Generation Engineer

FirstEnergy Group; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstEnergy Service Company is seeking a talented engineer for a full-time, on-site role in Fairmont, WV. The position focuses on monitoring generation equipment, developing long-term maintenance plans and providing leadership across technical teams to ensure reliable, environmentally compliant operation.

You will assess operating conditions, justify budgets, and drive improvements through data analysis, planning and strong collaboration with contractors and departments.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required or PE license alternative.
• 4–7 years of power plant or related experience; knowledge of ASME piping codes is a plus.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work safely, promote teamwork and meet deadlines; prioritize multiple tasks.
• Experience with budgeting and engineering economics; proficient with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Monitor generation equipment condition and provide operational and maintenance support.
• Develop long-term maintenance and repair plans for equipment.
• Assess operating conditions and plan improvements with technical direction of repairs.
• Prepare financial justifications, budgets, and schedule performance documentation.
• Coordinate activities of technical staff across disciplines and report on area issues.
• Conduct research to improve work processes; analyze data and propose solutions.
• Anticipate needs, own issues, and contribute to solutions.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Self-starter

MS Office

Engineering budgeting

Education

ABET-engineering degree

PE license (optional)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

This is a full-time, on-site position located in Fairmont, WV.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring the condition of the generation equipment while providing both operational and maintenance support. Equipment include air compressors, coal pulverizers, boiler feed pumps, and other rotating equipment and requires leading the development of long term maintenance and repair plans
• Assessing operating condition and develop plans for continued health and operation including technical direction of repairs, evaluation of improvements and development of short and long term budgets. -Developing knowledge of all the dynamics associated with the operation, predictive diagnostic data gathering and reliability focused maintenance practices that would impact the safe, environmentally compliant, reliable and cost-competitive operation of this equipment.
• Assisting with solving operational issues that can be addressed with proper planning and execution of planned work and/or projects to correct inefficiencies.
• Preparing financial justifications, budgeting, schedule performance and documentation of projects.
• Coordinating activities of other technical services personnel that may be assigned for the purpose of routine, project and emergency issues and across all technical disciplines and will represent and report on issues for the assigned area.
• Conducting research to improve work processes -Analyzing data and to develop and recommend solutions
• Anticipating needs and accept ownership, contribute to solutions and possess job knowledge and maturity.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are: (1) a Professional Engineer's (PE) license (2) a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited institution (3) a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a non-ABET accredited school, plus an advanced degree in Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.
• Minimum of 4-7 years of power plant or job-related experience; knowledge of ASME piping codes and relevant standards to plant operations and maintenance is a plus.
• Possess excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work effectively with and lead cross-functional teams.
• Able to work safely, promote teamwork and work collaboratively to achieve team goals.
• Self-starter, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Possess working knowledge of various Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to lead contractors and promote good working relationships between departments
• Ability to work extended hours as necessary to meet deadlines and to ensure resolution of plant problems.
• Ability to identify equipment failure mechanisms, root cause, short-term corrective measures and long-term actions needed to minimize the impacts on generation
• Possess an aptitude for proactive versus reactive approach toward equipment reliability
• Able to safely perform equipment inspections using personal protective equipment (PPE), as needed, in a confined space or on scaffolding.
• Demonstrated multi-disciplined problem solving
• Computer proficiency in business software.
• Proficiency in engineering economics and budgeting is required.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

Position Classification

Exempt