Principal Engineer, Project Engineering

AES•Louisville, CO

4d•$155,750 - $187,750•Hybrid

About The Position

The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), a Fortune 500 company, is a leader in the global energy revolution, operating in 14 countries and committed to shaping the future through innovation and collaboration. Recognized as one of the Top Ten Best Workplaces for Innovators by Fast Company in 2022 and certified as a Great Place to Work, AES values its people and groundbreaking ideas. AES is ranked #1 globally in renewable energy sales to corporations and aims to meet Paris Agreement goals by 2050, offering innovative solutions like 24/7 carbon-free energy for data centers to drive global decarbonization. This role is with AES Clean Energy Services, LLC, located in Louisville, CO, with telecommuting permitted and 25% travel required.

Requirements

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 forecast for run-of river hydropower plants, open-loop pumped storage hydropower plants and closed-loop pumped-storage hydropower plants.
Pelton turbine engineering and model testing.
Penstock engineering.
Hydromechanical equipment engineering (hydraulic gates, trash racks).
Reviewing QA/QC plans for hydraulic turbines, generators, main inlet valves, mechanical BOP, applicable to factory inspections and site tests.
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.

Responsibilities

Manage and lead the hydropower, PV and BESS review of design sets from EPC’s and vendors, managing internal engineers and consultants.
Manage and lead reviews on transient analyses, flow models and design studies provided by EPC’s and consultants.
Represent company at factory acceptance tests for pump, turbine and hydropower related equipment, holding vendors accountable for quality and safety standards.
Author owner’s technical requirements and ensure compliance with EPC’s design documentation and construction drawings.
Collaborate with Project Manager on schedule, scope and budget related to hydropower specific activities.
Act as point of contact for external design firms and owner’s 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 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 independent 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.
Technical project due diligence and project engineering design review.
Equipment reviews and selection.
Engineering Procurement and Construction contract support.
Hydropower Related project scope of work and design standards development.
Improve and develop processes for the execution of safe, quality and high-performance projects.