VP of Projects

Candid Intelligence

• $180K — $220K *
Energy & Utilities
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20+ years in capital project execution, mainly in LNG, gas-to-power, power generation, midstream, or petrochemical facilities.
  • Prior experience in VP, Director, or Senior Project Director roles with multiple concurrent Pre-FEED / FEED engagements.
  • Proven ability to build and lead project teams from the ground up.
  • Deep knowledge of FEL stage-gate methodology and the preconstruction engineering lifecycle.
  • Strong understanding of both EPC and owner/operator perspectives at a senior level.
  • Strong commercial skills for scoping and managing client engagement expectations.
  • Experience in managing P&L or project economics at the portfolio level.

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire project delivery portfolio across various energy sectors including LNG and petrochemicals.
  • Hire, manage, and develop Project Directors for executing Pre-FEED / FEED work.
  • Define and enforce project delivery methodology and quality standards.
  • Serve as the senior engineering authority in high-level client discussions.
  • Collaborate with sales to scope and qualify new engagements.
  • Work with AI and product teams to improve delivery processes based on pain points.
  • Develop systems to track project performance and utilization as the practice grows.
  • Oversee client satisfaction and retention, managing project risks.

Benefits

  • Base compensation with meaningful equity offerings.
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
  • Comprehensive insurance covering medical, dental, and vision.
  • Daily meals provided at the office for lunch and dinner.
  • Health and wellness budget of up to $150 per month.
Full Job Description
The Role

You lead Candid's engineering practice. Walk into the room with a 30-year nuclear-trained CEO or a Fortune 500 head of engineering and be a peer on day one. Hire the project directors. Stamp the deliverables. Defend Candid against incumbent EPCs (B&V, Bechtel, S&L, B&McD, Worley) on FEED bids. Shape what the platform team builds by feeding back what the work actually needs.

What You'll Do
  • Lead engineering practice across BTM gas-fired power projects, 200 MW to multi-GW
  • Serve as senior engineering counterparty to client CEOs, Heads of Engineering, VPs of Projects
  • Stamp FEL-2 / FEED deliverables; defend Class 4 estimates with lenders, IC, incumbent EPCs
  • Build and lead the engineering team - project directors, senior PEs, multi-discipline leads
  • Architect Candid's dual-team execution model (Project Execution Team + FlowState platform team)
  • Shape the platform roadmap with the AI engineering team


What You Bring
  • 20+ years in power generation engineering, deep on combined-cycle and simple-cycle gas
  • Directed engineering on at least two gas plants at FEED or EPC stage ($200M+ capex). Owned, not participated.
  • PE-licensed in Texas (multi-state ideal)
  • Background at a major power EPC (S&L, B&McD, Bechtel Power, B&V, Worley, Kiewit) or owner-operator (Vistra, Constellation, NRG, Talen, Duke, AES)
  • Have run 10+ disciplines in parallel through HAZID, IDC, IFR, IFI cycles
  • BTM / islanded / co-located generation experience - paralleling, redundancy mapping, microgrid architecture
  • Tech-friendly without being naive. You see waste in conventional FEL execution and want to fix it.
  • Houston-based or relocatable


Nice to Have
  • Nuclear-adjacent BOP work (Vogtle, Palisades, NuScale, BWRX-300, Stone & Webster)
  • Data center critical-power experience (Tier III/IV)
  • ERCOT or PJM market familiarity
  • Direct experience with project-finance / IC / lender engineering review
  • Compensation
  • Senior base + meaningful equity. Unlimited PTO. Medical, dental, vision. Daily lunch and dinner. $150/month wellness budget.

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