Controls Engineer

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Summary :

Provide support for process improvements, performance monitoring, root cause analysis, engineering, and construction activities, and operating and maintenance functions to ensure safe and efficient plant operation.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provide direction to operations and maintenance departments to ensure that plant equipment remains reliable. This includes both technical and financial decisions which impact the overall unit availability and cost control.
• Provide technical support, testing and inspection expertise within their assigned process areas to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation.
• Optimize station equipment operation to meet key performance indicators.
• Develop O&M and Capital budgets for the process equipment. Assemble ten-year plans and budgets for projects to establish accurate projected cash flows out into the future.
• Develop strategic plans for equipment overhauls to optimize equipment life and time between overhauls.
• Develop outage schedules, coordinate, and perform outage inspections for all process equipment.
• Utilize predictive and preventative maintenance (PM / PDM) techniques to monitor and improve equipment. Evaluate and analyze process variables to identify status and trending of key operating parameters.
• Conduct root cause analysis of equipment problems and provide recommendations to prevent future incidents. Assemble all equipment failure reports.
• Develop, review & revise station procedures & technical instructions and documentation of equipment testing and inspections.
• Provide engineering, design, economic justification, and specify parts and materials for projects and modifications. Implement projects and process modifications.
• Conduct or procure training as required within their process.
• Interface with outside engineering resources on an "as-needed" basis.
• Work effectively in a team environment as a leader, member and / or facilitator.
• Perform other duties and assignments as required.

Essential Functions for Emphasis :

Required :

Engineering or Technical Degree with a minimum of five years' experience in technical support of power plant processes. Extensive work-related experience may be substituted for Engineering or technical degree.

Knowledge / Skills & Abilities :

Working Conditions :

Normal office environment and power plant environment.

The base salary range for this position is : $98,480-$172,240

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M / F / Vet / Disability. Level, Title and / or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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