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Department:

1112 GRU - Production Assurance Support

Salary Range Minimum:

$103,646.40

Salary Range Maximum:

$169,053.14

Closing Date:

02/28/2026

Job Details:

Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) is seeking a Principal Engineer with a strong Reliability Engineering focus to perform high-level, independent professional engineering work that improves asset performance, reduces risk, and increases equipment availability across generation and industrial utility operations. This role supports a wide variety of engineering initiatives and will serve as an individual contributor, project leader, and team leader driving reliability strategy from assessment through implementation and sustainment.

The Principal Engineer (Reliability) leads the development and execution of reliability-centered practices, including predictive maintenance (PdM) and condition monitoring programs, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), asset criticality analysis, and reliability performance management. The incumbent establishes and tracks reliability KPIs, partners closely with maintenance and operations leaders, and collaborates with planners/schedulers to ensure PM/PdM services and inspections are performed on schedule and that resulting corrective work is prioritized and executed effectively. This position requires a strong understanding of asset hierarchy, bills of materials, and MRO spares to optimize maintenance systems and support long-term asset management.

Work involves managing contractors and coordinating with journeyman craft technicians, as well as leading all phases of improvement and capital projects from design and specification development through bid review, contractor selection, construction oversight, commissioning, acceptance testing, and training facilitation. The successful candidate will bring strong organizational and communication skills, including the ability to solicit input, build alignment, and influence outcomes at all levels of the organization. Knowledge of fossil steam turbine-generators, industrial gas turbines, and reciprocating engines is highly valued.

Preference will be given to candidates with reliability-related credentials such as CMRP, ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), or Asset Management Professional Certified Reliability Leader (CRL), and demonstrated experience with vibration analysis, IR thermography, ultrasound, lube oil analysis, and motor circuit analysis. Additional preference includes PMP certification, experience with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) and/or Infor EAM, and familiarity with ISO 55000 Asset Management standards.

Job Description:

SUMMARY

Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of managerial responsibility and from lower classes by its emphasis on the application of intensive and diversified knowledge and advanced engineering skills and coordination of engineering staff to complex and novel projects.

Provides technical guidance on unusual, non-typical, complex problems and projects requiring a high degree of creativity, foresight, mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering problems.

Note: It should be understood that the job competencies, duties, and requirements of the Engineer IV are inherently included in this position.

EXAMPLES OF WORK**

**This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position.  The omission of a specific job function does not prevent an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job.  Performance of lower-level duties may be required.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Depending on area of assignment:

Coordinates the preparation, review, and approval of engineering analyses, specifications, and reports for complex projects.

Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of engineer(s) and/or engineering technician(s) and/or consultants. Evaluates progress and performance of the staff and results obtained and recommend