Plant Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations

Job summary

WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, is seeking a Plant Engineer to support capital projects at the Fort St. Vrain Power Plant. The role is a 1-year contract and onsite in Platteville, CO.

The successful candidate will provide technical oversight, perform design reviews, and collaborate with operations, project management, and external engineering partners to ensure safe, efficient project execution in accordance with engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline required).
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience supporting power generation facilities, industrial facilities, plant engineering, or reliability engineering environments.
• Strong experience conducting technical design reviews.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting P&IDs.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems, piping systems, valve selection, and equipment specifications.
• Experience supporting capital project execution and engineering project reviews.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for capital project execution activities at the Fort St. Vrain Power Plant.
• Conduct technical design reviews and ensure compliance with plant engineering standards and design basis requirements.
• Review and evaluate project documentation, engineering packages, technical inquiries, and proposed design changes.
• Support project scoping, planning, and engineering development efforts.
• Review and interpret Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Collaborate with project managers, operations teams, contractors, and external engineering firms throughout project lifecycles.
• Provide technical guidance regarding mechanical systems, piping systems, valves, equipment specifications, and plant processes.
• Support technical evaluation and oversight of combustion turbine-related projects.
• Identify and resolve engineering issues while maintaining alignment with safety, operational, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as an independent contributor responsible for driving engineering reviews and project support activities.

Skills

Technical design reviews

P&ID interpretation

Mechanical systems knowledge

Plant engineering

Capital project support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

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Pueblo, CO, US, 81003 Matheson, CO, US, 80830 Lamar, CO, US, 81052

WECTEC Staffing Services

A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our professionals each day.

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role: Our client is seeking a Plant Engineer to provide engineering support for capital project execution at the Fort St. Vrain Power Plant. This is a 1-year contract role with potential for extension. You will be a key technical resource supporting project design reviews, maintaining engineering design basis accountability, and providing technical oversight throughout the lifecycle of capital improvement projects.

The successful candidate will work closely with operations, project management teams, site personnel, and external engineering partners to ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with engineering standards. This role will be onsite in Platteville, CO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering support for capital project execution activities at the Fort St. Vrain Power Plant.
• Conduct technical design reviews and ensure compliance with plant engineering standards and design basis requirements.
• Review and evaluate project documentation, engineering packages, technical inquiries, and proposed design changes.
• Support project scoping, planning, and engineering development efforts.
• Review and interpret Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Collaborate with project managers, operations teams, contractors, and external engineering firms throughout project lifecycles.
• Provide technical guidance regarding mechanical systems, piping systems, valves, equipment specifications, and plant processes.
• Support technical evaluation and oversight of combustion turbine-related projects.
• Identify and resolve engineering issues while maintaining alignment with safety, operational, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as an independent contributor responsible for driving engineering reviews and project support activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline required).
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience supporting power generation facilities, industrial facilities, plant engineering, or reliability engineering environments.
• Strong experience conducting technical design reviews.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting P&IDs.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems, piping systems, valve selection, and equipment specifications.
• Experience supporting capital project execution and engineering project reviews.

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision, and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $65.00/hr-$70.00/hr.

WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com

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Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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WECTEC LLC and WECTEC Staffing Services LLC are subsidiaries of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC