Technical Specialist - Lead (Turbine)

Responsibilities

• Perform all activities with emphasis on a proactive and preventative maintenance approach based on industry’s best practices, manufacturer recommendations, and regulatory requirements to include but not limited to: FERC, PHMSA, NFPA, USCG, DOT, MDOL, MDE and EPA.
• Recognizes the safety, environmental and facility reliability consequences of actions taken maintaining the highest levels of safety and environmental compliance.
• Provide technical guidance in the creation and implementation of turbine mechanical maintenance policies, procedures, condition-based assessments, maintenance plans, and work methods for multi-skilled maintenance teams.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the operations and maintenance teams (internal and contractor) in the operation, maintenance, and repair of facility turbines.
• Provide technical guidance in troubleshooting and repair activities of turbine and turbine auxiliary equipment including but not limited to fans, pumps and motors.
• Provide technical input for turbine maintenance planning, prioritization, and execution, including review of parts lists, drawings, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Support turbine long-term maintenance and asset lifecycle planning through condition assessments, remaining-life evaluations, and failure analysis to drive continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
• Support planning major turbine outages, turnarounds, and overhauls, including scope development, work sequencing, execution strategies, and technical review of work packages and contractor proposals.
• Physically lead and direct large-scale turbine mechanical maintenance projects in the field, providing hands-on technical oversight, work execution control, and real-time troubleshooting during critical activities.
• Utilize a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) (Maximo and Oracle) to manage assets, work orders, inventory, and scheduling to increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and streamline maintenance operations with a proactive approach.
• Support cost forecasting of short-term and long-term major turbine maintenance OPEX and CAPEX budgets.
• Provide technical review and input to Management of Change (MOC) processes for turbine mechanical modifications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience and demonstrated competencies in applicable discipline.
• In-depth and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and practices.
• In-depth knowledge of industry codes, government regulations, company policies, and company practices.
• In-depth knowledge of design and operation of complex systems and equipment.
• Ability to apply expert knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve complex and broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
• Ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
• Strong oral, written and graphical communication skills including technical writing.
• Ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
• Ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments.
• Ability to analyze and interpret results, to improve processes.
• Equally effective working independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and evaluation techniques.
• Excellent personal computer skills, including knowledge of applicable software programs.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Proven decision-making skills.
• Ability to address issues applying analytical and abstract thinking.
• Ability to resolve problems and process information quickly.
• Contribute to a team-centric work environment based on mutual respect and integrity.
• Support the Company's CHAMPION culture, which centers around personal responsibility, continuous improvement and delivering quality for our customers.