Lead Mechanical Engineer – Power Plant Reliability

Duke Energy; Crystal River (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Duke Energy in Citrus County, Florida, seeks a Lead Mechanical Engineer to serve as the primary mechanical system owner for Citrus Combined Cycle Station. You will drive reliability, lifecycle planning, outages, and cost-effective operation through risk assessment and project execution.

The role requires PE licensure, ABET-accredited B.S. in engineering, and extensive experience with mechanical systems, ASME codes, and Maximo.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited BS in Engineering required
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in current standing required
• Advanced engineering knowledge and independent problem solving
• Ability to lead outages and coordinate cross-functional teams
• Experience with mechanical systems in power plant environments
• Knowledge of ASME codes and HRSG-related topics
• Familiarity with Maximo, PowerPlan, PI Vision, MS Office, ACT
• Strong planning, budgeting, and project management skills

Responsibilities

• Serve as system owner for assigned mechanical systems and equipment, accountable for condition, performance, reliability, and long-range planning
• Monitor system health via data trends, inspections, and evaluations
• Lead root-cause analyses, corrective actions, and outage support for complex issues
• Develop maintenance, replacement, upgrade, and spare-parts strategies with Operations/Maintenance
• Provide engineering leadership for planned/forced outages, including scopes and contractor coordination
• Identify and manage capital and O&M projects with business cases and schedules
• Maintain configuration control for drawings and records, support Maximo data
• Support plant health, asset risk, budgeting, and PowerPlan portfolio planning
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Projects, OEMs, and safety/environmental teams
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory and corporate requirements

Job description

Duke Energy in Citrus County, Florida, seeks a Lead Mechanical Engineer to serve as the primary mechanical system owner for Citrus Combined Cycle Station. You will drive reliability, lifecycle planning, outages, and cost-effective operation through risk assessment and project execution.

The role requires PE licensure, ABET-accredited B.S. in engineering, and extensive experience with mechanical systems, ASME codes, and Maximo.