Thermal Engineer

Thermal Engineer

This is a remote/virtual position, allowing candidates to work from anywhere within the United States. The role involves supporting electric power projects by evaluating and optimizing their technical, commercial, environmental, and financial aspects.

Responsibilities

• Provide development support, conceptual design, and owner's engineer services for electric power generation projects.
• Perform technical evaluations of electric power generation projects and facilities.
• Support project economic and cost analysis, risk assessments, and contract development.
• Conduct engineering design reviews, technical due diligence, project development support, and conceptual design.
• Travel within the United States and internationally as required.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 10+ years of experience in the electric power industry.
• Experience in detailed design of medium voltage electrical systems for thermal power projects.
• Proficiency in simple cycle gas turbines, combined cycle projects, coal-fired generation, or reciprocating engines (RICE).
• Strong technical communication and writing skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in technical due diligence and owner's engineering design reviews is a plus.
• Understanding of power station operations and performance reviews is advantageous.
• Familiarity with international design codes and standards is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering is acceptable.

Work Environment

The position is fully remote, with options to work from Chicago or Denver if preferred. It offers a dynamic work environment for individuals seeking to broaden their responsibilities beyond engineering/design work.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chicago, Illinois.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $116000.00 - $180000.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 23, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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