Head of Technical Integration
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Act as the accountable Technical Authority for Blue Energy's engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, establishing and enforcing the technical assurance framework that governs how engineering work is checked, reviewed, verified, and approved across the portfolio. Own the engineering standard operating procedures, policies, and work instructions while maintaining a controlled register of applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements to ensure correct application. Monitor technical compliance, lead root cause analyses of non-conformances, and operate a corrective and preventive action program to eliminate systemic causes. Manage technical interfaces between suppliers and the owner, identifying and closing scope gaps through interface control documents and structured reviews. Participate in formal design reviews, including preliminary and critical design reviews, and provide independent challenge of design decisions to ensure conformance with the design basis. Evaluate Change Order requests, applying rigorous technical and commercial scrutiny to protect the owner's interests, and negotiate performance guarantees with suppliers post-commissioning. Lead and develop the technical integration team, mentoring Owner's Technical Directors and engineering staff on assurance expectations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, nuclear, chemical, or a related discipline) from an ABET-accredited program
- Strong working knowledge of EPC execution and engineering assurance on complex capital projects
- Working knowledge of applicable U.S. codes and standards (ASME, IEEE, ANSI) and of nuclear quality assurance requirements (10 CFR 50 Appendix B and ASME NQA-1)
- Experience with modular construction and design for modularization
- Minimum 12–15 years of progressive engineering experience on nuclear, power, oil & gas, or large, complex infrastructure projects
- 5+ years in a technical authority, engineering management, design assurance, or technical integration role
- Demonstrated experience leading design reviews and managing multidisciplinary technical interfaces
- Experience establishing or administering root cause analysis and corrective action programs
- Experience in management of change and the technical evaluation of change orders on live contracts
- 3+ years of team leadership, management, or supervisory experience
Desired Qualifications
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, or a clear and demonstrable path to licensure, or equivalent
- Experience on nuclear (NRC-licensed), combined cycle, or first-of-a-kind energy projects
- Prior experience as an Owner's Engineer, Owner's Technical Director, or in an equivalent owner-side technical assurance role
- Familiarity with modular construction, shipyard/offsite fabrication, and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)
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