Job Description

About us:

Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. The company serves as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers. With a proven international track record and over 15 years as a large-scale developer, Pacifico brings speed and knowledgeable oversight to projects from start to finish.

The VP of Power Generation Asset Management will lead the technical asset management function for Pacifico’s expanding thermal generation portfolio, starting with Cedar Creek Phase 1 (a large-scale off-grid, islanded gas-fired facility with BESS serving behind-the-meter data-center load in Bastrop County, TX). The role owns the owner-side technical relationship with OEMs, LTSA providers, and the Independent Engineer, and is a senior technical voice inside Pacifico Asset Management.

What you get to do:

• Own the owner-side technical governance of the long-term service agreements (LTSAs) with the turbine OEMs (Ansaldo Energia, Baker Hughes, Solar Turbine) and the BESS service provider. Set annual performance objectives, review OEM deliverables, and enforce contract obligations.
• Serve as Pacifico’s technical interface to the Independent Engineer (Black & Veatch) during construction, commissioning, and operations. Own the technical narrative for lender reporting.
• Represent Pacifico on-site at major outages, hot-gas-path inspections, generator inspections, and unit provisional-acceptance tests. Engage specialty engineering firms on T&M for deep technical scope as needed.
• Govern plant performance, availability, and reliability — including monthly performance reviews, root-cause analysis of forced outages and derates, and continuous-improvement actions across the fleet.
• Oversee the CMMS / reliability program in coordination with the O&M contractor: PM optimization, spare-parts strategy, criticality classifications, and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA).
• Own technical KPI settlement with the O&M contractor in coordination with the O&M / Operations Readiness Manager (availability, starts reliability, heat rate, and reliability metrics).
• Support the Director of Asset Management on technical review of contract amendments, change orders, warranty claims, and disputes with LTSA providers and OEMs.
• Own the technical risk register: identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks; escalate material issues to the Director and the Management Committee.
• Coordinate the interface between the O&M contractor, LTSA providers, and Pacifico Development / EPC during the construction-to-operations transition and phased commercial operation.
• Support the Commercial and Performance Analyst on plant-performance analytics, heat-rate monitoring, and degradation management.
• Support the Cybersecurity and OT Owner on operational-technology issues affecting technical availability.
• Support senior management on ad-hoc technical requests, including due diligence for future Pacifico projects.

Requirements

• 8+ years of prior experience in technical asset management, plant engineering, or reliability engineering at a thermal generation IPP, utility, OEM, or O&M service provider. Gas turbine experience required.
• Direct experience managing or administering long-term service agreements (LTSAs) with turbine OEMs (Ansaldo, GE, Siemens, Baker Hughes, Solar Turbines, or comparable). LTSA negotiation experience is not required.
• Strong understanding of gas turbine performance, availability engineering, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), and root-cause analysis.
• Experience representing an owner (or an OEM equivalent) on-site during major outages, provisional-acceptance testing, and warranty administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• Drive and enthusiasm, strong sense of responsibility and commitment to the company’s business.
• Team player and able to effectively interact with other team members (including other departments such as construction, engineering, and commercial).
• Willingness to travel to the Cedar Creek site in Bastrop County, TX as required, including extended presence during major outages and commissioning phases.
• Preferred Qualifications
• BESS asset management or reliability experience.
• Exposure to, or willingness to develop, lender-facing technical reporting and Independent Engineer processes for project-financed power generation.
• Familiarity with behind-the-meter, islanded, or microgrid-type configurations serving data-center or industrial load.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Master’s degree or MBA.