Plant Engineer

NES Fircroft; New Roads (LA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in Louisiana seeks a Maintenance/Power Plant Engineer to provide engineering support for safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation. You will support daily operations, monitor equipment performance, and lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

The role involves developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, managing engineering projects and plant modifications, reviewing technical documentation, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while coordinating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline required.
• 3+ years of experience in power generation, utilities, or industrial facilities preferred.
• Knowledge of power plant equipment and systems.

Responsibilities

• Support daily plant operations and maintenance activities.
• Monitor equipment performance and plant efficiency.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Manage engineering projects, equipment upgrades, and plant modifications.
• Review and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, contractors, and vendors.
• Support planned outages and major maintenance activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, availability, and cost performance.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

CMMS applications

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for providing engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the power plant. Supports maintenance, reliability, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Support daily plant operations and maintenance activities.
• Monitor equipment performance and plant efficiency.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Manage engineering projects, equipment upgrades, and plant modifications.
• Review and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, contractors, and vendors.
• Support planned outages and major maintenance activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, availability, and cost performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in power generation, utilities, or industrial facilities preferred.
• Knowledge of power plant equipment and systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with reliability engineering and root cause analysis.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS applications.

Key Competencies

• Safety-focused mindset.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Project management and organizational abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced plant environment.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.