Power Plant Performance Engineer

NRG Energy; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Plant Specialist at NRG Energy's Deer Park Station in Texas provides advanced technical support for power plant equipment, delivering project management and ensuring safety and environmental compliance in line with NRG standards. The role emphasizes field inspections, data analysis, training of operations staff, and collaboration with vendors to drive maintenance improvements and reliability.

Applicants should have extensive power plant experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years technical training or 8 years experience in area(s) of specialization or High School diploma and 8 years experience in a power plant focused on operations, maintenance, or technical field
• Knowledge of Power Plant systems
• Ability to work effectively in in-plant environments and field site locations

Responsibilities

• Performs analysis in area(s) of responsibility
• Perform field inspections, field measurements and equipment walk downs
• Ensures company resources are used in a cost-effective manner
• Oversees, supports, monitors, and emphasizes the importance of safety and environmental programs and ensures regulatory compliance
• Participates and/or leads teams that focus on specific problem areas or needs for generating units
• Initiates/participates in continuous improvement planning and implementation in assigned area(s) of responsibility
• Prepares written reports in assigned area(s) of responsibility
• Performs technical duties in area(s) of specialization
• Coordinates activities with Vendors/Contractors, outside support groups, and other plant employees
• Provide technical support to plant operations and maintenance activities
• Provide training to plant operations and maintenance employees (Safety, Environmental, Conduct of Operations, etc.). Provides training to help develop employees at the site in both Operations and Maintenance)
• Be proactive with problem recognition, using independent judgment to provide input on ways to solve them
• Perform testing and analysis using various predictive maintenance technologies, including, but not limited to, vibration monitoring, oil analysis, infrared thermography, motor current analysis, ultrasonic monitoring, and equipment balancing and laser alignment
• Maintains accurate, up-to-date predictive maintenance databases
• Perform maintenance analysis studies, develop and analyze databases, and prepare reports with recommendations using Work Management System as well as other available tools
• Evaluate preventative and predictive maintenance activities to identify and implement improved processes
• Provides technical input on due diligence efforts and new projects they arise
• Monitor and report project progress and health on regularly established intervals to NRG management.
• Fulfill all internal and external project and program tracking and reporting requirements. This includes Safety, Environmental, and NRG Programs (OPO-026: Natural Gas Inspection, OPO-217: Structural Inspections…, etc.) Reporting
• Put form to and managing implementation of Special Projects including but not limited to developing scope, cost and schedule.
• Participates in the applicable internal and external user groups and implement industry best practices to the fleet as required.

Skills

Power plant systems

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Excel

SAP

Education

Technical training certificate

High school diploma

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

The Plant Specialist at NRG Energy's Deer Park Station in Texas provides advanced technical support for power plant equipment, delivering project management and ensuring safety and environmental compliance in line with NRG standards. The role emphasizes field inspections, data analysis, training of operations staff, and collaboration with vendors to drive maintenance improvements and reliability.

Applicants should have extensive power plant experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability