Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Plant Startup & Ops Lead

opc; Forsyth (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Oglethorpe Power is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for the Smarr Energy Facility in Forsyth, GA. This role oversees construction, commissioning, and long-term operation of a 1,500 MW gas-fired combined cycle plant.

You will partner with project management, EPCs, OEMs and plant leadership to ensure successful delivery, and will lead outages planning, system design, and plant modifications after commissioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEE preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in an operating natural gas–fired combined cycle power plant.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering oversight during the construction and commissioning of a new natural gas–fired combined cycle facility.
• Review electrical design drawings, equipment specifications, work packages, installation plans, and delivery schedules.
• Monitor electrical equipment manufacturing and deliveries to support project schedule milestones.
• Coordinate with turbine OEMs, EPC contractors, Owner's Engineer, and Oglethorpe Power management.
• Participate in project meetings and contribute to weekly and monthly reporting on schedule and budget performance.
• Review inspection, testing, and commissioning activities, culminating in plant startup.
• Support NERC/SERC compliance efforts, including technical evaluations, oversight of compliance work, evidence generation, and procedure development.
• Following commissioning, serve as the plant electrical engineer with responsibility for outages planning, electrical system design, inspections and plant modifications.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

NERC standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Oglethorpe Power is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for the Smarr Energy Facility in Forsyth, GA. This role oversees construction, commissioning, and long-term operation of a 1,500 MW gas-fired combined cycle plant.

You will partner with project management, EPCs, OEMs and plant leadership to ensure successful delivery, and will lead outages planning, system design, and plant modifications after commissioning.