Sr. Engineer, HRSG-HEP Focus, Progression

Title: Sr. Engineer, HRSG-HEP Focus, Progression 
Company: Tampa Electric Company
Location: Big Bend Power Station 
State and City: Florida  -  Apollo Beach
Shift: 9 Hr. Day-Off 2nd Fri.

Hiring Manager:  Connor J Hurst

Recruiter: Mark E Koener 

 

 

TITLE:    Sr. Engineer, HRSG-HEP focus, Progression
PERFORMANCE COACH:     Supervisor – Mechanical Reliability
COMPANY:    Tampa Electric
DEPARTMENT:    Asset Management 

 

POSITION CONCEPT 
The HRSG-HEP engineer directs the development of a standardized fleet maintenance strategy for the Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) and High Energy Piping (HEP) across the company.   The HRSG-HEP engineer uses risk-based assessment tools to drive the maintenance strategy.  

 

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
1.    Facilitate TEC’s continuous collaborative reliability management process for Heat Recovery Steam Generators and High Energy Piping systems (HRSG-HEP) which involves the development of mechanical system Asset Criticality, Failure Mechanisms, Monitoring Plan, Health Indicators, Asset Risk Dashboards and Recommendation Management.  (25%)

2.    Develop and facilitate coordinated implementation of a fleetwide predictive monitoring program which supports the Asset Class Monitoring Plans.  Drive the continuous improvement and optimization in the effectiveness and cost of the monitoring plans through replacement of time-based maintenance with predictive maintenance and the use of innovative monitoring technologies. (25%)

3.    Facilitate the development and management of Recommendations for improvements of the mechanical asset Maintenance Strategy, e.g. capital projects, outages, operational limitations, monitoring and analysis of asset condition (non-destructive examination and other inspections and sampling) and prioritize work planning and scheduling.  Proved recommendations to the short and long-term capital projects planning for our generating facilities (15%)

4.    Provide project engineering leadership on assigned projects at all power stations.  This includes ensuring engineering efforts are planned and executed as planned and scheduled, designs are well coordinated, appropriate engineering input into project execution plans, and engineering is performed per company standards and procedures.  (15%)

5.    Advise and assist Outage and Project Management (O&PM) personnel in developing engineering specifications, scopes of work and contracts, major equipment contracts, project schedules, cost estimates, and project justifications. (10%)

6.    Facilitate root cause analysis, tracking of reliability metrics and management of change including the evaluation of changes to mechanical systems, benchmarking and the tracking of functional performance and condition of mechanical systems.  Perform other duties as may be assigned. (10%)

 

SUPERVISION
Indirect Supervision:     Contract Engineers/Consultants, Craft, plant engineers/technicians

 

RELATIONSHIPS
Key Internal:   Asset Management team members, Energy Supply team members, directors,   managers, engineers, technicians and operators

Key External:  Regulators, consultants, contractors, industry associations, OEMs and vendors

 

QUALIFICATIONS
Education 
Required:    Minimum of Bachelor of Science in engineering from an ABET accredited four-year college. 
Preferred:     Master’s degree in engineering or engineering management.     

Licenses/Certifications 
Required:      None
Preferred:      Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida

 

Direct Experience 
Required:    Minimum of 8 years of experience in mechanical system design, implementation, operation and maintenance.  
Preferred:    Minimum of 5 years heavy industrial/power plant engineering/maintenance experience.

 

Supervisory Experience 
Required:    None
Preferred:    Three years of engineering supervision

 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA) 

Required:    Working knowledge of mechanical systems design, operation and maintenance.  This position requires a strong understanding of power generation principles, work practices and associated materials.  Working knowledge of Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) and High Energy Piping (HEP) systems from an operational and failure mechanism standpoint.  Understand welding principles and various methods of non-destructive examination (NDE) on piping and components, such as: VT, PT, PAUT, MT, etc.  In addition, this position requires the ability to organize, lead and resolve technical and process problems.  

Preferred:    Working knowledge of reliability centered maintenance practic