Power Plant Engineer

Description

Under the general direction of the Plant Manager, the incumbent is responsible for plant engineering, operations & maintenance support, and project management. The Plant Engineer serves as a resource for plant personnel to assist in the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the facility.

Oswego Harbor Power is a 1,617 MW steam generating facility located in Oswego, New York. Primarily consisting of (2) Foster Wheeler Boilers; (2) Westinghouse Steam Turbines; and (2) Westinghouse Generators, including all associated gas and electrical interconnection systems and facilities and other associated equipment, systems, and structures; oil storage, water treatment, cooling, supply, and discharge systems; plant auxiliary and support facilities.The boilers primarily use #6 fuel oil and operate as peaking units in the NYISO market.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for understanding the plant design and Management of Change (MOC) program.
• Engineer, design, and justify plant modifications and improvements.
• Investigate equipment failures and own Root Cause Analysis program.
• Develop and maintain relationships with original equipment manufacturer representatives.
• Make informed decisions on engineering issues and methods that are cost effective and of high quality.
• Supports the regulatory Compliance Specialist in all NERC, Regional Reliability Entity, and EIA issues impacting facility operations.
• Develops works scopes, obtains quotes, and enters purchase requisitions as needed.
• Oversees contractor and vendor tasks and adherence to corporate programs.
• Develop and maintain plant performance and efficiency analysis tools and reports findings to the Plant Manager.
• Maintain technical library and drawings to ensure that all necessary reference materials are available and up to date.
• Prepare capital project budgets for approval and administer the project budget.
• Plan and coordinates plant maintenance as required to maximize plant availability and optimize cost effectiveness.
• Prepares accurate plant documentation, to assure proper historical records and reporting of plant maintenance is completed.
• Promotes and works with others in a team environment.
• Reviews maintenance and inspection reports and makes recommendations for repairs, overhauls, or upgrades.
• Assists with operations / maintenance training and qualification programs.
• Must make expeditious appropriate decision to non-routine plant maintenance situations.
• Utilizes the plant CMMS system, issues preventative / predictive and corrective work orders for completion.
• Provides support in development of work scopes associated with scheduled and non-scheduled outages.
• Provides emergency 24-hour on-call support.
• Development of specifications for equipment and materials as required in support of facility projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

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