Project Manager, Gas Generation
Fermi Inc · Amarillo, Texas, United States
Renewable Energy Power Generation · 11-50 employees
About the role
You will own the natural gas generation project from FEED through construction, commissioning, and commercial operation. You are responsible for managing EPC contractors, ensuring safety, controlling costs and schedules, and delivering the project to operations.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 15+ years of experience in natural gas power generation project delivery and at least 5 years in a leadership role. A Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Construction Management is required, along with proven experience in managing large-scale generation projects.
Full description
Description
ABOUT FERMI AMERICA
Fermi America is building the largest private power campus in the United States to serve the compute demand of artificial intelligence. Project Matador, our flagship development in Carson County, Texas, is planned to scale to approximately 17 GW of generation, comprising roughly 11 GW of natural gas, 5.4 GW of nuclear, and 600 MW of solar. We deliver behind the meter power at a speed and density the incumbent grid cannot match.
THE ROLE
You will own a natural gas generation project on Project Matador from FEED through final investment decision (FID), construction, commissioning, commercial operation, and turnover to Operations. Scope may include simple cycle and combined cycle blocks, heat recovery steam generators, cooling systems, fuel gas conditioning, balance of plant, and the interconnection to the campus high voltage system.
This is a single point of accountability role on the owner side of the table. You carry the safety, cost, schedule, quality, and contractual outcome. You direct the EPC contractors executing the work. You make the decisions rather than recommending them to someone else.
WHAT YOU WILL OWN
- Front end development: option screening, basis of design, FEED contractor management, and the estimate and sanction package supporting FID.
- Contracting strategy, bid evaluation, and administration of EPC and equipment supply agreements as the owner representative.
- Change order negotiation and defense of the company position against unsupported cost and time claims.
- The cost forecast, the Primavera P6 schedule, contingency, and decision grade reporting to executive leadership.
- Owner review of design, resolution of technical issues, and compliance with applicable codes and air permit conditions.
- Construction oversight, systems completion and turnover, and commissioning through first fire, synchronization, and performance testing.
- The safety standard on your scope, enforced without exception.
Requirements
WHAT YOU BRING
- 15 plus years in natural gas power generation project delivery, spanning front end development, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
- At least 5 years in a management or leadership role with direct accountability for project outcome and team performance.
- At least one natural gas fired generation project of 300 MW or greater carried from contract award through commercial operation.
- Front end development experience, including FEED contractor management, basis of design development, and a Class 3 estimate supporting FID.
- Command of EPC contract structures, project controls, and the codes, permits, and performance testing protocols governing thermal generation assets.
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering, or in Construction Management.
PREFERRED
- Direct experience with Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, or Mitsubishi Power industrial frame and aeroderivative fleets.
- Time on both the owner side, with a developer, utility, or independent power producer, and with a major EPC contractor.
- Behind the meter or data center connected generation, and familiarity with the ERCOT or Southwest Power Pool markets.
