Project Development Manager

A leading integrated power and water utility is seeking an experienced Manager to join its Generation function, providing technical and engineering expertise across the full lifecycle of power and water assets — from bid development and M&A due diligence through to construction, commissioning, and operations. What you'll do: • Provide technical and engineering support during bidding, M&A activities, and asset development to drive growth and profitability • Lead technical due diligence, configuration analysis, resource estimation, and availability/degradation modeling for projects under development • Review and finalize technical proposals from EPC contractors, and support the appointment of owners' engineers and lenders' technical advisors • Lead negotiation and renegotiation of key project agreements, including power/water purchase agreements, EPC contracts, and LTSAs • Prepare budget plans and technical inputs to financial models across the project and O&M lifecycle • Support seamless handover from project development to operations and maintenance teams • Build and maintain strong relationships with EPC contractors, OEMs, and technical consultants • Support commercial and revenue management, including tariff and pricing strategy input What we're looking for: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Master's preferred) • 8+ years' experience within power and water plants or a similar role (10+ preferred) • Experience in technology selection, configuration analysis, and basic engineering for thermal power generation and desalination • Strong contractual knowledge of power/water purchase agreements, EPC contracts, and LTSAs • Experience developing international and GCC-level projects • Understanding of financial business models is a plus Show more Show less

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Master's preferred). 8+ years' experience within power and water plants or a similar role (10+ preferred). Experience in technology selection, configuration analysis, and basic engineering for thermal power generation and desalination. Strong contractual knowledge of power/water purchase agreements, EPC contracts, and LTSAs. Experience developing international and GCC-level projects. Understanding of financial business models is a plus.

Provide technical and engineering support during bidding, M&A activities, and asset development to drive growth and profitability; Lead technical due diligence, configuration analysis, resource estimation, and availability/degradation modeling for projects under development; Review and finalize technical proposals from EPC contractors, and support the appointment of owners' engineers and lenders' technical advisors; Lead negotiation and renegotiation of key project agreements, including power/water purchase agreements, EPC contracts, and LTSAs; Prepare budget plans and technical inputs to financial models across the project and O&M lifecycle; Support seamless handover from project development to operations and maintenance teams; Build and maintain strong relationships with EPC contractors, OEMs, and technical consultants; Support commercial and revenue management, including tariff and pricing strategy input.