ENERGY RECOVERY ENGINEER
About the role
The Department of Environmental Services, Refuse Collection and Disposal Division is hiring an Energy Recovery Engineer to assist the Energy Recovery Administrator with monitoring the operating contractor's performance at the H-POWER (Honolulu Program of Waste Energy Recovery) waste-to-energy plant.
Responsibilities
- Monitor daily plant operations to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, and advise operators of any deficiencies.
- Prepare technical recommendations for intermediate and long-range waste-to-energy program goals.
- Maintain engineering records to track waste processing quality and quantities.
- Analyze system performance to ensure energy recovery, capacity, environmental, and weight reduction targets are met.
- Monitor contract compliance and coordinate corrective actions when needed.
- Act as an engineering liaison with internal teams, government agencies, haulers, and the public.
- Perform other related duties as needed.
Special Work Conditions
Daily work requires inspections of industrial site, requires use of such safety equipment on a full time basis as: hard hat, safety glasses, climbing belt, safety shoes, and periodic use of various types of respirators, as well as knowledge on use of emergency chemical showers/eye wash equipment, etc.
Benefits
Enjoy excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more!
Pay
Actual salary will be commensurate with applicable experience, pending approval.
Schedule
Not specified.
Qualifications
- Education Requirement: Equivalent to graduation from a regionally-accredited four year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in an engineering specialty.
- Experience Requirement: One (1) year of registered professional engineering experience in the planning, design, and/or operation of a large oil, coal, waste, or nuclear fueled power plant.
- License Requirement: Current State of Hawaii registration as a professional engineer in civil, mechanical, electrical, or structural engineering.
Skills
Must be able to understand design requirements for large oil, coal, waste-to-energy, nuclear power plants, and other energy recovery facilities.
Apply construction standards and requirements and address related challenges.
Interpret power plant plans and specifications.
Apply engineering principles and practices related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of waste-to-energy and other energy recovery facilities.
Cook up complex plant designs and power contracts related to the construction, maintenance, and operation of power plants.
Benefits
View details about all our available benefits by clicking on the “Benefits” tab at the top of this posting or visiting https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/benefits/.
Pay
Actual salary will be commensurate with applicable experience, pending approval.
Schedule
Not specified.
Qualifications
- Education Requirement: Equivalent to graduation from a regionally-accredited four year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in an engineering specialty.
- Experience Requirement: One (1) year of registered professional engineering experience in the planning, design, and/or operation of a large oil, coal, waste, or nuclear fueled power plant.
- License Requirement: Current State of Hawaii registration as a professional engineer in civil, mechanical, electrical, or structural engineering.