Sr Field Engineer

NAES Corporation; Spring (TX); Sur place; USD 168 000 - 193 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Retirement plan

Résumé du poste

NAES Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Field Engineer to oversee outages, commissioning, and power plant technical support. You will manage outages, provide commissioning oversight, analyze O&M data, and coordinate with owners on improvements.

Responsibilities include leading client engagements, performing root-cause analyses, and guiding reliability programs across gas and steam turbines. Travel is extensive; strong communication and budgeting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering is desired but not required.
• Minimum 20 years combined experience in power plant maintenance and field engineering with gas and steam turbines.
• Minimum 15 years combined experience as a field engineer and/or commissioning engineer with gas turbines and steam turbines.
• Experience with gas turbines, steam turbines, large power boilers, commissioning, maintenance planning, startup of power plants.
• Experience with MS Project and P6 preferred.
• Experience with power plant and/or outage and overhaul budgets, budget cycle processes, and change orders.

Responsabilités

• Plan, schedule, and manage outages.
• Provide commissioning oversight, management, and direction.
• Analyze plant and fleet O&M performance data and recommend maintenance and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with plant management to recommend capital improvements, technologies, and processes to plant management and owners.
• Lead complex client engagements, while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Lead and conduct technical analysis of operational and maintenance performance utilizing diagnostic data, maintenance history, and financial records.
• Oversee plant reliability and plant betterment exercises including RCM, SPOF, predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, CMMS change implementation, and critical spare part analysis and improvements.
• Provide management and oversight for plant projects and temporary staffing needs as required.

Connaissances

Outage planning

Project management

Reliability engineering

Maintenance engineering

Formation

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Outils

MS Project

Primavera P6

Description du poste

• Engineering, Technical Analysis & Support
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SRFIE008133

Description

At NAES, you’ll find engaging and challenging career opportunities in the power generation, renewable energy and industrial construction industry. At every level of the company, we share a common goal: To instill confidence in our clients through our steadfast commitment to safety, integrity and quality of work.

As the largest independent operator of power facilities in the industry, we’ve come to be viewed as an employer of choice. We strive to attract and retain employees by offering competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package (including retirement) and promotional opportunities.

Summary

The Senior Field Engineer is responsible for performing outage and commissioning oversight, power plant technical support and assessments as well as providing project management oversight and planning support for assigned projects. Outage management and field commissioning oversight are the primary responsibilities for this position.

Primary Duties

• Plan, schedule, and manage outages.
• Provide commissioning oversight, management, and direction.
• Analyze plant and fleet O&M performance data and recommend maintenance and improvement opportunities. Coordinate with plant management to recommend capital improvements, technologies, and processes to plant management and owners. Provide technical direction as needed to implement these improvements.
• Lead complex client engagements, while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction. Display commercial acumen that supports department and customer goals.
• Lead and conduct technical analysis of operational and maintenance performance utilizing diagnostic data, maintenance history, and financial records. Communicate abnormal conditions, lead root cause investigations, recommend effective corrective actions and identify potential cost savings. Trouble shoot plant performance issues.
• Oversee plant reliability and plant betterment exercises including reliability centered maintenance (RCM), single point of failure (SPOF), predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) change implementation, and critical spare part analysis and improvements.
• Provide management and oversight for plant projects and temporary staffing needs as required.

Scope of Responsibilities

This position directly coordinates with plants to support outage management, commissioning, and project planning. Duties are performed independently under general direction with minimal supervision and in many cases the site visits are in response to units that have experienced significant events or damage. Decisions are made within prescribed O&M procedures and guidelines. Contacts and work scope decisions are usually made on own initiative concerning high complexity technical matters requiring explanation, discussion, interpretation, and approvals. Understanding of industry best practice regarding repair protocols, commissioning practices, superalloys, general instrumentation & control, gas turbine function, and steam turbine function are generally required.

Working Relationships

The Sr. Field Engineer reports to the Director of Asset Optimization and works independently with NAES and non-NAES plants as needed to support their outage, project management, and commissioning needs.

Compensation

The initial compensation will range from $167,900 to $193,100

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree in an engineering discipline is desired but not required.
• A minimum of 20 years combined of experience in power plant maintenance, field engineering experience with gas and steam turbines, and field commissioning of power plants.
• A minimum of 15 years combined experience as a field engineer and/or commissioning engineer with gas turbines and steam turbines.
• Operations and maintenance experience with gas turbines, steam turbines, large power boilers, commissioning, maintenance planning, construction, and start up of power plants.
• Experience with MS Project and P6 preferred.
• Experience with power plant and/or outage and overhaul budgets, budget cycle processes, and change orders.

Specific Skills and Knowledge

Must have outage planning and project management experience. Must have demonstrated capability to consult with power plant clients in most of the following areas: Plant reliability, maintenance engineering, outage management, design engineering, thermal performance modeling, and operations & maintenance program assessment. Strong abilities to communicate both orally and in writing, strong word processing and reporting skills, strong spreadsheet skills, project scheduling software (MS Project or P6), and performance monitoring software skills are required.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Normal working hours are 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday. Extensive travel may be required to meet client or project requirements. Work is performed on industrial sites when traveling, requiring protective clothing and equipment. Extended hours may be required during travel or due to project phasing and project specific requirements.

Fit for Duty

All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post-offer physical examination and drug screening and post-employment random drug screening. There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility.

Performance

All employees have the responsibility to both the customer and their co-workers to do the job right the first time, and to ensure the customer’s needs are being met.

NAES Safe

Safety is a core value of NAES; and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to be mentally alert and work safely at all times. Additionally, employees are required to adhere to all safety warnings and posted safety signs, whenever on company property. Furthermore, employees must follow all NAES safety rules and procedures. Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of the evaluation of each and every employee’s performance.

NAES is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is the practice of NAES to seek employees of the highest quality and to select individuals on the basis of merit and competence, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status or affiliation protected under USERRA, or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by applicable local, state and federal law.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

• Microsoft Office Suite Advanced
• Outage Management Advanced
• O&M - Operations & Maintenance Advanced
• Project Management Advanced
• Verbal and Written Communications Advanced

Behaviors

Preferred

• Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Functional Expert : Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Innovative : Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Education

Preferred

• Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Experience

Required

• 15 years: Experience as a field engineer and/or commissioning engineer with gas turbines and steam turbines.
• 20 years: Experience in power plant maintenance, field engineering experience with gas and steam turbines, and field commissioning of power plants.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Driver's License

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