Staff Engineer

Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 113,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider in Richmond, VA is seeking a Staff Engineer to enhance plant operations and maintenance. The role involves providing multidisciplinary engineering support, managing technical consultations, and collaborating on combustion and waste management processes. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 8 years of relevant experience, focusing on coal and biomass combustion as well as environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and technical consultation.
• Collaborate with fuel procurement teams.
• Manage technical, financial, and service commitments.

Skills

Coal and biomass combustion

Air Pollution Control (APC)

Fuel handling processes

Technical guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Valid U.S. Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Position Title: Staff Engineer
Location: Richmond, VA
Position Type: Direct Hire
Salary: Around $113,000

Position Description: We are committed to delivering reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety, collaboration, and career growth, this is the role for you.

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to join our Power Generation Operations Support Team. This senior-level role focuses on technical expertise and project leadership to support plant operations and maintenance, including boiler operations, air pollution control equipment, fuel handling, ash removal, and waste handling.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide multidisciplinary engineering support and technical consultation to operations and maintenance teams, solving complex engineering challenges.
• Offer guidance on combustion of solid fuels (coal and biomass), Air Pollution Control (APC) equipment, fuel handling, boiler performance, ash removal, and waste management.
• Collaborate with fuel procurement teams during contract renewals, reviewing fuel quality, setting reject limits, and assessing fuel impact on operations and APC performance (NOx, SO?, SO?, HCl, PM, Hg).
• Support sootblowing systems, wet FGDs, dry scrubbers, Hg control systems, and potential Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) projects.
• Advise on dispatch cost calculations to support regulatory compliance and engage with suppliers and manufacturers on technical matters.
• Manage technical, financial, and service commitments for internal and external stakeholders and conduct independent research to develop cost-effective solutions.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant engineering experience (PhD in Engineering can substitute up to 5 years of experience with approval).
• Expertise in coal and biomass combustion, APC systems, and fuel handling processes.
• Strong knowledge of fuel quality, boiler operations, sootblowing, waste disposal, and environmental compliance.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams and consult on complex engineering challenges.

Education and Licenses

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or an equivalent international degree under the Washington Accord, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (non-ABET), Physics, Chemistry, Math, or Engineering Technology with a post‑graduate ABET‑accredited Engineering degree, OR
• Valid U.S. Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Working Conditions

Exposure to cold, dust, grease/oil, fumes, heat, loud noise, energized wires, outdoors, pressurized lines & valves, and travel up to 25% of the time. Office work environment 76–100% of the time.

About Seneca Resources

Seneca Resources provides strategic IT consulting services and workforce solutions to government and industry clients nationwide. With offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York, we are a leading provider of workforce and consulting solutions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Seneca Resources values diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants.