Power Plant Engineer II

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. This onsite role provides 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

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is commonly required for Plant Engineer roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise for plant systems and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Lead root-cause analyses to resolve recurring problems.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans to improve reliability.
• Support outages and capital projects with technical input.
• Analyze performance data to improve efficiency, reliability, and environmental compliance.

Skills

Plant systems

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Outages

Capital projects

Performance data

Safety compliance

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.