Director Project Management & Development-CCUS

Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 76 power plants in operation and one under construction represents nearly 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states, Canada and Mexico. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth’s surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Calpine is helping the nation meet its clean energy goals by developing, constructing, owning, and operating natural gas-fired and renewable generation that use advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. Calpine is a champion for carbon capture and sequestration (CCUS) and supports policies that incentivize CCUS technology; with at least 11 facilities in its fleet identified as great candidates for CCS deployment, the Companys goal is to lead the power sector in carbon capture deployment. In July 2024, Calpine announced a cost-sharing agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations for a full-scale carbon capture project at its Baytown Energy Center near Houston. The Baytown Decarbonization Project aims to capture 95% of CO2 emissions from two of the three turbines at the facility, allowing it to generate reliable, low-carbon electricity and steam for nearby industrial use. In addition to the Baytown project, Calpine is progressing on its Sutter Decarbonization Project in California, which also secured a cost-sharing agreement with the DOE in August 2024. The company is currently executing the first phase of the DOE cooperative agreement, with additional phases planned upon successful completion of phase one. The Lead of Process Engineering for Carbon Capture will oversee all engineering efforts related to these initiatives, collaborating with technology owners and EPC contractors to manage a team focused on process engineering design and ensuring the quality of third-party work

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

Provides engineering and technical support for new projects and build outs large and small. Works to help identify and develop new technologies and applications of these to help determine advisability of moving forward with project. Analyzes technical aspects and provides costs and budgeting to be applied to planning and cost analytics for projects, and ensures spending for overall budgets, schedules and performance standards are set, maintained and achieved. Develop SOW technical scopes for Third party contract resources supporting development cost build and analytics

Maintains the efficiency of important aspects of the project management process such as planning, scheduling, coordination, and budget, and risk assessment. Defines and develops project management best practices, processes, and policy to ensure alignment with corporate strategy and goals. Partners with multi-departmental leadership and other stakeholders to locate opportunities and develop and prioritize projects according to relevant measurement criteria. Responsible to ensure that all project development technical aspects are sufficient in supporting commercial approval and are adequate to support execution within the defined scope, quality, time and cost requirements. Responsible for the supervision of Project Managers to ensure that all projects are delivered within the defined scope, quality, time and cost requirements.

Assesses on an ongoing basis new possible technical innovations and technology that may be used to improve efficiencies in existing power generation assets or in the development and implementation of new lines of business.

Specialized Job Responsibilities

• Support the design for the existing portfolio of FEED studies and pilot projects, as well as additional studies undertaken by Calpine. Assist with engineering input on projects that receive positive FID during the EPC phase, collaborating across the organization to help facilitate on-time and on-budget project delivery.
• Support the business development process by providing technical input into the scoping of feasibility projects and subsequent FEED studies.
• Seek out and evaluate new CCUS technologies.
• Work toward developing a standard ISBL design that can be scaled and applied to future projects.
• Provide engineering troubleshooting support to operational projects.
• Effectively implement lessons learned to assure continuous improvement of the organizations designs.
• Grow the process engineering team as required to support Calpine Corporations portfolio of current and future carbon capture programs.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the process of engineering practice. Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.
• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used process concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the process engineering services industry.
• Ensure that all design and project work comply with applicable legislation, accepted engineering codes and standards, and Company policies and standards.
• Ensure that all design and project work comply with applicable legislation, accepted engineering codes and standards, and Company policies and standards.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve issues which arise during production operation.
• Strive to constantly improve process capability and production volume

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent, prefer Masters Degree.
• 15+ years of specialization. 10+ years of process engineering experience in carbon capture or other gas extraction processes; exposure to amine treating processes highly desirable.
• Experience managing and delivering complex project portfolios across all phases of the project life cycle and a demonstrated understanding of best practices in project management (business case development, scope definition, controls, contracting, etc.).
• Track record of effectively building and leading small to mid-sized teams.
• Exposure to business development activities around large scale projects.
• Excellent written, oral, and visual communication skills to communicate effectively with all levels and teams of the organization, our customers, and third parties.
• Experience working in a complex, matrixed organization
• Knowledge and experience of relevant Safety, Health, and Environmental regulations.
• Project management and contractor management experience.
• Strengths: Action-oriented, Collaborates, communicates effectively, Plans and Aligns, Drives Results

Additional Calpine Information:

• Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
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