Senior RNG Engineer - Ops & Maintenance Lead

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

WECTEC Staffing Services seeks a Senior/Principal RNG Engineer (Operations and Maintenance) for an eight-month contract in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. You will support Renewable Natural Gas and Landfill Gas to Energy facilities, lead maintenance strategy, and drive reliability across sites.

Responsibilities include leading transitions from construction to steady-state operations, guiding troubleshooting, coordinating with operations managers, and applying CMMS tools like Maximo.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related) from an ABET-accredited program
• Senior level: 5+ years RNG/LFGTE, or Principal level: 8+ years in RNG, LFGTE, power generation, or related environments
• Experience with CMMS platforms (Maximo) and maintenance program management
• Experience leading maintenance, reliability, or outage programs
• Familiarity with compressors, gas treatment systems, flares, and related equipment
• Experience supporting commissioning and startup of industrial facilities
• Six Sigma or continuous improvement experience

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant systems and gas collection networks to increase gas yield, quality, and uptime
• Lead complex troubleshooting efforts and root cause analysis for operational and equipment issues
• Identify operational improvements to enhance plant reliability and production
• Lead development and optimization of preventive and corrective maintenance programs across RNG assets
• Use and enhance Maximo for asset management, work order execution, and maintenance planning
• Partner with site teams to improve maintenance execution, outage planning, and long-term asset reliability
• Lead the transition of RNG facilities from construction/commissioning into full operations (readiness to operations)
• Support commissioning, startup, and performance validation to ensure a smooth transition to steady-state operations
• Promote best practices across RNG and LFGTE operations
• Support onboarding of new assets, including development of operational and maintenance procedures

Skills

RNG/LFGTE experience

Maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Six Sigma/CI

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

WECTEC Staffing Services seeks a Senior/Principal RNG Engineer (Operations and Maintenance) for an eight-month contract in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. You will support Renewable Natural Gas and Landfill Gas to Energy facilities, lead maintenance strategy, and drive reliability across sites.

Responsibilities include leading transitions from construction to steady-state operations, guiding troubleshooting, coordinating with operations managers, and applying CMMS tools like Maximo.