Project Engineer Senior Staff

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Texas service territory seeks a Project Engineer to serve as the Owner’s Engineer and technical assurance lead on large-scale greenfield power-generation projects. The role is based in South Louisiana, with initial travel to project sites for training.

You will act as the primary technical representative for combined-cycle and simple-cycle projects under EPC turnkey and lump-sum contracts, coordinating with engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations teams throughout the

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering is required.
• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree preferred.
• 12+ years of applicable experience; PE/PMP certification or Masters preferred.
• Fossil (gas) plant experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Owner’s technical representative for assigned major generation project.
• Promotes safe behavior, in accordance with Company expectations, and adherence to the safety rules on the project.
• Lead and coordinate Owner-side multidisciplinary engineering reviews.
• Review and validate EPC engineering deliverables for compliance with company, regulatory, utility/power generation industry standards, code requirements, and project requirements/specifications.
• Support technical evaluation of RFIs, field changes, design deviations, and EPC change-order requests.
• Ensure constructability, operability, maintainability, and reliability considerations are incorporated into the engineering deliverables.
• Identifies engineered safety controls and hazard removal during engineering design and coach to safe practices in the field.
• Coordinate technical alignment between engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, OEMs, and project stakeholders through project lifecycle.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

As a key member of the Project Execution team, the Project Engineer serves as the Owner’s Engineer and technical assurance lead for large-scale ($1bn +) greenfield power-generation projects within the Entergy Texas service territory. While the role is based out of South Louisiana, initial travel to project sites for training should be expected. This role functions as the primary technical representative for combined-cycle and simple-cycle generation projects executed under EPC turnkey and lumpsum contracting models.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the Owner’s technical representative for assigned major generation project.
• Promotes safe behavior, in accordance with Company expectations, and adherence to the safety rules on the project.
• Lead and coordinate Owner-side multidisciplinary engineering reviews.
• Review and validate EPC engineering deliverables for compliance with company, regulatory, utility/power generation industry standards, code requirements, and project requirements/specifications.
• Support technical evaluation of RFIs, field changes, design deviations, and EPC change-order requests.
• Ensure constructability, operability, maintainability, and reliability considerations are incorporated into the engineering deliverables.
• Identifies engineered safety controls and hazard removal during engineering design and coach to safe practices in the field.
• Coordinate technical alignment between engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, OEMs, and project stakeholders through project lifecycle.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum education required: Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
• Preferred: Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree.
• Minimum experience required: 12+ years of applicable and progressive professional experience, preferably engineering design, construction or operation of power systems (10 years with a PE/PMP Certification/Masters Degree).
• Fossil (gas) plant experience highly preferred.