Director, Energy Services Group

SI Solutions, LLC • Huntersville, NC

1d • $157,000 - $190,000

About The Position

The Director, Energy Services Group (ESG) Analytical Services leads the analytical engineering team and is accountable for its people, performance, workload, quality, and growth. The team supports complex evaluations of pressure equipment, piping, rotating equipment, structural components, boilers, HRSGs, turbines, and other critical assets in power generation, petrochemical, and heavy industrial markets.

The role develops talent, aligns specialized resources with business priorities, strengthens delivery and quality practices, and partners with project and business leaders. It requires broad technical credibility, with primary emphasis on team leadership, resource planning, operational performance, collaboration, and consistent execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience in advanced analysis, integrity engineering, pressure equipment design or assessment, power generation, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing engineering teams in a matrixed, multi-project organization.
• Experience with resource forecasting, workload prioritization, project delivery, performance management, and cross-business coordination.
• Broad understanding of finite element analysis, fracture mechanics, fatigue, high-temperature assessment, and Fitness-for-Service analysis, with familiarity using ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar platforms.
• Working knowledge of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, ASME Codes, NBIC, and related standards; ability to guide complex work and engage specialized technical authorities when needed.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and judgment, with a practical approach to balancing quality, safety, delivery, and business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or doctorate and/or Professional Engineer license.
• Experience managing a specialized engineering or consulting services organization.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, utilization, recruiting, competency planning, and organizational growth.
• Experience improving engineering standards, verification and validation, quality systems, training, peer review, or digital workflows.
• Experience supporting Centers of Excellence, research and development, cross-business technical governance, or field and operational activities.

Responsibilities

• Set expectations for the team; coach, recruit, onboard, and retain engineers; and manage competencies, development plans, career pathways, and succession.
• Forecast demand, align staffing across projects and Centers of Excellence, and monitor capacity, utilization, throughput, rework, quality findings, delivery risk, and financial performance.
• Partner with project managers and technical leads to define scope, schedules, staffing, assumptions, risks, and deliverables; integrate analytical work with inspection, Fitness-for-Service, and integrity workflows.
• Ensure effective peer review, technical verification, modeling, documentation, document control, safety, and quality practices; assign qualified technical leads and reviewers based on risk.
• Develop subject-matter experts and support standards, methods, training, research, knowledge sharing, technical governance, and cross-business peer review.
• Contribute to proposals, client discussions, budgeting, planning, strategic initiatives, and collaboration across product lines and business units.
• Oversee analytical software and advance automation, digital workflows, data integration, modeling efficiency, and repeatability.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus program.
• Traditional 401k, Roth 401k, and employer match.
• Paid time off including vacation, floating holidays, sick time, and parental leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life Insurance and AD&D.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution.
• Flexible Spending Account for health care and dependent care.
• ID theft protection and credit monitoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director