Purpose of the Position:
Tallgrass Energy is planning to hire a Vice President of Power Solutions to provide leadership and technical guidance to all of our project teams supporting the development of power solutions, carbon capture and associated sequestration optionality and planning from the various power delivery opportunities, assisting with planning fuel connectivity and delivery of power to Tallgrass infrastructure, customers as well as power to the grid. This person will integrate potential solutions between our commercial development efforts, the project execution teams, regulatory and environmental planning and also provide guidance and support to the operations teams charged with operating our assets. This could include supporting the various teams with design/engineering, project planning and governance, reporting and execution of safe, reliable, on-schedule and on-budget capital projects.
Key Responsibilities:
•Promote safe and efficient develop and operations at all phases of asset development and delivery.
•Identify and recommend technically sound, risk-based design and engineering for projects to assure a sound planning basis for construction and development; execute and achieve defined scope.
•Support and ensure full compliance to all regulatory approvals for projects and operations.
•Ensure adherence to schedules and budget, initiating and implementing corrective action when required.
•Ensure the required manpower and equipment is in place to achieve any development objectives, while meeting approved expenditures.
•Lead the development and implementation of short-, mid-, and long-term project and engineering planning in support of the project objectives.
•Define project staffing requirements and ensure that resources are successfully identified and deployed.
•Responsible for directly preparing RFQs, vetting applications and actively involved in selecting and recommending EPC, EPCM contractors and for supporting the execution of the contracts.
•Participate in negotiations with vendors and contractors for purchases of equipment, material and supplies and/or services and/or rental of equipment, and assist the project teams resolve budget, schedule and quality issues.
•Coordinate design efforts with vendors and licensors to assure proper and complete integration.
•Responsible for strategic project risk assessments and mitigation; lead, support and define project scopes, schedules, and tracking.
•Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
•Prepare reporting and management updates for internal and external reporting.
•Demonstrate awareness and commitment to health, community and environmental protection and take action to ensure that unsafe practices or non-compliant behaviors do not occur.
•Inform, involve and engage key internal and external stakeholders appropriately; develop and maintain positive relationships and represent Tallgrass positively in the community.
Experience and Professional Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be a seasoned executive with at least 20+ years of applicable experience in the power industry, industrial processing and/or refining, LNG, midstream, or the petrochemical sector, involving significant capital project management experience with direct experience in supporting large scale power solutions for the industrial applications and/or high-tech large scale power delivery operations.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Key requirements and attributes include:
•A minimum of 20 years of experience in the management of all the various areas associated with complex development projects, including safety, QA/QC, compliance, design, procurement, cost, scheduling, construction, commissioning, start up and testing.
•Demonstrated experience leading diverse and highly specialized technical teams. Proven experience managing scoping studies, pre-feasibility studies, and EPC and EPCM contractors.
•A sound understanding and knowledge of domestic electricity energy markets with a specific focus on the central, Midwest and western electricity markets and any specific experience with data centers, large scale power delivery and private power developments a bonus.
•Knowledge and/or experience of midstream transportation and gas markets.
•Seasoned and proven successful management of EPC projects from conceptual stage through pre-FEED and FEED, procurement, construction, commissioning and, ultimately, the start-up and operational phases.
•A strong internal and external customer orientation with an ability to ensure the highest project performance in terms of budget, quality and schedule on the projects they manage.
•A team player and builder with the ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
•Well-developed organization and communication skills.
•Strong leadership capability and experience building and mentoring a high performing team.
•Ability to effectively communicate and coordinate with all levels associated with any project. This includes being able to present information to senior management, Board of Directors, investors and lenders while being able to relate well to peers and direct reports.
•Solid understanding of risk management, risk transfer and risk mitigation as well as knowledge of contract terms and conditions.
•A deep knowledge of project economics, engineering design and construction, procurement and project controls, processes and procedures.
•This executive should have a reputation for high integrity and ethics and a collegial style and ability to work well with peers within the organization.
•Relates well to people, inspires trust, and able to work effectively with colleagues possessing world-class technical and commercial skills.