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Director of Power Generation - Middle East

Posted 11 December 2024
LocationDubai City
Job type SEED - Permanent

Job description

​In business for 25 years, we’ve delivered added energy efficiency and capacity to customers in more than 15 countries. More dispatchable power. Increased LNG production. Greater Data Center efficiency and lower costs. Hyperscale deployment at the best possible speed to first megawatt. All delivered with the lower emissions required to support our partners’ unique sustainability objectives.

Our client specializes in a wide range of engineering and manufacturing solutions within the energy sector including turbine inlet air chilling, central utility plants, district cooling, combined heat & power systems, thermal energy storage, inlet air heating, data center chilling, and inlet air chilling for LNG facilities. Additionally, our expertise extends to start-up & commissioning, system health analysis, services, and training. Our in-house team of skilled engineers and dedicated tradespeople are the reason we are the global leader in customized solutions. Our client strives to add value to today’s energy infrastructure, achieving secure, affordable, and sustainable energy that will help to create a responsible energy economy.

Summary/Objective

The Director of Power Generation will be responsible for the development and sale of Turbine Inlet Air Chilling (TIAC) projects for the power generation market. This individual will be required to wear multiple hats, interfacing with all departments within the company, and be able to communicate both technically and commercially.

Essential Functions:

  • Overall responsibility for developing Turbine Inlet Air Chilling (TIAC) projects for the power generation market.

  • Leads cross-functional team to pursue, develop, propose, and secure custom TIAC solutions for utilities, independent power producers, cooperatives, municipalities, and other gas turbine power generating entities in the USA and abroad.

  • Development consists of managing the customer relationship, leading the conceptual design, guiding the technical analyses to quantify the benefit of the system, leading the estimation process, quantifying design and execution risk, working with suppliers and partners to establish a plan, create the proposal plan, negotiate the contract, and transition the project to the execution team.

  • Establish new relationships and foster existing relationships within the targeted market.

Competencies

Strong technical background in the power generation industry.

  • Strong knowledge of combined cycle power plant equipment.

  • Strong knowledge of utility markets.

  • Exceptional organizational skills.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

  • Exceptional attention to detail.

  • Ability to write technical and commercial proposals.

  • Ability to interface with customers both at the plant level and corporate level.

  • Ability to present at conferences, customer meetings, and internally to leadership team.

  • Energetic, optimistic, and positive.

Travel

Anticipated up to 40% travel for this position.

Required Education and Experience.

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited University.

  • Experience with gas turbines and gas turbine operation in power generation and/or oil and gas applications.

  • Knowledge of the major gas turbine OEMs and their various products.

  • Understanding of Middle East Energy Markets.

  • Ability to empower team and influence across departments.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

  • 5+ years working experience in the industrial power generation market.

  • 5+ years managing or leading a team.

  • Familiarity with design procedures and inter-discipline communication.

  • Familiarity with engineering deliverables (P&IDs, Single Line Diagrams, General Arrangements, etc.).

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Master of Science degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited University.

  • Familiarity with applicable software such as GT Pro.

  • Experience in a commercial or sales role

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Familiar with conducting business in multiple countries worldwide with various technologies (gas turbine, steam turbines, heat recovery steam generator, chillers, cooling tower, radiators, pumps, generators, transformers and motor control centers) and fuels (natural gas, diesel fuels, fuel oils and renewable fuels) for industrial, utility, municipal and commercial clients. Familiar with mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, material science, process safety, waste and wastewater treatment, process design, and electrical engineering.