Gas to Power Engineering Design Manager

AECOM•Houston, TX

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a technically grounded Gas to Power Engineering Design Manager to join its growing U.S. Energy team. The position leads the technical development, coordination, and delivery of multidisciplinary engineering and design teams on complex, fast-paced projects involving gas-to-power generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), electrical distribution, and related site infrastructure, particularly for datacenter clients. The manager brings practical understanding of civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, process, piping, and facility engineering and serves as a key member of project leadership, interacting routinely with clients and acting as the primary internal design-team interface. The role leads projects from conceptual planning and front-end engineering through detailed design, procurement support, construction, commissioning, and closeout. It requires ownership of technical scope delivery and the ability to manage budgets, schedules, and technical production in a dynamic environment, while drawing on the expertise of multidisciplinary teams and specialists. The manager provides technical oversight for power plant and facility design, including generation equipment, emissions controls, BESS, power distribution, site development, gas facilities, storage tanks, and utility systems. The position also supports client relationships and new business opportunities, coordinates permitting and field investigations, and mentors project engineers and technical staff. Travel to client offices, project sites, and AECOM locations is required as needed and is expected to be less than 25%. U.S. employment authorization sponsorship and relocation are not available. Newly hired employees must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, plus 10 years of related experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Demonstrated experience leading projects from feasibility and front-end engineering through detailed design and construction.
Demonstrated experience supporting engineering or project delivery for power generation for datacenters or comparable energy infrastructure.
Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
Valid U.S. driver’s license and successful completion of AECOM Motor Vehicle screening as a condition of employment.
Ability to travel to client offices, project sites, and AECOM locations as required; travel is expected to be less than 25%.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
Professional Engineer license in one or more U.S. states.
Experience as an engineering manager or as an electrical or mechanical/process lead on datacenter power generation projects.
Experience with both brownfield facility modifications and greenfield infrastructure.
Experience with hydraulic modeling, process simulation, GTPRO, GIS, CAD, or 3D design and laser-scanning tools.
Previous consulting-engineering or EPC/EPCM experience.
Established relationships in the datacenter, hyperscaler, or industrial energy markets.

Responsibilities

Lead feasibility studies, front-end engineering, detailed design, and construction-support assignments for power plant developments, particularly for datacenter clients.
Develop project technical scopes, manage technical delivery teams, and coordinate completion of project technical work.
Prepare and maintain technical execution plans, staffing plans, manhour estimates, schedules, work breakdown structures, budgets, and progress reports.
Coordinate project activities across AECOM offices and technical disciplines; review status, identify constraints, and implement corrective actions to support schedule and budget performance.
Lead design reviews, constructability reviews, and client progress meetings.
Respond to contractor requests for information, submittals, field questions, and design changes during construction.
Support project closeout, including record drawings, lessons learned, and final documentation.
Direct multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, environmental, permitting, surveying, and construction professionals.
Provide technical oversight of power plant and facility design, including gas generation equipment, emissions controls, BESS, electrical distribution, site development, valve stations, meter and proving facilities, storage tanks, and utility systems.
Support development and review of basis-of-design documents, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, facility layouts, equipment arrangements, hydraulic surge and transient analyses, turbine performance modeling, RAM analyses, protections and controls, equipment data sheets, and technical specifications.
Oversee site civil and structural, mechanical and process-piping, and electrical and controls design packages; material requisitions and procurement documentation; tie-in, shutdown, commissioning, and startup plans; and issued-for-bid and issued-for-construction packages.
Evaluate technical alternatives and help clients balance safety, operability, constructability, lifecycle cost, schedule, and operational continuity.
Coordinate vendor technical information and support equipment evaluation, selection, procurement, and expediting.
Promote quality reviews and integrated design coordination, seeking input from discipline specialists.
Coordinate permitting support with agencies and stakeholders, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, state environmental agencies, transportation departments, local building departments, utilities, port authorities, and landowners.
Coordinate surveying, utility investigations, geotechnical studies, potholing, right-of-way requirements, and environmental field activities.
Work with clients and permitting specialists to identify approval requirements early and integrate them into project schedules.
Serve as a point of contact for existing and prospective energy clients; understand client facilities, operational priorities, capital programs, and long-term infrastructure needs.
Develop scopes of work, staffing plans, schedules, level-of-effort estimates, and technical approaches for new opportunities.
Build long-term client relationships through responsive communication, sound technical judgment, and consistent delivery.
Mentor developing project engineers and technical staff and recognize their contributions.
Take ownership beyond assigned tasks and follow work through to completion.