Senior Power Plant Mechanical Engineer

Description

• Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, specifications, standards, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized analytical skills.
• Writes scope of work (SOW) and request for proposal (RFP) documents for large scale maintenance activities.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques.
• Provides design oversight, management for large scale, interdisciplinary projects
• Develop and execute department strategy to support overall business objectives.
• 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.
• Ensure that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Coordinate and review the work of engineers, field technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments (including contractors/consultants).
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.
• Plans and schedules engineering resources to meet department needs.
• Maintains knowledge of industry developments and best practices and their application at PSE to further business objectives.
• Provides technical leadership to others in the department and throughout the company.

Requirements

• Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices.
• Knowledge of power piping, welding, and non-destructive examination techniques.
• Knowledge ASME B31 and Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
• Knowledge of hydro turbines, steam turbines, gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators, and/or balance of plant equipment.
• Experience supporting operations and maintenance activities on site at thermal, wind, and/or hydro power plants.
• 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). Years of acquired experience is provided as a guide and alone does not constitute readiness for job level as individual’s skill acquisition rates can vary significantly.
• Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field.
• Experience working within the utility industry or a process plant environment.
• Ability to read and interpret P&ID’s, piping isometrics, and general arrangement drawings.
• Experience working on complex engineering projects.
• Willingness to travel to PSE power plants more than 50% of the time.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment and complex systems in a process plant environment.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance techniques and technologies.
• Possession of a Professional Engineering License.
• Experience in maintenance planning practices including reliability centered maintenance (RCM), risk-based inspection (RBI), and failure mode effect analysis (FMEA).
• Extensive field work at power plants or other heavy industrial sites.
• 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.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance