Senior Power Plant Mechanical Engineer

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you!  With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's Generation & Natural Gas Storage team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Senior Power Plant Mechanical Engineer position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Job Description

• Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, specifications, standards, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized analytical skills.
• Analyzes equipment failures, performs root cause analyses, and provides technical recommendations to improve equipment reliability.
• Provides technical input to equipment repair strategies, aids in contractor evaluation, manages repair work on site, oversees QA/QC work, and reviews repair reports.
• Writes scope of work (SOW) and request for proposal (RFP) documents for large scale maintenance activities.
• Provides design oversight, management for large scale, interdisciplinary projects
• Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce.
• Provides technical leadership to others in the department and throughout the company.
• Ensure that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
• Maintains knowledge of industry developments and best practices and their application at PSE to further business objectives.
• Coordinate and review the work of engineers, field technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments (including contractors/consultants).
• Plans and schedules engineering resources to meet department needs.
• Develop and execute department strategy to support overall business objectives.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, specifications, standards, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized analytical skills.
• Analyzes equipment failures, performs root cause analyses, and provides technical recommendations to improve equipment reliability.
• Provides technical input to equipment repair strategies, aids in contractor evaluation, manages repair work on site, oversees QA/QC work, and reviews repair reports.
• Writes scope of work (SOW) and request for proposal (RFP) documents for large scale maintenance activities.
• Provides design oversight, management for large scale, interdisciplinary projects
• Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce.
• Provides technical leadership to others in the department and throughout the company.
• Ensure that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
• Maintains knowledge of industry developments and best practices and their application at PSE to further business objectives.
• Coordinate and review the work of engineers, field technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments (including contractors/consultants).
• Plans and schedules engineering resources to meet department needs.
• Develop and execute department strategy to support overall business objectives.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field.
• Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 5 or more years practice as a degreed engineer).