Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power

Job Description
- Senior Subject Matter Expert
- Power (HOU
04H9)

Senior Subject Matter Expert
- Power - HOU
04H9

Company :
Worley

USA-TX-Houston

Consultants

Full-time

Employment Type

:
Employee

Oct 15, 2026

Senior Subject Matter Expert
- Power

Play an integral role in delivering complex power generation, LNG, industrial infrastructure, energy transition, and data center projects that support the world's evolving energy needs. As a Senior Subject Matter Expert
- Power, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to project teams and clients, providing strategic guidance, technical leadership, project assurance, and operational expertise across the full project lifecycle.

This role supports business growth, project development, engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, operational readiness, and asset optimization activities. Leveraging deep industry expertise, you will help clients and project teams identify opportunities, mitigate risks, improve project execution, and achieve successful project outcomes from concept development through commercial operation.

Purpose of the role

At Worley, we are committed to delivering sustainable change by bridging today's energy demands with the transition to a more sustainable future. The Senior Subject Matter Expert
- Power plays a critical role in this journey by providing industry-leading technical and operational expertise across power generation and energy infrastructure projects.

This position serves as a recognized authority in thermal power generation and project delivery, supporting clients and project teams through project development, engineering reviews, technology selection, execution planning, commissioning, startup, operational readiness, performance optimization, and asset improvement initiatives.

The role requires extensive expertise in power engineering and EPC/EPCM project delivery, with a particular focus on simple-cycle and combined-cycle gas turbine facilities, steam generation systems, reciprocating engine power plants, cogeneration systems, LNG-integrated power facilities, and related energy infrastructure.

You will be responsible for

• Providing technical leadership and advisory services for power generation and energy infrastructure projects.
• Supporting project development activities including feasibility studies, technology evaluations, front-end planning, and execution strategy development.
• Advising clients and project teams on project delivery approaches including EPC, EPCM, hybrid execution models, and operational readiness strategies.
• Evaluating project risks, opportunities, readiness, and execution challenges throughout development and delivery phases.
• Reviewing engineering deliverables, execution plans, project schedules, startup strategies, and critical path activities.
• Providing subject matter expertise related to thermal generation technologies, power systems, and balance-of-plant infrastructure.
• Supporting technology selection and project optimization initiatives for power generation facilities and energy infrastructure assets.
• Providing technical guidance during construction, commissioning, startup, performance testing, operational readiness, and commercial operation activities.
• Conducting project assurance reviews, technical due diligence assessments, independent evaluations, and project health checks.
• Supporting proposal development, technical reviews, customer presentations, and business development activities.
• Assisting project teams with identification and resolution of complex technical, operational, commissioning, startup, and performance-related issues.
• Supporting owners, operators, EPC contractors, OEMs, utilities, and project teams in achieving safe and efficient project execution.
• Reviewing system turnover strategies, startup readiness plans, operational procedures, and performance testing programs.
• Providing expertise related to gas turbine, steam turbine, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), reciprocating engine (RICE), cogeneration, and LNG-integrated power systems.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project execution, startup performance, operational excellence, and asset reliability.

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with…