Full-Time
Vice President
Projects & Dam Safety
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy
51-200 employees
Operates and expands small-scale hydroelectric facilities
No salary listed
Bethesda, MD, USA
In Person
Regular travel to plant sites, projects, and meetings is required.
Bachelor's
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- A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related science discipline is required.
- At least 8 years of experience in a relevant capital-intensive industry, such as utility or power, infrastructure, high-tech manufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, or heavy industrial.
- At least 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary technical and project teams.
- A track record of managing large capital portfolios and complex infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through organizational complexity at speed while balancing technical, financial, operational, and regulatory demands.
- Ability to work across office and field environments, including hydroelectric generation facilities and active construction sites.
- Ability to travel regularly to plant sites, projects, and meetings.
- Ability to participate in emergency response activities for dam safety or major operational events as required.
- Own the company’s large-scale capital deployment and be accountable for its outcomes.
- Develop and execute long-term strategy for capital improvements, dam safety, civil asset management, and project delivery as the platform scales.
- Build a culture of first-principles thinking, extreme ownership, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Create and drive new tools, data, and technology across project management, civil engineering, and dam safety.
- Serve as a principal advisor to the chief executive officer and executive team on infrastructure investment, risk, and capital planning.
- Provide executive leadership to the project organization delivering capital projects, major maintenance, and strategic initiatives across the fleet.
- Deliver projects safely, faster, and at lower installed cost through new technology and reduced process friction without compromising quality or safety.
- Own portfolio prioritization, capital forecasting, resource planning, and project governance, and set standards for execution methodology, controls, contracting, and risk management.
- Make sound decisions quickly with incomplete and uncertain information and create an environment where the team can do the same.
- Hold engineering consultants, contractors, and major vendors to clear performance expectations.
- Ensure lessons learned are incorporated into delivery of subsequent projects.
- Serve as the executive accountable for the company’s dam safety program and civil engineering activities across the hydroelectric fleet.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local dam safety regulations and industry standards, including Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state dam safety agencies.
- Oversee dam safety surveillance, inspections, Potential Failure Mode Analyses, instrumentation programs, Emergency Action Planning, risk assessments, and remediation initiatives.
- Maintain standards for safety margins and factors of safety.
- Present to the Board of Directors, executive leaders, and the company on program strategy, status, and trajectory.
- Partner with executive leaders to prioritize investments that improve reliability, availability, productivity, and risk reduction.
- Coordinate with Regulatory and Legal teams on permitting, compliance obligations, and regulatory commitments.
- Partner with Finance on capital budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance management.
- Recruit, develop, and retain a highly accountable technical and project organization.
- Set expectations, hold people accountable, and give them ownership to move with velocity.
- Build succession depth and organizational capability for a materially larger company.
- Lead geographically dispersed teams.
- An advanced degree and/or professional engineering licensure is valued.
- Infrastructure leadership experience is strongly preferred; exceptional leaders from adjacent, safety-critical, high-stakes fields will also be considered.
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy buys, upgrades, and operates small hydroelectric plants in the United States to generate electricity and sell it in wholesale power markets. It owns 85 hydro facilities with about 690 MW of capacity spread across multiple states, often restoring underperforming sites to boost output and reliability. Since being acquired by Ontario Power Generation in 2018 and merging with Cube Hydro Partners in 2019, it operates as a wholly owned subsidiary with its own board and management. Its goal is to grow clean power generation, diversify its asset base, and supply reliable electricity to North American customers while maintaining dam safety and environmental stewardship.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$100M
Headquarters
Morristown, New Jersey
Founded
2010
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Apollo acquired Eagle Creek in January 2026, bringing deep capital and buyers.
- Eagle Creek's February 2026 FERC filing advances Mongaup repairs and restores generation.
- Lightstar's March 19, 2026 acquisition gives Eagle Creek a 1.2 GW development pipeline.
What critics are saying
- Mongaup's woodstave penstock catastrophically failed in November 2024, exposing asset fragility.
- Save Cheat Lake sought $85,384 daily FERC penalties on February 23, 2026.
- FERC license and dam-safety approvals gate repairs, operations, and eventually every aging project.
What makes Eagle Creek Renewable Energy unique
- Eagle Creek runs 85 hydro facilities across 18 states, rare U.S. scale.
- Its baseload hydro serves data centers and industrial load with low-carbon reliability.
- Lightstar added a 1.2 GW solar pipeline, broadening beyond pure hydro.
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↑ 13%Apollo, a US private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, an independent hydroelectric facility owner and operator based in Bethesda, Maryland, with a portfolio of nearly 700 MW.
Find out how Apollo's acquisition of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy signals a long-term bet on hydro power as America's clean-energy backbone.
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy acquires Lightstar Renewables.
Bethesda, MD, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An affiliate of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy (“Eagle Creek”) has acquired Lightstar Renewables, a...
It's the job of environmental professionals like Craig Goldinger, a regional manager with Eagle Creek Renewable Energy in Western Pennsylvania, to oversee monitoring efforts above and below the dams and adjust operations to protect resources while continuing to provide power to the public.