Engineer III or Senior Engineer - Mechanical Engineer

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"Depending upon the qualifications of the successful applicant, the hiring manager may elect to fill this position at a higher level within the job hierarchy."

This Engineer position provides mechanical engineering leadership responsible for the health, safety, reliability, and longterm performance of critical mechanical equipment and systems at our coalfired generating station, Crystal River North. The role provides engineering stewardship across Units 4 and 5 boilers and pressure parts, steam turbines, balanceofplant systems, fuel handling, rotating equipment, and auxiliary plant infrastructure-assets that are essential to safe, reliable, and efficient power generation for our customers.

This position leads troubleshooting, outage planning, equipment inspections and repairs, and technical work packages, while driving longterm strategies that reduce risk and improve reliability. This engineer position partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, EHS, and enterprise engineering to ensure decisions are technically sound, riskinformed, within design basis, and aligned with the station's operational priorities while maintaining strong configuration and compliance standards to deliver energy safely, efficiently, and consistently to the communities we serve.

The Engineer III position is the advanced level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer III position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with limited supervision. An Engineer III is expected to develop advanced skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer III effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is progressively complex and varied.

The Senior Engineer manages work in engineering areas of specialization, with minimal supervision. The Senior Engineer is expected to develop advanced skills and to have the ability to work independently, with guidance limited to unusual or complex projects or issues. Employees in the Senior Engineer position are fully competent in the use of concepts and procedures. The Senior Engineer identifies problems, develops solutions and takes action to resolve.

• Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity,
• Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities
• Deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decision that may affect the work of the team
• Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity
• Conducts engineering and related studies
• Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces; increasingly competent to design, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems
• Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures, proficient in technical and analytical competencies
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills
• Maintains accurate records and files
• Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally
• Serve as the mechanical system owner for assigned equipment (e.g., boilers and pressure parts, steam turbines, feedwater systems, pulverizers, fans, conveyors, pumps, cooling tower, air heaters, valves, and balanceofplant).
• Lead mechanical scope development for planned and forced maintenance outages: define work lists, craft specs, engineer work packages, QC hold points, and test/returntoservice criteria.
• Provide onshift engineering support during outages; coordinate vendors, NDE, and specialty contractors; resolve field engineering issues (repairs, rework, weld procedures, fitups).
• Maintain configuration control aligned to design basis and applicable codes/standards.
• Initiate and manage engineering design change packages: define scope, P&ID updates, drawings, material specifications, installation instructions, testing, and turnover documentation.
• Apply and interpret relevant codes/standards (e.g., ASME, API, NBIC, AWS, ANSI, OSHA, NFPA) to ensure compliance and safe operation.
• Lead/coach causal analysis (Root and Apparent Cause/Common Cause/NERC Cause/PIRT/Barrier analysis) for equipment failures (e.g., tube leaks, pulverizer fires/slagging/fouling, bearing failures, pump cavitation, valve passing).
• Establish corrective actions, failure mode causes, acceptance criteria, and verification plans; track to closure and update reliability models and spares strategies.
• Maintain system risk registers (impact and probability criticality, singlepoint vulnerabilities, defenseindepth barriers) and propose mitigations and capital/expense strategies.
• Prepare concise, leadershipready status updates: emergent issues, actions taken, KPIs (forced outage rate, reliability, heatrate impacts), and upcoming risks/opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, EHS, and Supply Chain to prioritize work and optimize plant performance.

Note: This posting is for one open position. Dependent on relevant experience, the level to which a candidate is aligned is outlined below.

Engineer III

• Must have obtained Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program
• Minimum of 4 years of engineering experience
• A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree

Senior Engineer

• Must have obtained Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or PE
• Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer
• A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree

• Experience supporting generating facilities (coal, combined cycle, natural gas, nuclear, and simple cycle)
• Experience in various DCS Platforms such as Emerson Ovation, Siemens T3000, etc
• Experience reading, interpreting, and using plant Process & Instrument Diagrams, Isometrics, and specification data sheets
• Experience understanding of Station processes
• Experience with Maximo, PowerPlan, PI/process historian trending and analytics, and Excel/Power BI for health dashboards and KPIs
• Experience with LOTO, confined space, hot work, and hazardous communication requirements
• Clear, concise technical writing and presentation skills for crossfunctional and leadership audiences
• Ability to coach/mentor and to build strong partnerships with Operations/Maintenance

• Experience in the utility industry
• Department specific experience applicable to the hiring department
• Demonstrated advancing application of engineering theories and principles
• Increasingly proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, preparing and presenting recommendations
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Understanding of basic principles of project management
• Handson experience with rotating equipment (pumps, fans, pulverizers), pressure boundary components (boilers, piping, valves), and auxiliary systems (condensate/feedwater, CW, FGD/ESP/SCR experience a plus)
• Proficient in PdM methods (vibration, oil, IR, ultrasound), failure modes, and acceptance criteria; able to translate PdM results into actionable maintenance
• Familiarity with controls impacts to mechanical systems (e.g., fuel/air balance, mill/turbine interlocks, permissives, trip logic) and performance monitoring

• Onsite Mobility Classification - Work will be performed at a company facility.
• Ability to work in a power plant/industrial environment that includes exposure to noise, heat, cold, coal/ash dust, moisture/humidity, and moving/rotating machinery
• Exposure may include both indoor and outdoor conditions, with work performed in varying weather, temperature extremes, and extended duration standing or walking
• Work in and around boilers, turbine decks, pulverizers, conveyors, cooling towers, and FGD/ESP/SCR areas as assigned
• Ability to work at heights and in areas requiring fall protection, including the use of fullbody fall harnesses, selfretracting lifelines (SRLs), lanyards, anchorage systems, and associated tieoff requirements
• Ability to enter and work in confined spaces, on scaffolding, and on ladders or stair towers as required to support inspections, walkdowns, troubleshooting, and outage activities
• Ability to wear respiratory protection when conditions warrant, fall protection equipment (e.g., harness, SRL, lanyards) when working at heights, and other PPE (including but not limited to flameresistant (FR) clothing, hard hat, safety shoes, gloves, eye and hearing protection), as necessary
• Willingness to travel by both air and automobile whenever necessary
• Willingness to work extended hours with changes in work schedule whenever necessary which at times could include call outs to support stations in an emergent condition to meet operational and safety objectives

• Valid driver's license

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