Executive Principal Development Engineer

Job description

What you will do The Executive Principal Development Engineer (Executive PDE) is a senior–level technical leadership role within a major U.S. Energy Service Company (ESCO). This position is intentionally elevated above the Senior Principal Development Engineer level and serves as the highest technical authority within Project Development for assigned regions, portfolios, or strategic markets. Reporting to senior engineering and business leadership, the Executive PDE provides enterprise-level oversight, governance, and risk ownership across a portfolio of large, complex, and high-risk Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) projects. Under minimal direction, this role is accountable not only for technical integrity, but also for shaping development strategy, influencing deal structure, and ensuring consistent application of policies, standards, and regulatory requirements across the organization. The Executive PDE plays a critical role in executive risk reviews, contract approvals, portfolio governance, and strategic decision-making, with clear authority to influence or stop projects based on risk, financial exposure, or compliance considerations. How you will do it: - Establishes, own...