Facility Project Engineer

Sheridan HR•Town of Torrey, NY

11d•$115,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Sheridan HR is partnering with Vulcan Infrastructure and Power to identify an experienced Facility Project Engineer to support capital projects, facility improvements, maintenance initiatives, and carbon mitigation projects across its Dresden site. This unique engineering opportunity spans both a 106 MW natural gas-fired steam (Rankine-cycle) power plant and a co-located data center operation, providing exposure to complex power-generation, industrial, and mission-critical infrastructure. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Facility Project Engineer will take projects from initial concept through scoping, engineering, budgeting, procurement, execution, commissioning, and closeout. This individual will work closely with plant operations, maintenance, electrical engineering, data center teams, vendors, and contractors to deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. The ideal candidate is a hands-on project engineer who combines strong technical and project-management capabilities with sound business judgment. This role will also play an important part in identifying opportunities to improve plant efficiency, reliability, emissions performance, and overall site value.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with approximately 3–7 years of relevant project or plant engineering experience; equivalent applicable experience will be considered.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing capital, maintenance, reliability, or facility improvement projects.
Experience in a power-generation, data center, heavy-industrial, manufacturing, or similarly complex facility environment preferred.
Experience with project scoping, cost estimating, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, and contractor management.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Power generation or steam-cycle facilities
Data center infrastructure
Carbon mitigation and emissions-reduction projects
Energy-efficiency initiatives
Thermal performance and heat rate analysis
ETAPRO or similar plant performance monitoring systems
Reliability engineering and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
Asset criticality and predictive maintenance methodologies
High-energy piping systems and inspection programs
Industrial power distribution, cooling, or balance-of-plant systems

Responsibilities

Develop and execute capital, improvement, maintenance, reliability, and carbon mitigation projects across the power plant and data center.
Lead projects from initial concept and feasibility through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
Develop project scopes, engineering requirements, cost estimates, schedules, budgets, and execution plans.
Monitor project costs, schedules, risks, and performance and provide regular updates to site leadership.
Coordinate internal resources and outside engineering firms, contractors, and vendors.
Ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable specifications and requirements.
Identify and evaluate opportunities for capital improvements, major equipment replacements, reliability upgrades, and facility improvements.
Develop business cases and cost-benefit analyses to justify and prioritize capital investments.
Apply reliability-centered approaches, including Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), asset criticality assessments, and predictive data.
Help develop and maintain a long-term capital project pipeline prioritized by value, risk, reliability, and emissions impact.
Identify projects that improve site performance, reliability, compliance, efficiency, and operating economics.
Develop and execute projects focused on emissions reduction, carbon mitigation, energy efficiency, and improved plant performance.
Evaluate potential technologies and improvement opportunities that can reduce emissions and operating costs.
Track project outcomes and measure progress against site carbon and emissions objectives.
Incorporate emissions and energy performance into project prioritization and business cases.
Serve as the site's heat rate and thermal performance leader.
Act as the subject-matter expert for the ETAPRO performance monitoring system.
Monitor and analyze unit thermal performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
Use operational and performance data to identify potential equipment, process, and system improvements.
Develop and support projects designed to improve heat rate, efficiency, reliability, and overall unit performance.
Lead engineering support for planned outages and major maintenance events.
Develop project scopes, work packages, inspection lists, and execution plans in partnership with operations and maintenance.
Coordinate contractors and vendors during outage activities.
Help ensure outage work is completed safely, efficiently, and with minimal impact to power generation and data center operations.
Support commissioning and return-to-service activities.
Manage engineering firms, contractors, suppliers, and vendors throughout project execution.
Review project deliverables, schedules, specifications, and field work.
Coordinate site access, work activities, safety requirements, and project logistics.
Monitor contractor performance and ensure work meets project scope, quality, safety, schedule, and budget requirements.
Oversee the site's high-energy piping inspection program, including scheduled inspections, documentation, and compliance requirements for high-energy steam piping and associated systems.
Review and interpret P&IDs, engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
Maintain accurate engineering records, project documentation, and project reporting.
Support auditability, regulatory readiness, and compliance requirements.
Coordinate with plant operations, maintenance, EHS, electrical engineering, and data center teams on technical and compliance matters.