Combustion Turbine Plant Engineering Intern

North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives • Lilesville, NC

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Intern will be primarily based at our Anson Combustion Turbine plant located in Lilesville, NC. They will work directly with Plant Engineering and Plant Management for project assignment and direction. This position will primarily focus on Plant Project support and development of Standard Operating Procedures.

Requirements

• Pursuing an Engineering degree with a desire to problem solve. Ideally, the student should be entering their Junior or Senior level course work.
• Experience with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Able to work in either a normal office or outdoor conditions.
• Perform well both individually and within a team.
• Able to be responsible for a project from start to finish.
• Experience troubleshooting problems and completing projects.
• Should have the ability to work well with both internal and external contacts.
• Should be self-motivated and have the ability to undertake major projects with supervision.
• Flexibility is valued due to the variety of projects to which the successful candidate will be assigned.
• Strong teamwork, responsiveness, and communication skills are required.
• Must be able to work with Plant Staff and with other departments to meet project timelines.

Nice To Haves

• A basic knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering principles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply electrical controls and mechanical engineering principles to support combustion turbine plant operations and maintenance.
• Monitor, analyze, and recommend changes to operating and maintenance trends, procedures, and functions that affect reliability, safety, compliance, and cost effectiveness.
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with plant operating, engineering, and contract personnel.
• Maintain a routine flow of information concerning project schedules, annual work plans, plant status, progress and potential problems to the Plant Management and Director of Asset Management.
• Apply technical problem-solving skills to recommend improvements to existing processes.
• Assist with the analysis of data.
• Communicating research and results to management through reports and development of presentations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern