<h2>Overview</h2>We are designing the grid of the future!  The Technical Director of Independent Engineering will drive our firm’s growth strategy by establishing and leading our Independent Engineering and bankability assessment services. This dynamic and strategic leader will develop and oversee evaluations of the economic, technical, regulatory, and contractual viability of energy infrastructure projects. Established relationships with financial institutions and tax equity providers are critical for this role.<h2>Responsibilities</h2>How you can make an impact:<ul> <li>Conduct Comprehensive Project Evaluation: Assess financial, regulatory, technical and commercial aspects to support equity investors, lenders, and developers during transactions and financing stages.</li> <li>Lead Multidisciplinary Due Diligence: Execute key deliverables and serve as the technical lead on commercial due diligence and bankability assessments.</li> <li>Drive Client Engagement: Lead strategic conversations with clients, provide tailored advisory insights, and communicate the unique value proposition of their projects.</li> <li>Deliver and Present Findings: Support presentations of due diligence findings and assist clients in engaging with financial service providers.</li> <li>Expand Industry Relationship : Cultivate and strengthen relationships with clients, investment firms, tax equity providers and financial stakeholders.</li> <li>Ensure Strategic Alignment: Work closely with internal leadership to ensure alignment with the firm’s strategic goals and service offerings.</li></ul>Key Responsibilities:<ul> <li>Serve as a senior advisor to sponsors, investors, and lenders during transactions.</li> <li>Lead the development and delivery of commercial due diligence reports, and presentation materials.</li> <li>Translate complex technical and financial findings into clear, actionable insights.</li> <li>Collaborate with clients to assess project bankability and advise on financing strategies.</li> <li>Provide perspectives on market dynamics, curtailment risks, basis risk, affecting project cash flows.</li> <li>Work cross-functionally with internal teams for holistic project evaluations.</li> <li>Ensure timely execution of deliverables and effective resource management.</li> <li>Offer expertise on energy market trends, financial models, and regulatory environments.</li> <li>Monitor and respond to market, regulatory, and policy trends.</li> <li>Facilitate engagement between project stakeholders to support financing processes.</li> <li>Build and maintain relationships with financial institutions and industry stakeholders.</li> <li>Support business development efforts and contribute to strategic client growth initiatives.</li> <li>Represent EPE in external meetings, industry conferences, and professional committees.</li> <li>Refine and maintain standardized templates, tools, and content libraries.</li> <li>Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.</li></ul> <h2>Qualifications</h2>Bring your passion, here's what’s needed:<ul> <li>Commercial Insight: Technical fluency in project development, contracting, and financial modeling.</li> <li>Risk Identification: Expertise in identifying project risks and analyzing complex deal structures.</li> <li>Independent Evaluation: Proven ability to support the investment or acquisition process through credible evaluations.</li> <li>Communication Skills: Strong ability to lead strategic conversations and present due diligence findings.</li> <li>Client Support: Experience in engaging with financial service providers and supporting clients during transactions.</li> <li>Strategic Vision: Forward-thinking mindset and passion for advancing energy project development.</li> <li>Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to build and maintain client relationships.</li></ul> Qualifications:<ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred.</li> <li>Minimum of 10+ years of experience in project finance, technical advisory, or commercial due diligence for energy or infrastructure assets.</li> <li>Expertise in financial modeling for energy sector projects, including tax equity and non-recourse debt structures.</li> <li>Strong understanding of power markets, interconnection process, project lifecycle, PPA contracts, and debt financing strategies.</li> <li>Familiarity with U.S. energy policy, tax credits (e.g., ITC, PTC, 45Q, 45V), and market trends.</li> <li>Proven ability to analyze complex data and generate actionable insights.</li> <li>Skilled at managing client relationships and delivering high-value outcomes.</li> <li>Effective in prioritizing and multitasking across diverse responsibilities.</li> <li>Collaborative leader who promotes knowledge sharing and teamwork.</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li></ul> Lead the change!Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence.  For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid.   Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.   How we support you:<ul> <li>Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you</li> <li>Generous PTO and paid holidays</li> <li>MyShare Employee Ownership Program</li> <li>Work with industry leaders</li> <li>401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)</li></ul> Location: This position will be located in USTravel:  Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less) EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster If you are interested in applying for employment with EPE and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to: applicationassistance@epeconsulting.com Third-Party Recruiting NotificationEPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team. #LI-RT1

A leader in grid reliability and resiliency, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe for over 50 years. EPE&rsquo;s client-centric approach delivers unmatched expertise throughout the project lifecycle, with a platform of comprehensive services and proprietary solutions spanning utility engineering, grid and resource integration, reliability and compliance, digitalization, and grid analytics, as well as innovative software partnership with its sister company ENER-I.AI, Inc. Committed to designing and developing the grid of the future, EPE&rsquo;s highly experienced team of detail-oriented consultants are passionate about helping clients address complex engineering and grid modeling challenges, bridge gaps, and gain visibility into the evolving complexities of the grid. Learn more about EPE at epeconsulting.com

