Project Manager - Electrical & Instrumentation and Controls

Requisition : 98358

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Position Specific Description

The Project Manager / Lead Professional – Electrical and I&C will provide technical leadership and project oversight for the engineering, design, construction, and commissioning of electrical and control systems across large-scale natural gas power generation projects, including simple-cycle and combined-cycle facilities. This position will serve as the technical subject matter expert (SME) responsible for ensuring design consistency, system integration, and successful project execution across multiple projects.

The role will coordinate with EPC contractors, OEMs, and internal engineering teams to drive standardization, mitigate technical risks, and ensure compliance with project requirements, schedules, and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee electrical and I&C engineering activities across multiple gas power generation projects, ensuring technical quality, design consistency, and alignment with program objectives.
• Provide technical oversight of electrical systems, including generators, transformers, switch gear, power distribution, protection systems, and plant auxiliary electrical equipment.
• Oversee the design and integration of combustion turbine controls, plant distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and associated instrumentation.
• Lead coordination between EPC contractors, OEMs, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful integration of plant control systems with Energy Management Systems (EMS), including islanded operation, load management, and frequency control.
• Review and approve technical specifications, engineering drawings, single-line diagrams, control narratives, P&IDs, and contractor engineering deliverables within delegated authority.
• Provide technical leadership in developing standardized electrical and controls designs, specifications, and engineering practices across the Gas Federal Hub Program.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, resolve complex engineering issues, and support critical design decisions throughout engineering and construction.
• Support procurement activities, vendor technical evaluations, equipment selection, and resolution of technical deviations.
• Oversee electrical and controls commissioning activities, including factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), system integration testing, and plant startup.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, technical milestones, and contractor performance to support project schedules, budgets, and successful commercial operation.

Ideal Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership and managing complex engineering activities involving multiple contractors, OEMs, and project stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of power generation electrical systems, combustion turbine controls, DCS/PLC systems, protection and control, and applicable IEEE, NFPA, NEC, and industry standards.
• Experience with plant control system integration, EMS interfaces, islanded operation, or microgrid applications preferred.
• Experience supporting engineering, procurement, construction, startup, and commissioning of large capital projects.
• Strong project management, technical problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or…