Power Plant Engineer at Palm Beach Gardens/Jupiter West, FL

Volto Consulting; Florida; On-site; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Volto Consulting is seeking a Power Plant Engineer for a 6-month on-site assignment in Palm Beach Gardens/Jupiter West, FL. You will conduct detailed assessments of power generation facilities, gather migration requirements with operations and IT/OT teams, and document current architectures and dependencies.

You will develop migration strategies, perform gap analyses, assess risks, and collaborate with cybersecurity, network, SCADA, EMS, and plant teams to capture all requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in utility, energy, transmission, distribution, or renewable energy sectors.
• Knowledge of NERC-CIP, industry regulatory standards, and cybersecurity requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site assessments of power generation facilities, substations, and supporting infrastructure.
• Engage with plant stakeholders, operations teams, maintenance personnel, engineering groups, and IT/OT teams to gather migration requirements.
• Document the current-state architecture, including operational systems, network infrastructure, control systems, applications, and associated dependencies.
• Evaluate plant-specific requirements, operational constraints, and compliance considerations that may impact migration activities.
• Perform gap analysis between current and target-state environments.
• Identify risks, challenges, and potential operational impacts associated with site migration activities.
• Develop migration strategies, implementation plans, and detailed requirement documents.
• Coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, network, SCADA, EMS, and plant operations teams to ensure all migration requirements are captured.
• Support migration planning workshops, stakeholder meetings, and technical review sessions.
• Provide recommendations to optimize migration schedules while minimizing downtime and business disruption.
• Assist project leadership with effort estimation, resource planning, and migration readiness assessments.

Skills

Utility energy sector experience

NERC-CIP & regulatory knowledge

Job description

Location: Palm Beach Gardens/Jupiter West, FL
Duration: 6 months

Jd

Experience in utility, energy, transmission, distribution, or renewable energy sectors.

Power Plant Engineer

Location: Palm Beach Gardens/Jupiter West, FL
Duration: 6 months

Jd

• Experience in utility, energy, transmission, distribution, or renewable energy sectors.
• Knowledge of NERC-CIP, industry regulatory standards, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Familiarity with cloud migration, application modernization, and enterprise system integration projects.
• Experience working with power generation technologies such as gas, nuclear, solar, wind, or combined-cycle plants.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site assessments of power generation facilities, substations, and supporting infrastructure.
• Engage with plant stakeholders, operations teams, maintenance personnel, engineering groups, and IT/OT teams to gather migration requirements.
• Document the current-state architecture, including operational systems, network infrastructure, control systems, applications, and associated dependencies.
• Evaluate plant-specific requirements, operational constraints, and compliance considerations that may impact migration activities.
• Perform gap analysis between current and target-state environments.
• Identify risks, challenges, and potential operational impacts associated with site migration activities.
• Develop migration strategies, implementation plans, and detailed requirement documents.
• Coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, network, SCADA, EMS, and plant operations teams to ensure all migration requirements are captured.
• Support migration planning workshops, stakeholder meetings, and technical review sessions.
• Provide recommendations to optimize migration schedules while minimizing downtime and business disruption.
• Assist project leadership with effort estimation, resource planning, and migration readiness assessments.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Self driven with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in US business hours (EST) 08:00 AM 05:00 PM EST (Mon Fri)
• Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to non technical audiences
• Strong written communication skills for documentation & reports
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor and subject matter authority within the organization
• Strong analytical mindset for assessing complex problems and identifying root causes
• Proactive identification of risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Ability to align platform capabilities with organizational security and operational goals
• Ability to work effectively with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on operational excellence