Engineer

Summary of Position Duties:

This engineer will be responsible for engineering related activities at a coal fired generating plant.  You would be responsible for providing plant technical support and developing long term plans and budgets to maintain and improve equipment performance.  You would manage small and large capital and O&M projects, conduct analyses to develop design options or recommendations for structures, systems and components. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities: 

Provide outage/project management, project budget management, long term maintenance strategies and technical support to the plant - Develop 5- & 10-year capital budgets and justification for associated capital projects - Provide monthly accruals and budget variance explanations to the Financial Analyst - Monitor plant performance and make recommendations to improve heat rate and unit reliability. - Utilize computer business tools to develop and justify budgets, write work orders, order material, develop project schedules, and monitor equipment. - Initiate, troubleshoot and review root cause analyses for system equipment failures - Work with Southern Company Services, OEM's and system owners at other plants to stay current of any upgrades or concerns that affect the plant and communicate these needs to plant management, corporate management, and peer groups. 

Education Requirements:

B.S. in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required  B.S. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree preferred M.S. in Business or Engineering a plus

Additional Details: 

Must be available to work nights, weekends and/or holidays as needed.  May require some extended work hours.  Must be able to be on-call for the plant as needed  Minimal Travel required 15% Competitive Pay  Excellent benefits packages which include: - Medical and dental coverage - Defined Benefit Cash Balance Pension plan - Performance-sharing plan - 401(k) plan with a generous company match - Bonus opportunities - Tuition Reimbursement

**Please submit an updated resume along with your application** 

 

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