Under the general direction of the Plant Manager, the incumbent is responsible for plant engineering, operations & maintenance support, and project management. The Plant Engineer serves as a resource for plant personnel to assist in the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the facility

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for understanding the plant design basis and Management of Change (MOC) program.
• Investigate equipment failures and own Root Cause Analysis program
• Develop and maintain relationships with original equipment manufacturer representatives
• Make informed decisions on engineering issues and methods that are cost effective and of high quality.
• Supports the regulatory Compliance Specialist in all NERC, Regional Reliability Entity, and EIA issues impacting facility operations.
• Oversees contractor and vendor tasks and adherence to corporate programs.
• Develop and maintain plant performance and efficiency analysis tools and report’s findings to the Plant Manager.
• Maintain technical library and drawings to ensure that all necessary reference materials are available and up to date.
• Prepare capital project budgets for approval and administer the project budget.
• Plan and coordinates plant maintenance as required to maximize plant availability and optimize cost effectiveness.
• Prepares accurate plant documentation, to assure proper historical records and reporting of plant maintenance is completed.
• Promotes and works with others in a team environment.
• Performs plant maintenance tasks as required to support plant requirements.
• Assists with operations/maintenance training and qualification programs.
• Must make expeditious appropriate decision to non-routine plant maintenance situations.
• Maintains and optimizes the plant CMMS system, issues preventative/predictive and corrective work orders for completion.
• Provides support in development of work scopes associated with scheduled and non-scheduled outages.
• Provides emergency 24-hour on-call emergency support.
• Development of specifications for equipment and materials as required in support of facility projects.
• To engineer, design, and justify plant modifications and improvements and coordinate plant maintenance utilizing plant technicians and contract support to support achieving company and group goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Driving on company business is a requirement of this position and as such, the incumbent shall have and maintain a valid driver’s license.

Performs repetitive and non-repetitive physical duties. Requiring lifts (up to 50 lbs), pushing, pulling, stretching, bending, climbing, and working in awkward positions.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, or the equivalent in training or experience.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in power plant operations and maintenance required.
• Extensive knowledge of gas and steam technologies preferred.
• Experience with operations and maintenance of gas turbine, steam turbine, generators, electronic controls, and monitoring devices.
• Proficiency with personal computers, including Excel. Prior experience with plant commissioning and start-up is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience indicating effective communication skills, analytic ability, detail orientation, and ability to make decisions and meet deadlines.