Hybrid Senior Power Plant Mechanical Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Engineer preparing engineering plans, designs, and specifications for energy projects at PSE. Analyzing equipment failures, overseeing repair work, and leading interdisciplinary engineering teams.

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
  • Ensure that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment
  • Maintains knowledge of industry developments and best practices and their application at PSE to further business objectives
  • Coordinate and review the work of engineers, field technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments (including contractors/consultants)
  • Plans and schedules engineering resources to meet department needs
  • Develop and execute department strategy to support overall business objectives
  • Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures
  • Performs other duties as assigned

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
  • Extensive field work at power plants or other heavy industrial sites
  • Possession of a Professional Engineering License
  • Experience supporting operations and maintenance activities on site at thermal, wind, and/or hydro power plants
  • Knowledge of hydro turbines, steam turbines, gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators, and/or balance of plant equipment
  • Knowledge of power piping, welding, and non-destructive examination techniques
  • Knowledge ASME B31 and Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • Experience troubleshooting equipment and complex systems in a process plant environment
  • Knowledge of predictive maintenance techniques and technologies
  • Experience in maintenance planning practices including reliability centered maintenance (RCM), risk-based inspection (RBI), and failure mode effect analysis (FMEA)
  • Ability to read and interpret P&ID’s, piping isometrics, and general arrangement drawings
  • Willingness to travel to PSE power plants more than 50% of the time
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with a wide range of roles including management, 3rd party contractors, other engineering disciplines, and plant operations and maintenance personnel
  • Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices
  • Experience working on complex engineering projects.

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

Senior Power Plant Mechanical Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$104,500 - $174,100 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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