Salah Baassiri
Director of Capital Projects @ENGIE North America Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Capital Projects @ENGIE North America Inc.
Washington, DC, US
Lead a ~$100M annual capital portfolio modernizing central utility plants, chilled-water and steam systems, power distribution, and campus energy infrastructure.• Establish project governance, controls, risk frameworks, and performance dashboards to drive predictable outcomes in schedule, cost, safety, and quality.• Direct a multidisciplinary team of Senior PMs, PMs, Coordinators, Safety and Construction leaders, improving delivery efficiency and strengthening team performance.• Coordinate with campus leadership, ENGIE North America executives, engineering teams, operations, and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment and safe execution.• Optimize procurement and contracting strategies, reducing cost and risk for major energy-system upgrades.• Ensure capital program alignment with long-term business continuity, resilience, and sustainability objectives.
EDUCATION
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Science - MS, Finance
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Maryland
Master of Engineering - MEng, Project Management
ABOUT SALAH BAASSIRI
I lead the modernization of mission-critical energy and utility infrastructure—transforming aging, high-risk systems into resilient, efficient, and future-ready assets that protect operations and enable long-term institutional growth.\"I am a Capital Projects Director with nearly two decades of experience delivering large-scale energy, utility, and infrastructure programs across higher education, district energy systems, steam and chilled water plants, and complex power-generation facilities. With an MBA and PMP certification, I specialize in overseeing multi-million-dollar capital portfolios that strengthen energy resilience, modernize campus utility systems, and align infrastructure with long-term institutional priorities.My work centers on solving high-stakes challenges in aging utility systems, capital governance, project risk, operational reliability, and sustainability alignment. I excel at bridging the gap between engineering, operations, finance, procurement, and executive leadership—translating technical complexity into clear decisions while driving predictable outcomes in cost, schedule, safety, and quality.In my current role under the 50-year partnership between ENGIE and Georgetown University, I oversee the execution of capital projects and programs that modernize the campus’s central utility plants, distribution systems, thermal energy systems, steam/CHW networks, and mission-critical energy infrastructure.Over the next 3–5 years, my goal is to continue delivering transformative capital programs while preparing to step into a Vice President role in infrastructure or energy systems—leading enterprise-scale modernization that enhances long-term reliability, decarbonization, and operational performance.Specialties: Energy Infrastructure • Utility Modernization • Capital Program Leadership • Project Controls & Governance • District Energy Systems • Campus Utility Plants • Risk Mitigation • Stakeholder & Executive Engagement
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