Distinguished Project Engineer (Data Center/Power Plant) - Primoris Energy Services

Primoris Services Corporation

📍Houston, TX
Posted May 23, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Distinguished Project Engineer (Data Center/Power Plant) - Primoris Energy Services

Company

Primoris Services Corporation

Location

Houston, TX

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4417560854

Job Description

The Distinguished Project Engineer will be responsible for overseeing the accuracy and timeliness of design document reviews, maintaining the technical integrity of engineering and design processes, and ensuring that all project activities align with safety regulations and quality standards. The Distinguished Project Engineer will work closely with the Engineering team to ensure that the overall design is safe, reliable, and fit for purpose. This includes participating in critical safety assessments such as HAZID, HAZOP, and LOPA, as well as reviewing process documents and project specifications to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations. In addition to technical expertise, the Distinguished Project Engineer will be responsible for maintaining effective communication with various engineering, operational, and functional teams. They will also need to coordinate with other engineering disciplines to address multi-discipline technical issues and provide support in answering technical queries and RFIs from contractors.

Primoris has a long history of consistent, reliable, power delivery and has constructed over 10GW of utility base load power (not including our equally strong renewable energy portfolio). We see tremendous growth in our non-union construction opportunities throughout the United States.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure the EPC contractor delivers process engineering work and deliverables in accordance with standards, specifications, FEED design, and contractual requirements.

  • Work with the Engineering team to ensure the overall design is safe, fit for purpose and will operate reliably.

  • Participate and provide technical expertise on HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and Review of MOC.

  • Assist with reviewing process documents, guidelines and project specifications, and follow-up on due time.

  • Ensure that the project is executed in accordance with the organization safety regulations, with quality conformance and within schedule.

  • Assist with reviewing Project philosophies, process control narratives, design specifications, and other process documents.

  • Ensure efficient communication with other company engineering, operational and functional team members.

  • Call for support from other engineering disciplines when multi-discipline technical issues arise.

  • Responsible for maintaining technical integrity of the engineering & design.

  • Answer Technical Queries and RFIs from contractors.

  • Participate in key design review and ensure design review readiness.

  • Monitors changes against baseline scope.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering from ABET Accredited Institution.

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience with simple & combined cycle power plant/data center projects.

  • PE license preferred.

  • Medium/large multi-discipline power generation project lead experience preferred.

  • Experience in gas turbine co-gen facilities, power island mode, gas turbines, steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators, SCR's, GSUs, coordination between power generation equipment, electrical distribution, and balance of plant system design for Power Projects.

  • Experience providing expertise and support for reviewing process design and engineering activities of power plant facilities.

  • Experience in schedule planning for various engineering phases for power plants.

  • Technical knowledge of all relevant codes and material specifications.

  • Proficient in reviewing P&IDs, Single Line Diagrams, Control Systems, Equipment Sizing, producing/reviewing process datasheets, technical evaluations of vendor packages for Combined Cycle Projects.

  • Good communication skills.

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation paid weekly

  • Best-in-class; Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD

  • 401(k) with company match, vested day-one

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP]

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and Community Service Paid Time Off

  • Pet Coverage "For our Furry Friends"

  • Legal Assistance Coverage

  • Award winning safety programs

  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement

Company Overview:
Primoris was formed in 2004 as the parent company and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol PRIM. We provide a wide range of construction, maintenance, and engineering services for power generation, oil and gas, chemical, pipeline, utilities and distribution, and civil infrastructure clients. Primoris is ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Top 600 Specialty Contractors List by Engineering News-Record (ENR), having built projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. For additional information, please visit www.prim.com

Primoris Energy Services is a major direct-hire contractor in the U.S. delivering self-performed turnkey industrial construction and EPC services. We offer these services to our clients within the refining, gas processing, chemical/petrochemical, hydrogen, power generation, mining, pulp and paper industries from the first groundbreaking activity all the way through commissioning and start-up of the project. Primoris forms a partnership with our customers and major stakeholders from early-stage engineering through construction completion and commercial operation, safely, on-time, and within budget.

Third-Party Agency Notice:
Primoris will not accept any unsolicited resumes from any third-party recruiting agencies either domestic or international. Primoris nor its subsidiaries will be responsible for any fees from the use of any unsolicited resumes either through our ATS or via electronic mail systems from any agency representative or agency consultant unless your firm is an approved vendor partner with a current executed agreement.

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💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you walk me through your approach to reviewing P&IDs and Single Line Diagrams for a combined cycle power plant to ensure they align with FEED design and contractual requirements?
  • 2.Describe your experience participating in HAZOP and LOPA studies. How do you ensure that the findings from these safety assessments are accurately translated into design modifications?
  • 3.How do you evaluate the technical aspects of vendor packages for heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) or gas turbines to ensure they meet project specifications?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time when you had to address a significant technical discrepancy identified during a design review for a power generation facility.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to manage an EPC contractor who was delivering process engineering deliverables that did not meet quality standards or contractual specifications.
  • 3.Give an example of a time when a multi-discipline technical issue arose on a data center or power plant project and how you coordinated the resolution.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You receive an RFI from a contractor proposing a material substitution that deviates from the project specifications but claims it will save significant schedule time. How do you handle this?
  • 2.During a project execution phase, you notice that an EPC contractor is making unauthorized changes against the baseline scope that could affect the reliability of the power generation equipment. What is your immediate course of action?

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Combined CycleHAZOPLOPAP&IDSingle Line DiagramEPCGas TurbineHRSGRFIManagement of ChangeBalance of PlantFEED

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