Hybrid Power Plant Mechanical Engineer III

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About the role

  • Power Plant Mechanical Engineer III at Puget Sound Energy supporting the generation fleet across Washington state. Preparing engineering plans, analyzing equipment failures, and providing technical oversight.

Responsibilities

  • Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, specifications, standards, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized analytical skills
  • Analyzes equipment failures, performs root cause analyses, and provides technical recommendations to improve equipment reliability
  • Provides technical input to equipment repair strategies, aids in contractor evaluation, manages repair work on site, oversees QA/QC work, and reviews repair reports
  • Writes scope of work (SOW) and request for proposal (RFP) documents for large scale maintenance activities
  • Provides design oversight, management for large scale, interdisciplinary projects
  • Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques
  • Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms
  • Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements
  • Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce
  • Provides technical leadership to others in the department and throughout the company

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field
  • Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 5 or more years practice as a degreed engineer)
  • Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience working within the utility industry or a process plant environment (desired)
  • Extensive field work at power plants or other heavy industrial sites (desired)
  • Possession of a Professional Engineering License (desired)
  • Knowledge of hydro turbines, steam turbines, gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators, and/or balance of plant equipment (desired)
  • Knowledge of power piping, welding, and non-destructive examination techniques (desired)
  • Knowledge of ASME B31 and Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (desired)
  • Experience troubleshooting equipment and complex systems in a process plant environment (desired)
  • Knowledge of predictive maintenance techniques and technologies (desired)
  • Experience in maintenance planning practices including reliability centered maintenance (RCM), risk-based inspection (RBI), and failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) (desired)
  • Ability to read and interpret P&ID’s, piping isometrics, and general arrangement drawings (desired)
  • Willingness to travel to PSE power plants more than 50% of the time (desired)

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance
  • additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance
  • accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • 401(k) investment option
  • cash balance retirement plan
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year

Job title

Power Plant Mechanical Engineer III

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$91,100 - $151,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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