Plant Engineer

MIT • Cambridge, MA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Engineer for the Central Utilities Plant (CUP) is responsible for engineering tasks related to the operations and maintenance of the plant. This role assists in the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the facility, supports Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) for plant compliance, and acts as a project liaison for campus district energy and distribution projects, accelerated capital renewal, and major repair operations. The position involves maintaining accurate engineering drawings and documentation, including plant policies and procedures, and determining the schedule and program for annual testing and tabletop exercises. The Plant Engineer also serves as the contact for plant-specific IT systems, develops a master plan for future equipment replacement and capacity increases, and supports the CUP Maintenance Team with reliability-centered maintenance approaches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• A minimum of five years power plant experience
• Knowledge and understanding of power plant systems, plant engineering, and/or mechanical design of CHP facilities
• Demonstrated skills with plant performance improvement, environmental compliance, and safety and electrical distribution systems
• Knowledge of plant engineering processes
• Excel skills
• Analytical and time management skills
• Ability to establish effective working relationships within and between work groups
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to foster a positive work environment
• Ability to lead a group of engineers and other staff in a team-centered organization
• Ability to move objects weighing 20 to 100 lbs
• Ability to traverse long distances or moving from site to site
• Ability to use arms and/or legs to push, pull and lift objects

Nice To Haves

• Experience in industrial engineering

Responsibilities

• Engineering associated with the operations and maintenance of the plant
• Assisting in the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the facility
• Supporting Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to ensure plant compliance
• Serving as project liaison for campus district energy and distribution projects, accelerated capital renewal, and major repair operations
• Maintaining accurate and updated site engineering drawings and documentation, including standard plant policies and procedures
• Determining schedule, agenda, and program for annual testing and tabletop exercises
• Serving as the contact for plant-specific IT systems
• Developing and maintaining a master plan for future equipment replacement and capacity increases
• Supporting CUP Maintenance Team on reliability-centered maintenance approaches to plant management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior