Project Development Manager

A leading integrated power and water utility is seeking an experienced Manager to join its Generation function, providing technical and engineering expertise across the full lifecycle of power and water assets — from bid development and M&A due diligence through to construction, commissioning, and operations.

What you'll do:

• Provide technical and engineering support during bidding, M&A activities, and asset development to drive growth and profitability
• Lead technical due diligence, configuration analysis, resource estimation, and availability/degradation modeling for projects under development
• Review and finalize technical proposals from EPC contractors, and support the appointment of owners engineers and lenders technical advisors
• Lead negotiation and renegotiation of key project agreements, including power/water purchase agreements, EPC contracts, and LTSAs
• Prepare budget plans and technical inputs to financial models across the project and O&M lifecycle
• Support seamless handover from project development to operations and maintenance teams
• Build and maintain strong relationships with EPC contractors, OEMs, and technical consultants
• Support commercial and revenue management, including tariff and pricing strategy input

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Master's preferred)
• 8+ years experience within power and water plants or a similar role (10+ preferred)
• Experience in technology selection, configuration analysis, and basic engineering for thermal power generation and desalination
• Strong contractual knowledge of power/water purchase agreements, EPC contracts, and LTSAs
• Experience developing international and GCC-level projects
• Understanding of financial business models is a plus