Principal Engineer, Project Engineering

Principal Engineer, Project Engineering

Employer:

AES Clean Energy Services, LLC

Location:

Louisville, CO (Telecommuting permitted, 25% travel required for site visits, inspections, and meetings)

• Manage and lead the hydropower, PV and BESS review of design sets from EPCs and vendors, managing internal engineers and consultants.
• Manage and lead reviews on transient analyses, flow models and design studies provided by EPCs and consultants.
• Represent the company at factory acceptance tests for pump, turbine and hydropower related equipment, holding vendors accountable for quality and safety standards.
• Author owners’ technical requirements and ensure compliance with EPC design documentation and construction drawings.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager on schedule, scope and budget related to hydropower specific activities.
• Act as point of contact for external design firms and owners’ engineers.
• Respond to EPC requests for information on exceptions related to the hydropower plants, PV and BESS.
• Develop and review test plans.
• Collaboratively work with the team to provide input on equipment and spares, balancing cost and long‑term O&M decisions.
• Manage and coordinate internal resources to perform QA/QC field inspections, track non‑conformities and punch list development.
• Manage and coordinate erection tests, pre‑commissioning tests (dry‑tests) and commissioning tests (wet tests) of the hydropower scope through site team, independent consultants and engineering firms.
• Establish and communicate commissioning steps to project team members to develop schedules.
• Communicate and lead efforts to solve problems with equipment that may occur during start‑up.
• Manage contractors on‑site to ensure quality throughout construction phase.
• Develop detailed reports and test documents for financing and independent engineering.
• Perform technical project due diligence and project engineering design review.
• Conduct equipment reviews and selection.
• Provide engineering procurement and construction contract support.
• Develop hydropower related project scope of work and design standards.
• Improve and develop processes for the execution of safe, quality and high‑performance projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any field) or a related field and seven (7) years of experience in development of renewable energy projects (hydropower) and construction of large energy infrastructure projects.
• Seven (7) years of experience in each of the following: hydropower engineering including electromechanical layout and powerhouse design; hydraulic turbine selection, sizing and characterization; hydro generator sizing and characterization; main inlet valve sizing and characterization; mechanical BOP design (HVAC, fire protection); hydraulic transient analysis; hydropower energy production forecasting for run‑of‑river and pumped storage plants;
  Pelton turbine engineering and model testing; penstock engineering; hydromechanical equipment engineering; reviewing QA/QC plans for hydraulic turbines, generators, main inlet valves, mechanical BOP.
• Two (2) years of experience in each of the following: performance testing of hydraulic turbines and salient pole synchronous generators according to IEC standards; erection and commissioning of hydropower plants, including site walkdowns, erection and commissioning testing (dry‑tests, wet‑tests), punch list development.

Expected salary: $155,750 – $187,750 per year (base pay may vary based on location, skills and experience). The total compensation package also includes an annual bonus.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• 401(k) eligibility
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, parental leave)

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building strength and delivering long‑term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

AES will provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s I‑9 to confirm work authorization.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at‑will” position and the company reserves the right to modify base salary and other compensation at any time based on performance and market factors.

E‑mail resume to  Please use reference Job Code 9672220.