Senior Turbine Reliability Specialist

Reworld Waste; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 136,600 - 195,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Reworld Waste is seeking a Senior Turbine Reliability Specialist to lead outages, inspect, and maintain steam turbine generators for long-term reliability. You will plan major and minor outages, specify materials, and oversee repair scopes while coordinating with facility teams and management.

The role requires strong safety leadership, exceptional technical report writing, and experience with turbine operation and field supervision.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated safety leadership and safe work practices.
• Strong technical report writing, presentation, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience and proficiency reading and interpreting technical documents, manuals, and drawings.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute turbine generator outage plans with facilities, ensuring available inspection resources.
• Ensure QA/QC during outage disassembly/reassembly through inspection hold points.
• Complete condition assessment reports and executive summaries for outages with clear prioritization and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of parts and compliance with quality standards.
• Provide technical guidance during unscheduled repairs and outages.

Skills

Safety leadership

Technical reporting

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Communication with management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Turbine Reliability Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving inspection and maintenance methods, procedures, and practices that ensure the reliability of steam turbine generators across the system. Reporting to the Turbine Field Services Manager, this role provides consistent oversight of turbines, generators, and auxiliary systems through detailed inspections, outage management, reporting, and documentation.

The role’s core responsibilities include effective planning and execution of Turbine Generator outages, accurate specification of materials, and oversight of repair and replacement procedures critical to long-term reliability. The Specialist will also coordinate inspections with facility teams, develop condition assessment reports, and communicate best practices to support consistent performance and reliability of these critical components.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Turbine Generator major and minor outage plans in partnership with facilities, ensuring adequate and qualified inspection resources are available for each outage and performing pre-outage planning risk reviews.
• Ensure proper QA/QC during Turbine Generator outage disassembly and reassembly through inspection practices and developed hold points.
• Complete Turbine Generator Condition Assessment Reports and Executive Summaries for each outage, clearly communicating priorities, risk assessments, and recommendations to regional and senior management. Plan condition assessment review meetings with each facility and ensure recommendations align with future outage plans, 5-year plans, and long-term economics.
• Communicate required resources, parts, and shop requirements to the TFS Manager and Product Sourcing Manager, ensuring bid specifications are developed in a timely manner to support company procurement initiatives.
• Review all major Turbine Generator replacement scopes and component design modifications with the TFS Manager and Senior Director of Maintenance. Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to ensure parts and products are delivered on time and meet Reworld quality control standards.
• Provide technical guidance and advice to facility management for unscheduled Turbine Generator repairs and issues.
• Provide shop inspection coverage during major outages.
• Provide technical review of Turbine Generator Technical Standards and periodically review and assess facility compliance.

Requirements

• Demonstrated safety leadership and strong working knowledge of safe work practices.
• Strong technical report writing, presentation, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Motivated, self-starting problem solver with the ability and tenacity to resolve complex issues.
• Experience and proficiency reading and interpreting technical documents, manuals, and mechanical drawings.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, including spreadsheets, modeling, and pivot tables, as well as Outlook and Word.
• Strong customer focus and commitment to supporting facility needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management and employees at different levels of the organization, both remotely and in an office setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred; candidates without a 4-year degree may be considered with equivalent experience in Turbine Generator operation, inspection, maintenance, or project management.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in Steam Turbine Generator major overhauls, turbine operation, shop repair methodology, and field supervision of millwrights and machinists.
• For candidates without a 4-year degree, a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required.

Benefits

In addition to salary, this role is eligible for benefits including medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans; 401(k) plan; paid parental leave; paid time off; and paid holidays.

Additional details are available at https://www.reworldwaste.com/careers/benefits.

Pay Transparency

Reworld is committed to paying its staff equitably, and we strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits packages. The range below reflects Reworld’s reasonable estimate of base pay for this role based on primary posting location. The final salary offered for this role will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to: experience, education, geographic location, skills and competencies, travel requirements, and/or union contracts (if applicable). Pay ranges are reviewed from time to time and may be modified in the future.

The pay range for the primary location of this position is: $136,600.00 - $195,300.00 USD per annum.

Reworld provides an industry-leading benefits package that supports the whole person—and their families—through a balanced approach to mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Regular full-time employees based in the USA have access to comprehensive medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision coverage, FSA, HSA, short- and long-term disability benefits. Our 401(k) plan is industry-leading, with an up to 7% company match. Additional benefits include company-paid life and AD&D insurance, EAP, paid parental leave, and educational assistance.

DEI Commitment

Reworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an affirmative action program, and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.