Technical Project Lead

Arbor Energy•El Segundo, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Arbor Energy & Resources Corporation is seeking a Technical Project Lead to drive engineering and execution of its first-of-a-kind supercritical CO₂ power plant, from front-end engineering through construction, commissioning, and first power. The role is based at Arbor’s headquarters in El Segundo, California. The position begins with hands-on plant-level process design during FEED and transitions toward integration and field leadership, following the plant to its site through commissioning and handover to a locally hired operations team. The Technical Project Lead works closely with turbomachinery, combustion, controls, electrical, and test engineers. Travel may be up to 75% during construction and commissioning and under 20% during engineering; permanent relocation is not required. Arbor describes itself as an integrator, making this an engineering-focused role for someone with a strong process or power plant engineering background who can understand project dependencies and coordinate the deployment of the team. The work supports Arbor’s goal of delivering carbon-neutral baseload power at scale.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or a related Engineering field.
At least 8 years of experience in process or power plant engineering.
Experience carrying at least one pilot, demonstration, or commercial facility from front-end design through commissioning and startup, including significant time on site.
Strong process engineering fundamentals, including heat and material balances, P&IDs, equipment specification, relief design, and HAZOP/LOPA.
Working knowledge of ASME B31.3, BPVC Section VIII, and API 520/521.
Sufficient breadth across mechanical, electrical, controls, and civil disciplines to identify cross-discipline dependencies and critically review others’ work.
Owner’s-side experience directing engineering firms, vendors, and contractors, with a well-formed point of view on how contracting strategy and sequencing affect project cost and schedule.
Ability to travel up to 75% during construction and commissioning and under 20% during engineering.
Strong ownership mentality and sound judgment when working with incomplete information in a small, dynamic team.

Nice To Haves

First-of-a-kind or new-technology scale-up experience involving both process design and project execution.
Experience with gas turbine or combined-cycle plants, high-pressure rotating equipment, air separation, CO₂ compression, or supercritical CO₂ systems.
Experience with owner-integrated, EPCM, multi-package, or modular execution as alternatives to lump-sum EPC.
Operations or commissioning roots in a PSM-covered process facility or power plant.
Process simulation skills with Aspen HYSYS or Aspen Plus.
Scripting skills in Python or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated technical execution plan, mapping dependencies across disciplines, permitting, and procurement, and sequencing work according to decision needs.
Author or direct plant-level process design, including PFDs, heat and material balances, P&IDs, relief design, and utility design, integrating Arbor’s core technology with balance-of-plant systems.
Identify critical-path equipment early and lead long-lead procurement, including specifications, bid evaluations, vendor design reviews, and factory acceptance tests.
Scope, select, and manage engineering firms, fabricators, and construction contractors; review their work in depth and own interfaces between packages.
Lead process safety activities, including HAZID, HAZOP/LOPA, and PSSR, and incorporate constructability, modularization, and commissioning sequence into the design.
Lead on-site technical execution through construction, commissioning, first fire, and performance testing.
Partner with project management and supply chain on estimates, schedule, and contracting strategy, and carry lessons into standardized designs for future units.