Senior Technical Project Manager – Thermal Generation
by ENGIE in Energy (Oil, Gas & Renewables)
The Senior Technical Project Manager (STPM) – Thermal Generation Projects and New Technologies, within ENGIE’s Project Development and New Technologies, AMEA organization and Engineering and Technical Support (ETS) team, leads the technical development of large power projects and supports decarbonization initiatives for the thermal generation fleet across Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). The role supports extensions of PPAs for existing thermal assets, development of greenfield thermal power projects including OCGT and CCGT, asset decarbonization initiatives and projects, assessment of new technologies in collaboration with the ENGIE Group Research & Innovation ecosystem, and management of third-party engineering consultants. The STPM may also be involved in Hydrogen and Battery Energy Storage projects. The position is responsible for the technical definition of projects, selection of technologies, specifications, configuration, performance analysis, availability, outages, and evaluation of innovative technology solutions, while ensuring safety, operability, and maintainability are carefully considered in new plant designs. The role manages and reviews project-related studies during bidding and development through hand-over to execution, including pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, and ESIA studies. It leads technical development and documentation of contractual agreements during development, bidding, and negotiation stages, including EPC, PPA, electricity connection agreements, LTPRA, LTSA, and O&M Contracts. The STPM contributes to technical qualification of EPC Contractors, manages main equipment supplier selection with EPC contractors, conducts technical review meetings to optimize plant design, manages technical mark-up and proposed deviations in bidding documents, and coordinates with Procurement on technical-commercial optimizations. In coordination with the PMO team, the role prepares the technical-related portion of project execution and operation and prepares Construction technical and O&M-related documents for proposals and bids, including EPC Term Sheets and/or EPC Contracts, O&M Term Sheets and/or contracts, O&M organization charts, guarantees and testing procedures, and O&M philosophy. Based on technical assumptions, the STPM develops CAPEX and OPEX costs for projects, liaises with lenders and the Lender's Engineer to establish due diligence reports prior to Financial Close, coordinates with Business Development, Construction, Operations, Legal, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders, contributes to internal approval processes for bid submissions through Financial Close, supports contractor negotiations, provides support to construction and operation activities, prepares technical hand-over for the execution stage, and ensures experience capitalization and REX integration. As New Technologies and Decarbonisation Lead, the STPM acts as the single point of contact for ENGIE Group Research & Innovation programmes and community, leads implementation of decarbonisation initiatives and projects, supports team members on decarbonisation topics, maintains a technology watch, and fosters innovation culture through knowledge sharing. The role also leads engagement of third-party engineering consultants by maintaining a market watch and leading qualification, tendering, selection, and management of technical consultants including Bid Technical Advisors, Owners’ Engineers, Lenders’ Technical Advisors, and ESIA Consultants across AMEA projects. Required experience includes technical development of projects, bid preparation, thermal power generation projects preferably CCGT, power plant design and performance optimization, experience with Thermoflow software as an advantage, thermal generation decarbonisation technologies including renewable gases and CCUS, engineering consulting firms, and preparation and negotiation of contractual documents including WPA, PPA, PWPA, EPC, EPCM, subcontractor, O&M, LTSA, LTPRA, and consultant contracts.