Senior Power Generation Engineer

Omaha Public Power District; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 99,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Omaha Public Power District is seeking a Power Generation Engineer III to support the electric power system across multiple facilities. You will lead complex evaluations, develop technical standards, troubleshoot high-impact issues, and guide reliability strategies for generator and electrical control systems.

You will mentor junior engineers and help ensure safe, efficient operations. The role emphasizes leadership in technical efforts, collaboration across disciplines, and a commitment to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5+ years engineering experience in power generation or industrial electrical systems preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, system evaluation, and engineering analysis skills required.
• Ability to lead technical efforts and mentor others.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and project coordination experience desired.
• Experience leading equipment upgrades or reliability improvement initiatives.
• Experience defining or improving engineering standards and processes.
• Familiarity with advanced control logic diagnostics and generator health monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engineering evaluations and diagnose system issues.
• Support updates to plant electrical control systems and logic revisions.
• Troubleshoot emergent issues beyond operations capabilities.
• Manage portions of projects to meet scope, schedule and quality.
• Develop or refine engineering standards, procedures, and specifications.
• Mentor early-career engineers and support technical skill development.
• Coordinate cross-discipline collaboration for effective project planning and reliability outcomes.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

5+ years experience

Troubleshooting and analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Omaha Public Power District is seeking a Power Generation Engineer III to support the electric power system across multiple facilities. You will lead complex evaluations, develop technical standards, troubleshoot high-impact issues, and guide reliability strategies for generator and electrical control systems.

You will mentor junior engineers and help ensure safe, efficient operations. The role emphasizes leadership in technical efforts, collaboration across disciplines, and a commitment to