Engineer I, II, III or Principal

PPL Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation family, seek an Electrical Engineer I–III at the Trimble County Generating Station. The role covers design, inspection, troubleshooting, and future work planning to enhance equipment reliability and safe operations.

The position supports various plant functions, performing engineering tasks, interacting with multiple departments, and advancing risk-managed improvements within NERC standards.

Qualifications

• ABET accredited Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology.
• Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective.
• Experience coordinating capital and O&M projects, with attention to safety, schedule, and budget.

Responsibilities

• Identifies opportunities to improve plant equipment availability and reliability.
• Performs engineering assignments related to design, construction, performance, operation, and maintenance of plant equipment and systems.
• Manages full scope of Capital and O&M projects with safety, budget, and timeline adherence.
• Prepares reports and presents recommendations on reliability, compliance, and engineering activities.
• Directs activities of coops and bargaining employees in installation, troubleshooting, testing, and commissioning.

Education

ABET Accredited Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology

Job description

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This electrical engineering position supports various plant functions at our Trimble County Generating Station. Individual will work on a variety of projects, perform inspections, troubleshoot equipment, and help develop future work plans that support equipment reliability and a safe work environment. This position will be filled based on the successful candidates education and experience level: Engineer I, II, III, or Principal.

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Responsibilities

• Identifies opportunities to improve plant equipment availability and reliability.
• Performs engineering assignments associated with the design, construction, performance, operation, and maintenance of various plant equipment and systems
• Effectively manage the full scope of assigned Capital and O&M projects including the adherence to specific safety standards, schedule, budget, and scope. Provide detailed tracking and status updates of projects to management and budget analysts.
• Prepares and presents reports, requiring self-analysis and recommendations, for related system reliability, compliance and/or engineering activities.
• Proposes, justifies and manages installation of equipment, structures and devices needed to meet Company goals.
• Identifies and manages Company and contract personnel, provides budget, accrual and forecast data.
• Supports operating and maintenance functions with engineering analysis, troubleshooting, problem identification, problem resolution activities.
• Participates in business planning and procurement processes to effectively manage risk and prioritize spending based on technical data
• Examines and determines options, based upon technical knowledge of work required to meet existing and pending NERC Reliability Standards at company sites and facilities, which meet regulatory requirements and which can be integrated into operational processes.
• Routinely interfaces with other departments regarding reliability compliance issues.
• Replies to requests of information and data by NERC and SERC.
• Directs the activities of coops, bargaining employees and other, as instructed, as they perform various activities including installation or checkout of new equipment, troubleshooting, testing, tuning, etc.
  Performs other duties as directed by management.

Qualifications

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree ABET Accredited Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective.