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About the Role
DNV Energy Systems North America is seeking a Gas Generation Power Senior Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) with deep experience in conventional and flexible thermal generation to support energy advisory services across Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Independent Engineering (IE), and Owner’s Engineering (OE). This role is for experienced engineers with practical knowledge of power plant design, operations, and performance, ideally complemented by exposure to project development, financing, or transaction processes. Our advisory teams provide technical due diligence and engineering advisory services to customers across North America, spanning the full project lifecycle to inform investment and operational decisions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the thermal technical lead across advisory engagements involving gas turbines, steam turbines, boiler systems, reciprocating engines, emerging new thermal technologies and balance-of-plant systems.
- Lead technical evaluations of thermal assets and portfolios, identifying key risks, value drivers, and lifecycle considerations.
- Assess plant condition and performance using operating history, outage and maintenance records, heat rate and efficiency trends, dispatch profiles, and asset management practices.
- Apply practical engineering and operational experience to evaluate reliability, degradation mechanisms, and maintenance strategies.
- Support technical due diligence, independent engineering, and owner’s engineering scopes, including review of plant design and major equipment configurations, evaluation of technical aspects of EPC and O&M agreements, validation of technical inputs to financial models, and participation in site visits, field assessments, and technical interviews.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, or related discipline).
- A minimum of Five (5) years of experience in thermal power generation, with deep knowledge of plant design, operating cycles, and performance characteristics across conventional and flexible assets (e.g., combined cycle, simple cycle).
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate plant performance, reliability, and operational risk, including key drivers such as heat rate, outages, maintenance strategies, and lifecycle considerations.
- Familiarity with the energy project lifecycle, including major contracts (EPC, O&M) and their impact on technical and commercial risk.
- Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear, structured insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong AI and digital fluency, with the ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs, apply critical thinking, ensure quality and accuracy, and utilize AI responsibly within company governance frameworks.
- Willingness and ability travel up to approximately 15% of the time.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong written and verbal communication skills in English language.
- Pre-employment drug and background screening conducted.
Skills
- Thermal generation expertise
- Plant operations
- Technical engineering
- Investment decision-making
- Risk assessment
- Performance analysis
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Independent Engineering (IE)
- Owner’s Engineering (OE)
- Power plant design
- Project development
- Project financing
- Transaction processes
- Greenfield design configurations
- Plant condition assessment
- Reliability evaluation
- Maintenance strategy assessment
- Contract structures analysis
- Lifecycle risk assessment
- Technical due diligence
- Gas turbines
- Steam turbines
- Boiler systems
- Reciprocating engines
- Emerging new thermal technologies
- Balance-of-plant systems
- EPC agreements
- O&M agreements
- Financial model validation
- Site visits
- Field assessments
- Technical interviews
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Strong written and verbal communication
- AI and digital fluency
- Critical thinking
- Technical judgment
- Operations-focused mindset
- Clear communication
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Adaptability in fast-paced environments
- Ownership of technical quality
- Team player
- Knowledge sharing
Location
- Austin, TX
- Houston, TX
- Dallas, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Portland, OR
- Medford, MA
- Other DNV locations in North America
Work Type
- Hybrid schedule
Experience Level
- Senior
- Minimum of Five (5) years of experience in thermal power generation
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, or related discipline)
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 - $195,000 USD
Benefits
- Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days)
- Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans
- Vision benefits
- Spending accounts – FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter Benefits
- Company-seeded HSA
- Employer-paid, therapist-led, virtual care services through Talkspace
- 401(k) with company match
- Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
- Education reimbursement program
- Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
- Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program
- Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company
- Career advancement opportunities
About the Company
- We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future.
- We assure that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital.
- We help industries and governments navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.
Equal Opportunity
- DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.
- All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
- DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
- US applicants with a physical or mental disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department (hrrecruitment.northamerica@dnv.com). Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
- For more information https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal