Power Plant Optimization Engineer

ContourGlobal; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ContourGlobal is seeking an Optimization Engineer in Houston/Hybrid to join the Operations Performance team. You will monitor and optimize plant performance across the Americas fleet, analyze data, support root cause investigations, and contribute to planning and evaluating capital projects.

In this role, you will work closely with senior leadership, manage preventive and predictive maintenance tools, and support major project implementations while ensuring safety and efficiency across assets.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience: Power plant or similar operational environment.
• Skills: Strong communication, leadership, and motivational abilities; able to use preventive and predictive maintenance tools.
• Safety: Able to work with hazardous materials and wear PPE as required.
• Travel: Occasional business travel between plant and office locations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize plant performance across the Americas fleet.
• Analyze operational data and support root cause investigations.
• Assist in planning and evaluating capital projects.
• Support outages and CMMS updates for major equipment.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Preventive maintenance tools

Gas turbines

Steam turbines

Centrifugal pumps

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

ContourGlobal is seeking an Optimization Engineer in Houston/Hybrid to join the Operations Performance team. You will monitor and optimize plant performance across the Americas fleet, analyze data, support root cause investigations, and contribute to planning and evaluating capital projects.

In this role, you will work closely with senior leadership, manage preventive and predictive maintenance tools, and support major project implementations while ensuring safety and efficiency across assets.