Senior Plant Engineer — Rotating Equipment Reliability

SaskPower; Estevan; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SaskPower in Saskatchewan is seeking a Senior Plant Engineer to lead reliability and maintenance optimization for critical rotating equipment across power generation facilities. This role provides strategic engineering leadership and mentors staff to improve equipment availability, reduce lifecycle costs, and mitigate operational risk.

The Senior Plant Engineer will drive complex investigations, influence capital decisions, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Asset Management, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Eligible for membership in the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan (APEGS).
• Professional Engineering Designation P.Eng. is required or the candidate must be eligible.
• Minimum six (6) years post-licence experience in power generation, utilities, heavy industrial, refinery or petrochemical environments.
• Extensive experience with rotating equipment including turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, fans, motors, and auxiliary systems.
• Demonstrated history leading root cause investigations, reliability improvement initiatives, and major equipment projects.
• ISO Vibration Analyst certification (Category II or higher).
• Experience with predictive technologies (motion amplification, oil analysis, ultrasonic).
• Experience supporting commissioning and performance testing of hydroelectric generation.
• Ability to guide complex technical issues and lead teams across projects.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead for rotating equipment reliability and long-term improvement strategies.
• Support root cause analyses and major equipment investigations.
• Identify chronic equipment issues and implement corrective actions.
• Establish asset health indicators, reliability metrics, and performance benchmarks.
• Provide engineering leadership during outages, major overhauls, and commissioning activities.
• Mentor engineers and technologists across teams.
• Develop project plans and monitor costs and schedules; initiate corrective actions as needed.
• Provide direction for construction and commissioning projects and set engineering standards.

Skills

Rotating equipment experience

Root cause analysis

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

APEGS eligibility

P.Eng. designation

Tools

ISO Vibration Analyst certification

Motion amplification

Oil analysis

Ultrasonic testing

Job description

SaskPower in Saskatchewan is seeking a Senior Plant Engineer to lead reliability and maintenance optimization for critical rotating equipment across power generation facilities. This role provides strategic engineering leadership and mentors staff to improve equipment availability, reduce lifecycle costs, and mitigate operational risk.

The Senior Plant Engineer will drive complex investigations, influence capital decisions, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Asset Management, and