Technical Director – Independent Engineering

<h2>Overview</h2>We are designing the grid of the future!&nbsp; The Technical Director of Independent Engineering will drive our firm’s growth strategy by establishing and leading our Independent Engineering and bankability assessment services. This dynamic and strategic leader will develop and oversee evaluations of the economic, technical, regulatory, and contractual viability of energy infrastructure projects. Established relationships with financial institutions and tax equity providers are critical for this role.<h2>Responsibilities</h2>How&nbsp;you can make an impact:<ul> <li>Conduct Comprehensive Project Evaluation: Assess financial, regulatory, technical and commercial aspects to support equity investors, lenders, and developers during transactions and financing stages.</li> <li>Lead Multidisciplinary Due Diligence: Execute key deliverables and serve as the technical lead on commercial due diligence and bankability assessments.</li> <li>Drive Client Engagement: Lead strategic conversations with clients, provide tailored advisory insights, and communicate the unique value proposition of their projects.</li> <li>Deliver and Present Findings: Support presentations of due diligence findings and assist clients in engaging with financial service providers.</li> <li>Expand Industry Relationship : Cultivate and strengthen relationships with clients, investment firms, tax equity providers and financial stakeholders.</li> <li>Ensure Strategic Alignment: Work closely with internal leadership to ensure alignment with the firm’s strategic goals and service offerings.</li></ul>Key Responsibilities:<ul> <li>Serve as a senior advisor to sponsors, investors, and lenders during transactions.</li> <li>Lead the development and delivery of commercial due diligence reports, and presentation materials.</li> <li>Translate complex technical and financial findings into clear, actionable insights.</li> <li>Collaborate with clients to assess project bankability and advise on financing strategies.</li> <li>Provide perspectives on market dynamics, curtailment risks, basis risk, affecting project cash flows.</li> <li>Work cross-functionally with internal teams for holistic project evaluations.</li> <li>Ensure timely execution of deliverables and effective resource management.</li> <li>Offer expertise on energy market trends, financial models, and regulatory environments.</li> <li>Monitor and respond to market, regulatory, and policy trends.</li> <li>Facilitate engagement between project stakeholders to support financing processes.</li> <li>Build and maintain relationships with financial institutions and industry stakeholders.</li> <li>Support business development efforts and contribute to strategic client growth initiatives.</li> <li>Represent EPE in external meetings, industry conferences, and professional committees.</li> <li>Refine and maintain standardized templates, tools, and content libraries.</li> <li>Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.</li></ul>&nbsp;<h2>Qualifications</h2>Bring your passion, here's what’s needed:<ul> <li>Commercial Insight: Technical fluency in project development, contracting, and financial modeling.</li> <li>Risk Identification: Expertise in identifying project risks and analyzing complex deal structures.</li> <li>Independent Evaluation: Proven ability to support the investment or acquisition process through credible evaluations.</li> <li>Communication Skills: Strong ability to lead strategic conversations and present due diligence findings.</li> <li>Client Support: Experience in engaging with financial service providers and supporting clients during transactions.</li> <li>Strategic Vision: Forward-thinking mindset and passion for advancing energy project development.</li> <li>Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to build and maintain client relationships.</li></ul>&nbsp;Qualifications:<ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred.</li> <li>Minimum of 10+ years of experience in project finance, technical advisory, or commercial due diligence for energy or infrastructure assets.</li> <li>Expertise in financial modeling for energy sector projects, including tax equity and non-recourse debt structures.</li> <li>Strong understanding of power markets, interconnection process, project lifecycle, PPA contracts, and debt financing strategies.</li> <li>Familiarity with U.S. energy policy, tax credits (e.g., ITC, PTC, 45Q, 45V), and market trends.</li> <li>Proven ability to analyze complex data and generate actionable insights.</li> <li>Skilled at managing client relationships and delivering high-value outcomes.</li> <li>Effective in prioritizing and multitasking across diverse responsibilities.</li> <li>Collaborative leader who promotes knowledge sharing and teamwork.</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li></ul>&nbsp;Lead the change!Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence.&nbsp; For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid. &nbsp;&nbsp;Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy. &nbsp;&nbsp;How we support you:<ul> <li>Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for&nbsp;you</li> <li>Generous PTO and paid holidays</li> <li>MyShare Employee Ownership Program</li> <li>Work with industry leaders</li> <li>401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)</li></ul>&nbsp;Location: This position will be located in USTravel:&nbsp; Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)&nbsp;EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links:&nbsp;EEOC is the Law Poster&nbsp;If you are interested in applying for employment with EPE and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to:&nbsp;applicationassistance@epeconsulting.com&nbsp;Third-Party Recruiting NotificationEPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from&nbsp;third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency.&nbsp;EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency&nbsp;without a previously signed third-party agreement&nbsp;and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.&nbsp;#LI-RT1

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