JOB TITLE: Plant Engineer
REQUISITION ID: FOS003LF
DEPARTMENT: Iatan Generating Station or Lake Road Generating Station
LOCATION: Weston, MO
St Joseph, MO
PAY RANGE:
Engineer I: $68,500 - $85,600 - $102,700
Engineer II: $83,600 - $104,500 - $125,400
Staff Engineer: $93,400 - $116,800 - $140,200
Sr Engineer: $94,600 - $126,100 - $157,600
Lead Engineer: $111,400 - $148,500 - $185,600
Principal Engineer: $116,200 - $154,900 - $193,600
Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Additional hours as required)
Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
This professional position is responsible for engineering duties on mechanical equipment including rotating equipment, piping systems, ash systems, water systems, sootblowing systems, pulverizers, boilers and more. Applicant would be responsible for inspections, system improvement recommendations, project management, equipment overhauls, and repair plan creation.
Provide technical support to Plant Operations and Maintenance on system improvements, troubleshooting, repair plans, process optimization and project implementation.
Perform project engineering duties to overhaul and replace equipment including the development of budget, schedules, specifications, and documents.
Identifying, developing, and initiating capital projects with an implementation date of one to two years in duration.
Providing engineering support on facility safety initiatives when designing and/or redesigning work processes to eliminate workplace injuries.
Lead large capital projects and engineering studies as assigned to support plant goals. Managing projects in compliance with Evergy' ethics, safety, and engineering standards.
Participate in the capital and O&M budgeting process. Provide budgetary cost, schedule, and justification for future years' capital improvement projects.
Keeping current in discipline, assess new technologies and ideas, develop, evaluate, and seek approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and the capability of the process.
Lead assigned efforts for improvements in support of safety and plant market mission.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information and prepare concisely written reports.
Demonstrated degree of sound judgment, resourcefulness, initiative, and innovation in handling complex technical assignments, with minimal supervision.
Periodically inspect boilers and/or other equipment during outages (forced and scheduled) and develop repair plans based on applicable Codes and failure mechanisms.
Willingness to provide periodic engineering support to Lake Road Generating Station in St. Joseph, MO.
Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline (Metallurgical or Chemical) Engineering from an accredited university (ABET) is required.
All levels of experience will be considered for this position.
Knowledge and experience with appropriate regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:
Working conditions include cold, hot, dirty, and noisy environments. Requires work in high places and confined spaces.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment, build consensus, and foster relationships at multiple organization levels and across different organizational functions.
Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: Driver's license required, P.E. license preferred
Working Conditions: Officed at Iatan Generating Station with periodic travel to Lake Road Generating Station. Mix between office and field work.
Evergy has a clear mission - To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are committed to building a team where everyone - regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status - has a voice and can bring their best every day. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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- Dice Id: 80184754
- Position Id: 3ce5102cce3c8e4599c90760139ebd34
- Posted 30+ days ago
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