Energy Recovery Engineer — Waste-to-Energy Plant

City and County of Honolulu; Hawaii; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Career development

Generous time off

Job summary

City and County of Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services, Refuse Collection and Disposal Division, is hiring an Energy Recovery Engineer to assist the Energy Recovery Administrator with monitoring the operating contractor's performance at the H-POWER waste-to-energy plant.

You will monitor daily plant operations to ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance; prepare technical recommendations for short- and long-range goals; maintain engineering records; analyze system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college/university.
• One year of registered professional engineering experience in planning, design, and/or operation of a large energy power plant.
• Current Hawaii professional engineer license (civil, mechanical, electrical, or structural) or eligibility to obtain before appointment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily plant operations to ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance and advise operators of deficiencies.
• Prepare technical recommendations for intermediate and long-range waste-to-energy program goals.
• Maintain engineering records to track waste processing quality and quantities.
• Analyze system performance to ensure energy recovery, capacity, environmental, and weight reduction targets are met.
• Monitor contract compliance and coordinate corrective actions as needed.
• Act as an engineering liaison with internal teams, government agencies, haulers, and the public.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Technical reporting

Liaison with agencies

Engineering judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

City and County of Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services, Refuse Collection and Disposal Division, is hiring an Energy Recovery Engineer to assist the Energy Recovery Administrator with monitoring the operating contractor's performance at the H-POWER waste-to-energy plant.

You will monitor daily plant operations to ensure safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance; prepare technical recommendations for short- and long-range goals; maintain engineering records; analyze system