Sr Field Engineer

About the role

As the Senior Field Engineer, you will perform outage and commissioning oversight, provide power plant technical support and assessments, and offer project management oversight and planning support for assigned projects. Outage management and field commissioning oversight are the primary responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and manage outages.
• Provide commissioning oversight, management, and direction.
• Analyze plant and fleet O&M performance data and recommend maintenance and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with plant management to recommend capital improvements, technologies, and processes to plant management and owners.
• Provide technical direction to implement these improvements.
• Lead complex client engagements while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Display commercial acumen that supports department and customer goals.
• Lead and conduct technical analysis of operational and maintenance performance utilizing diagnostic data, maintenance history, and financial records.
• Communicate abnormal conditions, lead root cause investigations, recommend effective corrective actions, and identify potential cost savings.
• Troubleshoot plant performance issues.
• Oversee plant reliability and plant betterment exercises including reliability centered maintenance (RCM), single point of failure (SPOF), predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) change implementation, and critical spare part analysis and improvements.
• Provide management and oversight for plant projects and temporary staffing needs as required.

This position directly coordinates with plants to support outage management, commissioning, and project planning. Duties are performed independently under general direction with minimal supervision. Site visits often respond to units that have experienced significant events or damage. Decisions are made within prescribed O&M procedures and guidelines, typically requiring explanation, discussion, interpretation, and approvals for high-complexity technical matters. A strong understanding of industry best practices regarding repair protocols, commissioning practices, superalloys, general instrumentation & control, gas turbine function, and steam turbine function is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in an engineering discipline is desired but not required.
• Minimum of 20 years combined experience in power plant maintenance, field engineering with gas and steam turbines, and field commissioning of power plants.
• Minimum of 15 years combined experience as a field engineer and/or commissioning engineer with gas turbines and steam turbines.
• Operations and maintenance experience with gas turbines, steam turbines, large power boilers, commissioning, maintenance planning, construction, and start-up of power plants.
• Experience with MS Project and P6 preferred.
• Experience with power plant and/or outage and overhaul budgets, budget cycle processes, and change orders.

Skills

• Outage planning and project management experience.
• Demonstrated capability to consult with power plant clients in most of the following areas: plant reliability, maintenance engineering, outage management, design engineering, thermal performance modeling, and operations & maintenance program assessment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in word processing, reporting, and spreadsheet software.
• Experience with project scheduling software (MS Project or P6).
• Skills in performance monitoring software.

Working Conditions

• Normal working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Extensive travel may be required to meet client or project requirements.
• Work is performed on industrial sites when traveling, requiring protective clothing and equipment.
• Extended hours may be required during travel or due to project phasing and specific requirements.

All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program, including a post-offer physical examination, drug screening, and post-employment random drug screening. There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility.

Pay

The initial compensation will range from $167,900 to $193,100.

Benefits

NAES offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package (including retirement), and promotional opportunities.