Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power

Worley•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Senior Subject Matter Expert - Power serves as a trusted technical advisor to clients and project teams on power generation and energy infrastructure projects. The role provides strategic guidance, technical leadership, project assurance, and operational expertise across the full project lifecycle, from concept development through commercial operation. It supports project development, engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, operational readiness, and asset optimization, while helping identify opportunities, mitigate risks, improve project execution, and achieve successful project outcomes. The position is a recognized authority in thermal power generation and project delivery, with expertise in simple-cycle and combined-cycle gas turbine facilities, steam generation systems, reciprocating engine power plants, cogeneration systems, LNG-integrated power facilities, and related infrastructure. The role also contributes to business growth, proposal development, technical reviews, customer presentations, and business development activities across power generation, energy transition, LNG, industrial infrastructure, and data center markets.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
Typically 25+ years of experience supporting power generation, LNG, industrial infrastructure, energy transition, or major capital projects.
Demonstrated experience supporting thermal generation projects from development through commercial operation.
Extensive expertise in simple-cycle gas turbine facilities, combined-cycle power plants, steam systems, RICE facilities, cogeneration systems, and LNG-integrated power plants.
Strong understanding of power plant engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, and asset optimization.
Experience supporting EPC and EPCM project delivery models throughout the project lifecycle.
Proven ability to advise clients, EPC contractors, OEMs, utilities, and operations organizations on complex technical and project execution matters.
Experience supporting large capital projects and multidisciplinary project organizations.
Strong understanding of project execution planning, risk management, operational readiness, performance testing, and project assurance.
Expertise with combined-cycle steam systems, chemical cleaning programs, line cleaning activities, air blowing, steam blowing, and startup testing requirements.
Experience supporting OEM compliance requirements and startup testing programs.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting capabilities related to power generation assets and project execution.
Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, presentation, and advisory skills.
Ability to build trusted relationships with clients, project teams, operations organizations, and executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) registration is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and advisory services for power generation and energy infrastructure projects.
Support project development, including feasibility studies, technology evaluations, front-end planning, and execution strategy development.
Advise clients and project teams on EPC, EPCM, and hybrid delivery approaches, as well as operational readiness strategies.
Evaluate project risks, opportunities, readiness, and execution challenges throughout development and delivery.
Review engineering deliverables, execution plans, schedules, startup strategies, and critical path activities.
Provide subject matter expertise on thermal generation technologies, power systems, and balance-of-plant infrastructure.
Support technology selection and optimization initiatives for power generation facilities and energy infrastructure assets.
Provide technical guidance during construction, commissioning, startup, performance testing, operational readiness, and commercial operation.
Conduct project assurance reviews, technical due diligence, independent evaluations, and project health checks.
Support proposal development, technical reviews, customer presentations, and business development activities.
Assist project teams in identifying and resolving complex technical, operational, commissioning, startup, and performance issues.
Support owners, operators, EPC contractors, OEMs, utilities, and project teams in achieving safe and efficient project execution.
Review system turnover strategies, startup readiness plans, operational procedures, and performance testing programs.
Provide expertise on gas turbine, steam turbine, HRSG, RICE, cogeneration, and LNG-integrated power systems.
Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project execution, startup performance, operational excellence, and asset reliability.