Boiler Systems Subject Matter Specialist

About the Role

The Boiler & Turbine Systems Subject Matter Specialist serves as the organization’s top technical authority for industrial steam and power-generation systems, providing expert guidance on boiler, HRSG, turbine, condenser, and steam-system design and sizing. This role leads thermal cycle modeling, equipment specification, and system integration for both new installations and major upgrades across industrial and pulp-and-paper utility operations.

Responsibilities

• Extensive boiler and turbine projects experience across FEL/FEED through detail design and start-up support (cogeneration/CHP, new installs, retrofits, and debottlenecking).
• Perform and stamp/lead core calculations and deliverables: heat & mass balances, Rankine/Brayton/combined-cycle analysis, steam/water balances, duty/flow/pressure sizing for boilers, HRSGs (single/multi-pressure, with/without duct firing), steam turbines (backpressure & condensing), gas turbines integration, and condenser selection/sizing (duty, approach, vacuum, CW options, air-cooled vs. water-cooled).
• Steam system design & controls: header configuration and pressure-level strategy, letdown/PRV stations, desuperheating/attemperation, bypass/relief and PSV sizing, condensate return, DA/feedwater systems, and overall mill steam stability and turndown.
• Creation/review of PFDs/P&IDs, equipment datasheets/specs, control narratives, and commissioning plans; vendor bid technical evaluations and lifecycle cost comparisons.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical, Chemical, or Power Engineering; P.E. is preferred but not required.
• 20+ years in industrial boiler/HRSG/turbine project engineering for mill utilities, power islands, or CHP.

Skills

• Codes/standards and typical methods: ASME BPVC Section I, ASME B31.1, HEI condenser standards, API 611/612, API 616, TEMA, NFPA 85, and ISA valve/control practices.
• Strong working knowledge of Thermoflow (e.g., THERMOFLEX/GT PRO/STEAM PRO), or equivalent cycle modeling tools; familiarity with AFT Fathom/Arrow or PIPE-FLO for hydraulic calculations; proficiency with Excel-based sizing sheets and data reconciliation.
• Practical integration on pulp & paper power islands and mill utility systems (e.g., steam ties to paper machines, recovery/power boiler interfaces, load swings, islanding strategies, and balance-of-plant impacts).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry in excess of 25 lbs.
• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

• Paid holidays and personal paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) and other benefits.

About the Company

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. As a 100% Teammate owned company, our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.