Field Engineer — Power Plant Outages & Field Leadership

HRST, Inc.; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HRST, Inc. seeks a seasoned Field Engineer to join our Field Services team in Beaumont, TX. You will work onsite at power plants, leading installation, commissioning, and maintenance of HRSGs and boilers while solving real-world challenges.

Ideal candidates have 4–10 years' field experience, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and are comfortable traveling 50%+ yearly. This role offers ownership via an ESOP and opportunities to grow with experienced teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Experience in power generation, boilers, HRSGs, heavy industrial facilities, field construction, commissioning, outages, or related environment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on problem-solving ability.
• Ability to independently evaluate field conditions and develop practical solutions.
• Confident working directly with customers, contractors, and craft personnel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple field assignments while maintaining safety, quality, and schedule expectations.
• Technical proficiency in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, structural engineering, plant operations, or mechanics of materials.
• Willingness and ability to travel 50%+ annually, with potential 60–75% during peak outages.
• Valid driver's license and ability to obtain passport and TWIC card.

Responsibilities

• Oversee installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair activities for HRSG and boiler systems.
• Perform field inspections and evaluate equipment condition, performance, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot field issues and develop practical engineering recommendations.
• Provide technical direction to subcontractors, fabricators, boilermakers, craft labor, and field personnel.
• Serve as HRST technical representative at customer sites and act as Site Manager for construction or installation projects as needed.
• Support outage inspections and maintenance activities at power generation facilities.
• Provide technical guidance related to welding, structural issues, equipment reliability, and other field challenges.
• Interpret inspection findings and field data to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Work with customers, contractors, Project Managers, Inspection, Analysis, and HRST teams.
• Prepare technical reports, field documentation, proposals, and engineering recommendations.
• Capture and share lessons learned from the field to strengthen HRST's technical knowledge.

Skills

Strong mechanical aptitude

Hands-on problem-solving

Written communication

Verbal communication

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Structural engineering

Plant operations

Mechanics of materials

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

HRST, Inc. seeks a seasoned Field Engineer to join our Field Services team in Beaumont, TX. You will work onsite at power plants, leading installation, commissioning, and maintenance of HRSGs and boilers while solving real-world challenges.

Ideal candidates have 4–10 years' field experience, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and are comfortable traveling 50%+ yearly. This role offers ownership via an ESOP and opportunities to grow with experienced teams.