Engineer (Varies)

Tampa Electric Company•Tampa, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an Engineer I level to Senior level engineer with Power Generation or Heavy Industry experience. This position serves as a technical employee in plant engineering, construction, operations and maintenance. The individual provides engineering and technical support to improve the reliability and availability of the generating units while reducing overall costs in the assigned systems and equipment. In this position, the engineer reports to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager at Bayside Station. Emphasis for this position is on an intermediate to advanced level of electrical engineering with equipment and processes commonly utilized in power plants, such as, but not limited to generators, excitation systems, AC/DC motors, low and medium voltage switchgear, transformers, batteries, relay protection/coordination, emergency generators, and NERC compliance. This position will be required to support the other plant engineers and their assigned areas of responsibilities. Engineer Classification is multi-level, based on the qualifications guidelines as outlined in the Company’s Engineering Career Path, Administrative Policy No. TECO-EMP-POL-06-1. A minimum classification of an Engineer I is required in this position.

Requirements

Minimum of Bachelor of Science in engineering from an ABET accredited four-year college.
Minimum of 1.5 years of work experience as an Electrical Engineer in an industrial environment
Demonstrated sound knowledge in electrical engineering work related areas
A strong attention to detail, good planning skills, good written/verbal communication skills, the ability to work in a team environment and a heightened awareness for safety is required
Must be able to pass a pulmonary function and negative pressure respirator fit test.
Must be able to use personal protective equipment (PPE) on-the-job.

Nice To Haves

Advanced education / training in electrical engineering
PE License
Minimum of 5 years of work experience as an Electrical Engineer in a Power Generation plant
Proficient skill with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Power Point.
Knowledge of OSI Pi Historian.
Demonstrated knowledge of project engineering in electrical engineering

Responsibilities

Identify, evaluate, conclude, or recommend improvements to design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the assigned systems and equipment as requested.
Develop, recommend, and maintain specifications for the maintenance, repair, and supply of assigned equipment, keep up-to-date equipment assessment records.
Troubleshoot and resolve operating upsets and recommend changes to minimize reoccurrence, lead root cause investigations to resolve problems.
Provide technical support to plant personnel in terms of design, maintenance, repair, and operation of the assigned equipment.
Maintain engineering-initiated testing, inspection, and repair history records for assigned equipment.
Participate in projects to produce a cost effective, on schedule, quality product or end result.
Support Asset Management through Critical System Review, RCA, Alarm Management, Operational Start-up Review, Process Safety Review, and Equipment reliability teams.
Perform all station NERC engineering required activities and work with Asset Management to ensure all NERC compliance requirements are met at Bayside Power.
Lead Capital and O&M improvement projects, maintain a 5-year capital plan for assigned areas.
Review engineering designs and specifications for new plant equipment and special projects.
Develop and assist employees through advisory and educational activities to improve their abilities to design, construct, operate, and maintain assigned equipment.
Improve expertise in functional area through participation in industrial, technical, and professional organizations and forums.