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This role is a compelling opportunity for an experienced Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Specialist to contribute to the critical oversight of large-scale energy infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO). As a Senior Consultant within ProSidian Consulting, you will apply your expertise in O&M programs, reliability, and lifecycle cost management to ensure projects maintain operational integrity and can meet their long-term debt obligations. This remote position, requiring occasional on-site presence, is crucial for safeguarding federal investments by providing rigorous technical due diligence and lifecycle monitoring, thereby playing a key role in supporting America's energy security and strategic investments.
Company Overview
ProSidian is a Management and Operations Consulting Services firm renowned for delivering tailored solutions and industry-leading practices. We offer enterprise services in Risk Management, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, Engineering, Environmental, Sustainability, and Human Capital, assisting clients in solving complex problems and optimizing operations.
Job Description: Operations and Maintenance Specialist | Operations / Construction & Lifecycle Monitoring Support
ProSidian seeks a highly skilled Operations and Maintenance Specialist to support the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO) via the Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program. This role involves providing Independent Engineering (IE) Advisory Services, with a focus on Operations / Construction & Lifecycle Monitoring Support for upstream oil and gas exploration and production projects. This is a remote Exempt 1099 Contract position, with the requirement for occasional on-site meetings, located within the CONUS.
Job Overview
As an Operations and Maintenance Specialist in the Operations / Construction & Lifecycle Monitoring Support swim lane, you will provide technically defensible Independent Engineering advisory services. Your work will involve assessing post-construction O&M capability, reliability, production performance, and the capacity to meet debt-service obligations. This role is essential for ensuring long-term project viability and protecting lender interests.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide Independent Engineering advisory support for EDF Program technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities.
- Focus on O&M programs, maintenance readiness, reliability practices, and lifecycle operating costs.
- Review project documentation, evaluate technical and commercial interfaces, and identify risks and mitigations.
- Validate assumptions and support conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews.
- Prepare defensible work products, including O&M budgets, procedures, workforce plans, maintenance strategies, and readiness evidence.
- Coordinate effectively with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, and project controls stakeholders.
Qualifications
Desired Qualifications:
- 10+ years of relevant engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory experience.
- Demonstrated experience with oil and gas, power, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.
Education / Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, business, risk management, finance, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, CQA, CIA, ISO Lead Auditor, CHMM, CSP, or PMI-RMP are preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant experience as specified.
Skills Required:
- Independent engineering review.
- Proficiency with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) style documentation.
- Technical due diligence and risk assessment.
- Expertise in O&M programs, maintenance readiness, reliability practices, and lifecycle operating costs.
- Data room review, information request tracking, and report writing.
- Excel-based analysis and stakeholder coordination.
- Clear presentation of findings for credit, construction, monitoring, and certification decisions.
Competencies Required:
- Technical judgment, independence, objectivity, analytical rigor, attention to detail, defensible documentation, client service orientation, cross-functional collaboration, issue escalation, quality mindset, schedule discipline, and the ability to translate technical evidence into actionable risk, compliance, and financing implications.
Ancillary Details
- Responsibilities may include data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and preparing Independent Engineer reports.
- Supports the DOE Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program, overseeing large-scale U.S. energy infrastructure projects to protect government lending interests throughout their lifecycle.
- The LPO evaluates projects from multiple perspectives (Technical, Engineering, Financial, Commercial, Environmental, Regulatory, Construction, Operational) before making financing decisions.
- Independent Engineering (IE) Advisory Services are crucial for complex energy projects, akin to reviews performed by commercial lenders.
Other Details
- This role supports NAICS 541330 Engineering Services for the EDF Program/LPO.
- Work involves high-impact oil and gas, power, utilities, and infrastructure projects.
- Outputs must be independent, traceable, suitable for lender review, and aligned with due diligence, monitoring, and assessment needs.
Additional Information
- Employees must achieve annual goals aligned with ProSidian's Eight Global Competencies.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) and other business tools is required.