Senior Power Engineer - Data Center Solutions

About this role

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe.

At Ameresco, we show the way by developing, constructing and operating tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades that drive cost savings, resilience, decarbonization, and innovation. Our comprehensive portfolio is built to address the challenges of today and adapt the future, ensuring long-term sustainability and success for our customers.

Ameresco is seeking an experienced Senior Power Engineer to support the development and execution of advanced thermal power generation projects across our energy infrastructure portfolio. This role will play a critical part in shaping project concepts, evaluating technology options, and supporting detailed engineering and construction readiness for power plants that support industrial, utility-scale, and behind-the-meter customers.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience across multiple thermal prime movers—including reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE), combustion gas turbines, combined cycle power plants, and fuel cells—and is comfortable interfacing with customers, internal development teams, OEMs, and third-party engineering firms.

Responsibilities:

• Support project development teams by translating customer objectives into technically sound and constructible power plant concepts
• Lead or support technology selection and configuration for thermal generation assets, including:
• Reciprocating engine plants
• Simple-cycle and combined-cycle gas turbine facilities
• CHP / cogeneration systems
• Fuel cell-based generation systems
• Interface with third-party engi...