Lead Professional Engineer

Washington, DC Open
ProSidian Consulting is looking for Lead Professional Engineer in Washington, DC. This local job opportunity with ID 3846855249 is live since 2026-09-22 11:25:07.

Lead Professional Engineer | Technical Execution / Independent Engineering (DOE0089089)

ProSidian seeks a Lead Professional Engineer for Program Support on an exempt 1099 contract. The role is remote with a nationwide scope, requiring on‑site meetings as needed. It is based in Washington, DC and supports project teams across the United States. No overtime pay is provided. Area clearance designation is standard background check.

JOB OVERVIEW

Provide services and support as a Lead Professional Engineer in the Technical Execution/Independent Engineering swim lane. This role delivers bankable, technically defensible Independent Engineering advisory services, converting discipline‑specific findings into lender‑ready due diligence, monitoring, certification, and decision‑support outputs for clients such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
  • Provide Independent Engineering advisory support for the Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) program technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities, with emphasis on professional engineering leadership and technical sign‑off.
  • Review project documentation, evaluate technical and commercial interfaces, identify risks and mitigations, validate assumptions, and support conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews.
  • Prepare defensible work products including sealed technical opinions, discipline review records, QA sign‑offs, and engineering assurance reports.
  • Coordinate with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental/HSE, and project controls stakeholders to support timely lender and DOE decision‑making.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams, client delivery, and senior stakeholder engagement for federal, lender, or owner‑side programs.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in energy infrastructure, engineering advisory, project finance, program management, or independent engineering.
  • 5+ years leading multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholder engagement.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geoscience, petroleum engineering, mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil, environmental, or related technical field.
  • Professional Engineer, PMP, CSP, API, NACE/AMPP, PMI, or discipline‑specific credentials preferred.
SKILLS REQUIRED

Focused on engineering services initiatives and aligned with program support activities. Must perform independent engineering reviews, technical due diligence, risk assessment, professional engineering leadership, data room review, information request tracking, report writing, Excel‑based analysis, stakeholder coordination, and clear presentation of findings for credit, construction, monitoring, and certification decisions.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
  • Technical judgment; independence and objectivity; analytical rigor; attention to detail; defensible documentation.
  • Client service orientation; cross‑functional collaboration; issue escalation; quality mindset; schedule discipline; ability to translate technical evidence into actionable risk, compliance, and financing implications.
ANCILLARY DETAILS OF THE ROLES
  • May participate in data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monthly monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and preparation of Independent Engineer reports for DOE, LPO, credit, and program governance stakeholders.
  • The DOE Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program supports DOE/LPO‑supported financing and lifecycle oversight activities for large‑scale U.S. energy infrastructure projects, requiring independent engineering, technical due diligence, credit evaluation, construction monitoring, operational performance assessment, and risk management services to support financing decisions.
  • The Loan Programs Office (LPO) evaluates projects from Technical, Engineering, Financial, Commercial, Environmental, Regulatory, Construction, and Operational perspectives before financing decisions are made.
  • Independent Engineering (IE) Advisory Services are needed for complex energy projects. An EDF‑style Independent Engineering engagement could include:
  • Upstream Oil & Gas (Exploration and production, Reservoir development, Drilling programs)
  • Midstream (Pipelines, Compression facilities, LNG infrastructure, Storage terminals)
  • Downstream (Refineries, Petrochemical facilities, Processing plants)
  • Power & Utilities (Generation facilities, Transmission infrastructure, Grid modernization, Energy storage)
OTHER DETAILS

The role supports NAICS 541330 Engineering Services for Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program/Loan Programs Office (LPO) energy infrastructure financing, with work performed for high‑impact oil and gas, power, utilities, and infrastructure projects. Outputs must be independent, traceable to source evidence, suitable for lender review, and aligned with technical due diligence, construction monitoring, EPC oversight, completion certification, operations monitoring, and long‑term debt‑service viability assessment needs.

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