Title: Power Plant Engineer

Location: Quartzite, AZ

Pay: $120,000-$140,000 Base – 10% Bonus – Relocation Package

Schedule: Typically 8 hours at the plant with flexible start time 6:30am-8am in time 2:30pm-4pm out time.

Why Work Here?

The targeted candidate for this position will be groomed into the Plant Manager role. It is stationed on a very stable natural gas power plant owned and operated by a nationwide energy company with strategic assets across the U.S. and North America. This Engineer will assist with short and long term outage planning, leading contractors, project management, and various compliance programs as needed. It is a multifaceted role assisting with mechanical, electrical, and I&C maintenance as needed. Candidates with various types of power plant and industrial experience will be considered including Navy and maritime.

Job Description:

• Support and participate in Safety and Regulatory Compliance Programs, reporting on KPIs measured against FERC Rules, NERC Standards, and ISO Rules.
• Oversee all environmental compliance activities, including preparing quarterly and annual reports. Interface with consultants, as needed, in the completion of environmental projects.
• Other duties as required, including on-call plant operations support.
• Coordinates with external contacts such as engineering firms, manufacturer sales representatives, service personnel and vendors to discuss new or modifications to existing equipment.
• Tracks and monitors overall plant performance. Identify trends, analyzes plant design and equipment to maintain high availability. Recommends changes and enhancements in operations and maintenance that maximize profit.
• Maintains a Plant Engineer library; develop, communicate, and perform work practices and procedures to keep site drawings and documentation up to date.
• Assists with managing capital improvement projects to ensure budgetary guidelines and contractual guarantees are met.
• Track forced outages, loss of generation, conduct root cause analysis and recommend recovery plans project management from initiation to closing, working with Operations and Maintenance.
• Develop and distributes requests for proposals/bid packages.
• Manage contractors/vendors to ensure safety and scope compliance.
• Maintain internal and external client/customer relationships.
• Prepares and presents technical reports and presentations and reviews reports/results from contracted work.