Senior Mechanical Project Engineer

About us: Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. The company serves as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers. With a proven international track record and over 15 years as a large-scale developer, Pacifico brings speed and knowledgeable oversight to projects from start to finish. We are hiring a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to serve as the owner’s technical authority for all matters related to design, procurement, and construction of multi-unit simple cycle gas turbine power generation facilities with battery energy storage and associated auxiliary systems. The position supports projects across the company’s power generation development and execution portfolio but may become dedicated to a specific project site during the execution phase. This role provides engineering leadership late-stage project development through procurement, EPC execution, commissioning, and long-term asset operation. The position is responsible for ensuring gas turbine project solutions meet project objectives for performance, efficiency, reliability, environmental compliance, lifecycle cost, and regulatory permitting. The successful candidate will represent the company as the technical interface with equipment OEMs, Owner’s Engineers, EPC contractors, and other internal and external stakeholders, ensuring best-in-class outcomes for owner-developed and owner-operated generation assets. What you get to do: Owner’s Engineering Leadership – OCGT Projects Act as the company’s subject matter expert and technical lead for power systems typically required for gas turbine power generation facilities. Provide oversight and Owner’s side coordination for major equipment definition, design and integration, including: Gas turbines SCRs Heat recovery systems when applicable Fuel gas