Engineer Sr/Staff - Turbines

BravoTECH; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BravoTECH is seeking a Turbine Engineer Power Senior/Staff to lead major gas compression and power generation projects. You will work independently to anticipate trends, advise leadership, and direct the work of others.

The role requires 15+ years of industry expertise, focusing on gas turbine, steam turbine, and generator controls. You will present to management, drive improvements to policies, and ensure safety standards across assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering (or Eng Tech with PE license) and PE preferred.
• Eight (8)+ years of engineering experience in natural gas or petrochemical sectors for Senior.
• PB Certification (PE) required for Staff track with 7+ years in industry.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical and economic evaluation, design/construction of facilities or upgrades.
• Direct work of engineers and support staff on sophisticated assignments.
• Serves as technical specialist in rotating equipment and reciprocating turbines.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to management.
• Anticipates customer needs, assesses requirements, identifies solutions.
• Maintains safety standards and champions best practices.
• Implements compliance checks, improvement plans and training needs.
• Monitors costs and resources across projects.
• Defines maintenance practices for gas turbine, steam turbine and generators.
• Interprets control logic across platforms; analyzes generator health and vibration.

Skills

Rotating equipment

Reciprocating turbines

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

PE License

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Technology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Turbine Engineer Power Senior/Staff, you will work independently to anticipate internal and external business trends on major projects and recommend improvements to policies, procedures, and standards. You will advise and deliver technical presentations to our management team and direct the work of others which will be key to your success!

The role supports major gas compression and power generation projects independently, applying 15+ years of industry expertise and excellent interpersonal skills. This role will anticipate internal and external business trends and author improvements to enterprise policies and procedures. Advising our leadership team and directing the work of others are keys to success!

Responsibilities/Expectations

• Performs technical and economic evaluation, performance testing, design and construction of new facilities, or upgrading existing facilities, and research on new developments
• Accounts for a diverse range of sophisticated assignments requiring the use of experience, innovation and judgment; may direct work of other engineers and/or support staff
• Serves as a technical specialist in rotating equipment and reciprocating turbines
• Applies specialized knowledge in the effective completion of major projects
• Prepares and delivers presentations
• Anticipates our internal/external customer needs; assesses requirements and identifies solutions
• Maintains a strong understanding of our industry and operational requirements; champions best standards and safety standards
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and improves products, processes or services
• Collaborates with others to ensure compliance, build improvement plans and meet training needs
• Monitors and controls costs and resources associated with projects
• Serves as the highest technical subject matter expert in gas turbine, steam turbine, and waste heat design for both gas compression and power generation.
• Defines pragmatic maintenance practices to driver and driven equipment
• Understand and modify controls logic across various platforms
• Expertise in turbine engine, package, and generator controls technology
• Performs technical analysis of various generator manufacturer 5MW and larger
• Analyzes equipment reliability, generator vibration, generator health with transient loading, and generator protection
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:

Senior

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; A minimum of eight (8) years of engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry
• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering; a minimum of seven (7) years of engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry with a PE Certification

Staff

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field from an accredited college or university, OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology in a relevant field with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; A minimum of fifteen (15) years of engineering experience in the natural gas or petrochemical industry

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
• Demonstrates expertise in rotating equipment, specifically reciprocating turbines
• Preferred: Project management experience