Electrical Engineer/Senior Electrical Engineer

Oglethorpe Power Corp.; Rincon (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oglethorpe Power Corporation is seeking an Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer at their Rincon, Georgia facility. The successful candidate will provide subject matter expertise and technical support for power systems, overseeing compliance and maintenance programs. Candidates must hold a relevant engineering degree and possess substantial experience in power generation and maintenance strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years engineering and predictive maintenance experience in electric power generating plant.
• 10+ years for Senior Engineer level, with planning and budgeting experience.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for plant electrical systems.
• Plan maintenance outages and oversee electrical testing.
• Ensure compliance with NERC Reliability Standards.

Skills

Creativity

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Technical and Business Analytical Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology (preferably BSEE)

Tools

CMMS/Maximo

Job description

We are currently in search of an Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer who will be based onsite at our combined cycle plant, the Bobby C. Smith plant in Rincon, Georgia.

Electrical Engineer

The Electrical Engineer provides fleet engineering, Subject Matter Expertise, and technical support for the power systems and electrical equipment used at Oglethorpe Power Corporation's (OPC) power generating facilities. This includes low, medium, and high voltage switchgear; motor controls center apparatus; segmented, non-segmented, and isophase bus work; digital protective relays; large electric generators; and generator step up and auxiliary transformers.

• Competency, knowledge, and experience are required in "industry standard" electrical testing with the preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance with the associated power systems and electrical equipment.
• The incumbent shall be responsible for the OPC's fleet wide NERC PRC and MOD electrical testing program and related reporting to enable compliance with NERC/SERC standards.
• The incumbent will provide subject matter expertise with the design, selection, modification, and replacement of digital protective relays for plant power systems and electrical equipment.
• As a member of the Technical Services team, the incumbent will also provide engineering support for the review of drawings, specifications, and design memoranda for generation projects in development or under construction.

Job Duties:

• Subject Matter Expertise with technical support and engineering for power plant electrical systems and electrical equipment
• Planning the scope for plant electrical systems and electrical equipment with planned maintenance outages.
• Oversee and/or perform the electrical testing and inspections with predictive and preventive maintenance programs for OPC's power plants.
• Serve as the OPC technical advisor with defining and standardizing the predictive and preventive maintenance programs (CMMS/Maximo) for power plant electrical systems and equipment across the OPC fleet.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise with technical review for design of new power plant systems or modifications to existing power plant systems with the review and comment of drawings, specifications, design memoranda, and service contracts/agreements.
• Provide engineering support to ensure OPCs compliance with NERC Reliability Standards. This includes NERC PRC and MOD electrical testing program and related reporting to enable compliance with NERC/SERC standards.

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology (preferably BSEE) - Technical and business knowledge of generating plant operation, performance and economics.

Experience:

• 5+ years minimum engineering and five years minimum preventive and predictive maintenance experience in an operating commercial electric power generating plant required, including planning, budgeting, preventive and predictive maintenance and maintenance analysis.

Specialized Skills:

• Creativity
• Ability to organize and manage time well and to work with autonomy.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication abilities
• Good technical and business analytical skills
• PC fluency
• Ability to work directly with Plant Manager and senior plant staff.

Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certifications: Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred and valid driver's license that meets the insurance requirements under Oglethorpe Power's Drivers Qualification Program.

Travel: 40%

Unusual hours required of this position: The generating plants operate on a 24-hour basis. At their discretion, the incumbent may elect to remain on site around the clock during forced outages, maintenance outages, or to attend plant meetings which occur outside normal office hours. The incumbent is on-call 24 hours in the event of incidents that affect the operation, rating, or reliability of the Corporation's generating assets.

Senior Engineer

The Sr. Engineer will oversee Electrical Testing and Predictive/Preventive Maintenance Programs at plants owned/operated or contracted to operate by Oglethorpe Power. The incumbent will be responsible for planning such efforts as major generator outages at Oglethorpe Plants and the design, selection, and implementation of new control systems at Oglethorpe Plants. The incumbent will help with planning, reviewing, and monitoring annual electrical inspections and draft annual reports on facilities owned/operated or contracted to operate by Oglethorpe Power. The incumbent will provide business, administrative, and technical support for plant managers and other personnel as needed, including the design of new plant systems or modifications to existing plant systems, planning, budgeting, and performance analysis for facilities owned/operated or contracted to operate by Oglethorpe Power. The incumbent will help in the procedure writing of actual plant procedures to enable compliance with NERC/SERC standards such as reactive power validation. As a member of Technical Services, the incumbent will also provide services, such as reviewing drawings, specifications, design memoranda, etc. to generation projects in development or under construction.

Job Duties:

• Planning such efforts as major equipment outages and coordinating the design, selection and installation of major new equipment and systems
• Oversee Electrical Testing and Predictive/Preventive Maintenance Programs at plants owned/operated or contracted to operate by Oglethorpe Power.
• Review and monitor annual electrical inspections at facilities owned/operated or contracted to operate by Oglethorpe Power
• Serve as the OPC technical expert on electrical power engineering and predictive and preventive maintenance
• Provide business, administrative, and technical support for plant managers and other personnel as needed, including the design of new plant systems or modifications to existing plant systems, planning, budgeting, and performance analysis for facilities operated and maintained by OPC
• Provide services, such as the review of drawings, specifications, design memoranda, etc., to generation projects in development or under construction.
• Provide engineering support to ensure the Corporation's compliance with NERC Reliability Standards. This shall include technical evaluation of work required to comply with the Standards, performance and/or oversight of work required, evidence generation, procedure development, etc.

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology (preferably BSEE) - Technical and business knowledge of generating plant operation, performance and economics.

Experience: This position is a Senior Engineer level position. 10+ years minimum engineering and five years minimum preventive and predictive maintenance experience in operating commercial electric power generating plant, including planning, budgeting, preventive and predictive maintenance and maintenance analysis.

Specialized Skills:

• Creativity
• Ability to organize and manage time well and to work with autonomy
• Good interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication abilities
• Good technical and business analytical skills
• PC proficiency
• Ability to work directly with Plant Manager and senior plant staff

Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certifications: Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred and valid driver's license that meets the insurance requirements under Oglethorpe Power's Drivers Qualification Program. Level II Thermographer or Level II Vibration Analyst certification desired.

Travel: 40%

Unusual hours required of this position: The generating plants operate on a 24-hour basis. At his or her discretion, the incumbent may elect to remain on site around the clock during forced outages, maintenance outages, or to attend plant meetings which occur outside normal office hours. The incumbent is on 24-hour call in the event of incidents that affect the operation, rating, or reliability of the Corporation's generating assets.