Plant Engineer

Calpine Corporation; Penwell (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Calpine Corporation seeks a Plant Engineer II to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation of its natural gas and geothermal power plants. In this onsite role, you will provide engineering expertise for plant systems, troubleshooting equipment issues, and leading root-cause analyses.

You will develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans, support outages and capital projects, and analyze performance data to improve efficiency, reliability, and environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering support for power plants.
• Ability to perform root-cause analyses.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance planning.
• Experience with outages and capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise for plant systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and failures.
• Lead root-cause analyses to determine corrective actions.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans.
• Support outages and capital projects as needed.
• Analyze performance data to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Uphold safety and environmental compliance standards.

Skills

Plant systems engineering

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Outage support

Capital project support

Performance data analysis

Safety and environmental compliance

Job description

Calpine Corporation seeks a Plant Engineer II to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation of its natural gas and geothermal power plants. In this onsite role, you will provide engineering expertise for plant systems, troubleshooting equipment issues, and leading root-cause analyses. You will develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans, support outages and capital projects, and analyze performance data to improve efficiency, reliability, and environmental compliance. Working closely with operations, maintenance, and environmental teams, you'll help drive continuous improvement, uphold strict safety and integrity standards, and contribute to Calpine's cleaner, lower-carbon energy mission.