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Power Generation Plant Engineer, Senior
PG&E - Antioch, CA
posted 3 days ago
About the position
This is a Senior level Engineer job that works under the direction of the plant manager and is typically as the sole engineering representative at the site. As such, the Plant Engineer must be well rounded with the ability to work in multiple arenas. The Job Duties listed below depend on a thorough understanding of the generation technology in use at the site and will be dominated by Production Support and Monitoring Plant Performance. This position is also responsible for providing facility personnel with technical engineering support for routine projects, including, but not limited to providing technical data; applying engineering principles to investigate, analyze, and propose solutions to technical issues; oversee or conduct engineering design review, and in the review of applicable engineering documents.
Responsibilities
- Works with the operations and maintenance teams to provide engineering support for plant projects.
- Assists maintenance team in short- and long-term outage and non-outage planning.
- Leads the facility in root cause analysis and forced event reporting.
- Assists the site safety lead with accident investigation.
- Assists the plant manager with the annual budget process.
- Works with plant operations and maintenance personnel to resolve and correct performance deficiencies.
- Monitors unit efficiency and identifies and troubleshoots deviations from expected values.
- Develops and maintains a detailed plant cost analysis tool for use in dispatching the facility.
- Develops facility technical policies, procedures, and contributes to the development of facility standards, specifications and guidelines.
- Provides technical support during major and minor unit outages.
- May manage or direct projects or modifications to plant equipment and ensure proper installation, operation, and documentation.
- Represents PG&E at external industry associations, committees, trade organizations and other inter-utility groups.
Requirements
- Five to ten years power plant experience specifically with the power generation technology in use at the subject plant.
- Greater experience within this range is required for individuals without an engineering degree.
Nice-to-haves
- A 4-year BS Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US is strongly preferred.
- Current and active California PE license is strongly preferred.
- Able to apply basic engineering principles and theory.
- Prioritizes, plans, and recommends solutions for routine projects.
- Effectively communicates both written and orally.
- Approaches and plans work in an organized manner to meet project commitments.
- Demonstrates good judgment when making decisions and recommendations.
- Ability and willingness to work overtime to support plant operation and maintenance.
Benefits
- Salary range: California Minimum: $148,272.00; California Maximum: $190,488.00
