.
• Experience leading organizations through construction, commissioning, and operational startup.
• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and make decisions in a fast-paced project environment.
• Preferred experience in combined-cycle power generation, ERCOT market experience, data enter development, large industrial campuses or infrastructure platforms
• Preferred experience in leading owner organizations through major construction and startup programs
• Location:
  
  On-site, Portsmouth/Piketon, OH
• Base Pay - $190,000 - $220,000
• The pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience,…