Fleet Services Engineer

NAES•Pittsburgh, PA

10d•Remote

About The Position

The Fleet Services Engineer provides engineering and technical support across the Heritage Fleet’s 16 power generation facilities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio. The position supports plant safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance, serving as a technical resource to plant management and personnel and addressing equipment and performance issues, reliability initiatives, and capital and plant improvement projects. The role is remote and home-based when not traveling to fleet assets. Approximately 35% travel is required for onsite engineering, troubleshooting, operational, and project support. The position typically follows a Monday through Friday day shift schedule, with extended hours, weekends, holidays, or schedule flexibility as needed to support outages, projects, equipment issues, and other business needs. The Fleet Services Engineer reports to the Client Services Manager and works closely with plant management, operations, maintenance, and other plant personnel. Work is primarily conducted in a home office or plant office and includes extensive computer use and virtual communication. At power plants, the role involves physical activity and may require protective equipment and work with hazardous materials. Employees participate in the Fitness for Duty Program, including a post-offer physical examination and drug screening and post-employment random drug screening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; relevant industry or military experience may be considered in lieu of education on a year-for-year basis.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including root cause analysis and development of corrective and preventive actions.
Experience supporting or managing capital, reliability, or plant improvement projects, including schedules, budgets, and technical requirements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Project.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across facilities and communicate technical information to varied audiences.
Demonstrated commitment to safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Ability and willingness to travel approximately 35% to power generation facilities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio.
Valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license that remains in good standing.
Ability to reach, climb, walk, stoop, stand for extended periods, climb stairs and ladders, and routinely lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to wear required protective equipment and, when required, work with hazardous materials.
When working remotely, a reliable internet connection and quiet, dedicated workspace are essential.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree preferred.
Power generation, industrial operations, maintenance, or engineering experience.
Knowledge of combustion turbines, steam turbines, HRSGs, boilers, and balance-of-plant systems.
Experience with plant performance monitoring and data systems such as EtaPro or OSI PI.
Familiarity with programming or data-processing tools such as Python, VBA, or HTML.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical resource to plant management and personnel to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation of equipment and systems.
Collaborate with plant management and project stakeholders on operational, maintenance, and reliability strategies.
Monitor and analyze combustion turbines, steam turbines, HRSGs, boilers, balance-of-plant systems, and fleet performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
Evaluate heat rate, efficiency, availability, capacity, and other performance data and recommend improvements.
Perform root cause analyses of equipment failures and develop corrective actions and long-term reliability solutions.
Evaluate plant systems and designs and develop cost-effective engineering solutions to improve reliability, performance, and operating costs.
Troubleshoot technical and operational issues across multiple facilities and recommend timely resolutions.
Manage capital, reliability, and plant improvement projects, including scopes of work, contracts, schedules, budgets, technical documentation, and coordination with stakeholders.
Maintain engineering drawings, procedures, technical documentation, and plant records.
Prepare technical and performance reports for plant owners, utilities, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
Travel to Heritage facilities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio for onsite engineering, troubleshooting, project, and operational support.
Support NAES Safety and Regulatory Compliance Programs and perform additional duties as assigned.