What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Power Mechanical Project Engineer position at David Joseph & Company?
Power & Infrastructure
Our client is seeking a Senior Power Mechanical Project Engineer to join its Power & Infrastructure team. This is an immediate opportunity for an experienced engineer to take a technical leadership role on complex power generation projects and contribute to industry-leading design solutions.
Position Overview
As a Senior Power Engineer, you will lead the mechanical design and execution of power generation projects up to 200MW, including both combined cycle and simple cycle plants.
You will play a critical role in ensuring technical excellence, design integrity, and successful project delivery, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
Key Responsibilities
Our client is seeking a Senior Power Mechanical Project Engineer to join its Power & Infrastructure team. This is an immediate opportunity for an experienced engineer to take a technical leadership role on complex power generation projects and contribute to industry-leading design solutions.
Position Overview
As a Senior Power Engineer, you will lead the mechanical design and execution of power generation projects up to 200MW, including both combined cycle and simple cycle plants.
You will play a critical role in ensuring technical excellence, design integrity, and successful project delivery, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the mechanical subject matter expert for power generation projects (25–200MW)
- Lead design execution for combined cycle and simple cycle combustion turbine systems
- Supervise and mentor engineers, providing technical leadership and guidance
- Perform engineering calculations, system modeling, and code compliance analysis
- Oversee design quality and peer review processes
- Collaborate with leadership on RFP responses, proposals, and cost estimates
- Support multidisciplinary coordination across electrical, civil, structural, and controls teams
- Participate in construction-phase activities, including site visits, testing, and design coordination
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 15 years of experience in power generation engineering
- Strong experience with IPP and utility-scale combustion turbine plants
- Hands-on experience with GE, Siemens, and/or Solar turbines
- Proven ability to deliver projects in a multi-disciplinary BIM environment
- Deep expertise in:
- Combustion turbines and internal combustion engines
- Heat recovery systems, boilers, and balance-of-plant equipment
- Working knowledge of codes and regulatory requirements (local, state, national)
- Ability to coordinate across electrical, structural, civil, controls, and permitting disciplines
- Experience supporting construction phases (site visits, factory testing, piping, shop drawings)
- Pipe stress analysis experience is a plus
- Proficiency in AutoCAD (Revit is a plus)
- Strong communication and technical documentation skills
- Competitive base salary bonus potential
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, life, disability)
- Generous 401(k) match
- Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays
- Summer half-day Fridays
- Flexible work environment
- Ongoing professional development and growth opportunities