Chemical Power Plant Project Engineer

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One); Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

OUC - The Reliable One is seeking a Chemical Power Plant Engineer to join the Engineering & Operations team at Stanton Energy Center. The role focuses on engineering support, project management, and plant modifications to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable generation.

The ideal candidate will have a chemical engineering background, 4+ years of CCGT experience, and PMP/PE preferences. Responsibilities include budgeting, vendor negotiations, safety compliance, and technical specification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of four (4) years of engineering experience supporting CCGT power plants including operations, maintenance, performance analysis, and project execution on HRSG, gas turbines, and steam turbines.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Degree in Chemical Engineering is preferred.
• Registered Professional Engineer (preferred).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (preferred).
• Waste water and process water experience (preferred).
• Experience designing or optimizing chemical injection systems used in water treatment processes at power plants (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develop and write technical specifications and scope for plant projects; maintain project budgets; assist Purchasing with RFPs; provide engineering evaluation for bid documents.
• Provide technical support for O&M; review plant data to ensure accurate, safe and efficient generation.
• Supervise plant modifications, improvements, and OUC craft labor and contractors during all project phases.
• Write and develop technical specifications for plant projects.
• Assist Purchasing with RFPs, bid documents, vendor evaluations and negotiations.
• Prepare justification of plant projects based on safety, environmental, technology changes, economic analysis and efficiency improvements.
• Review and implement safety plans, drawings, specifications, safety procedures and LOTO requirements; update manuals; manage contracts.
• Inspect fluid analysis/test results; review testing and chemistry for best practices on equipment conditions.
• Troubleshoot plant processes to identify root causes and repairs.
• Generate budget proposals and justifications for management and the Capital Review Committee when necessary.

Skills

CCGT experience

Operations

Maintenance

Performance analysis

Project execution

HRSG

Gas turbines

Steam turbines

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Chemical Engineering preferred

Professional Engineer license preferred

PMP certification preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Primavera

Microsoft Project

CMMS

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Job description

OUC - The Reliable One is seeking a Chemical Power Plant Engineer to join the Engineering & Operations team at Stanton Energy Center. The role focuses on engineering support, project management, and plant modifications to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable generation.

The ideal candidate will have a chemical engineering background, 4+ years of CCGT experience, and PMP/PE preferences. Responsibilities include budgeting, vendor negotiations, safety compliance, and technical specification