Power Plant Construction SME

Company Description DuraBante LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) established in 2008 as a business management consulting firm. The team is composed of experienced military and industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, offering well-rounded perspectives that support client growth and success. DuraBante focuses on understanding client needs, building strong relationships, and delivering practical, results-driven solutions. The company’s vision is to be a premier veteran-owned consulting firm, providing exceptional service while maintaining the expertise of a large organization and the flexibility and responsiveness of a small firm.

Role Description The Power Plant Construction Specialist (SME) is a full-time, remote role focused on supporting power plant construction and commissioning projects. Day-to-day responsibilities include reviewing technical documents, drawings, and specifications related to power generation systems, and providing input to ensure constructability, safety, and regulatory compliance. The specialist collaborates with senior subject matter experts, project managers, and client teams to track progress, identify risks, and support issue resolution during planning and execution phases. Additional tasks include preparing technical reports, contributing to schedule and cost assessments, supporting quality assurance activities, and participating in virtual meetings and consultations with project stakeholders.

What You Will Do

• Support power plant construction, modification, upgrade, and commissioning projects.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, schedules, work packages, submittals, requests for information, and other project documents.
• Help prepare requests for proposals, bid packages, scopes of work, and contractor evaluation materials.
• Track project actions, milestones, risks, decisions, and outstanding issues.
• Assist with contractor coordination and construction-progress monitoring.
• Participate in project meetings, field walkdowns, inspections, and constructability reviews.
• Compare actual construction progress with project schedules and planned milestones.
• Help identify schedule, cost, quality, safety, and coordination risks.
• Document field conditions and communicate concerns to senior project leaders.
• Support change-order review, cost tracking, and project controls.
• Assist with equipment delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities.
• Work with operations and maintenance personnel to make sure construction decisions are practical for the plant.
• Prepare clear reports, meeting notes, presentations, and client updates.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, engineers, contractors, vendors, and plant personnel.
• Support knowledge transfer and the development of repeatable project practices.

What We Are Looking For

• Approximately 5–10 years of experience supporting power plant, utility, industrial, or other major capital construction projects.
• Working knowledge of construction methods, project controls, contractor coordination, quality, safety, and commissioning.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, schedules, and technical documents.
• Experience working with owners, engineering firms, EPC contractors, construction contractors, or equipment vendors.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to organize information from multiple sources.
• Ability to identify problems, gather facts, and raise concerns before they affect cost, schedule, quality, or safety.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build credibility and influence project decisions through facts, preparation, and sound judgment.
• Willingness to work remotely, travel, and spend time at client sites as required.
• Ability to work independently while receiving direction from senior project leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field. Equivalent power plant or construction experience will also be considered.
• Experience with gas-fired, combined-cycle, fossil, renewable, waste-to-energy, or other power-generation facilities.
• Experience with brownfield construction or work performed in an operating facility.
• Familiarity with project scheduling, cost controls, document-management systems, and construction-management software.
• OSHA 30, PMP, CCM, Engineer-in-Training, or other relevant certification.
• Experience supporting startup, commissioning, turnover, or plant-readiness activities.

What Success Looks Like

You provide accurate information, keep project details organized, communicate concerns early, and help senior leaders make informed decisions. Clients and project teams trust your work because it is thorough, practical, and grounded in what is happening in the field.