Project Chemical Engineer
About The Position
OUC - The Reliable One is seeking a technically strong, results-driven engineer to provide technical and project-management support for Power Plant Operations and Maintenance (O&M), helping ensure safe, efficient, and reliable generation. The role manages plant modifications and improvement projects from development through completion and supports plant operations through review of data, test results, and equipment trends. The engineer develops project scopes and technical specifications, supervises OUC craft labor and contractors, supports Purchasing with RFPs, bid evaluations, and vendor negotiations, and prepares project justifications and budget proposals for management and the Capital Review Committee. The role also troubleshoots plant processes, reviews drawings and process documentation, oversees applicable safety requirements such as LOTO and permits, and supports compliance with industry standards and NERC/CIP requirements. The position requires engineering experience supporting power plant operations, industrial processes, and project management. The posting specifically describes a preference for experience supporting combined-cycle gas turbine plants and their HRSGs, gas turbines, and steam turbines, as well as wastewater and process water experience and power-plant chemical injection systems. The job is located at Stanton Energy Center. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application; OUC does not sponsor employment visas for internship or full-time positions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
- At least four years of engineering experience, including power plant operations, industrial plant processes, and project management.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Working knowledge of the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of power-generation systems, including mechanical, electrical, environmental, gas, chemical, electromechanical, and electrohydraulic systems.
- Knowledge of relevant industry technical standards, including ASME, NACE, NEMA, and IEEE.
- Ability to safely and effectively use inspection and testing equipment, and familiarity with safety permits such as LOTO, confined-space, and hot-work permits.
- Ability to review equipment manuals, safety notifications, contracts, drawings, process diagrams, operating and maintenance logs, trends, outage reports, and test reports.
- Knowledge of process-control systems such as DCS, Allen Bradley, and Modicon; IT security practices; and understanding and application of NERC and CIP policies.
- Ability to prepare and work with project justifications, capital and O&M budgets, cash flows, spreadsheets, graphs, tables, billing, and invoices.
- Ability to apply mathematics and engineering principles and perform financial and economic analyses such as NPV and ROI.
- Ability to work standby and call out when necessary.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office and standard office equipment.
- Complete required training upon hire in plant and environmental equipment operations and maintenance, DCS and PLC systems, and environmental, plant, or project-specific subjects; participate in continuing industrial training.
- Minimum four years specifically supporting combined-cycle gas turbine power plants (CCGT), including operations, maintenance, performance analysis, and project execution on HRSGs, gas turbines, and steam turbines.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Chemical Engineering.
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE).
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Wastewater and process-water experience.
- Experience designing or optimizing chemical injection systems used in power-plant water-treatment processes.
Responsibilities
- Develop and write technical specifications and scopes for plant projects, and maintain project budgets.
- Provide technical support for plant operations and maintenance; review plant data to support safe, efficient, and reliable generation.
- Manage and supervise plant modifications and improvements, including OUC craft labor and contractors throughout project phases.
- Assist Purchasing with RFPs, bid documents, engineering evaluations, vendor evaluations, and negotiations.
- Prepare project justifications based on factors such as safety, environmental considerations, technology changes, economic analysis, and efficiency improvements.
- Review and implement plans, drawings, specifications, safety procedures, and LOTO requirements; manage schedules, update equipment manuals, review inventory levels, and review billing, invoices, and contractual performance.
- Manage contracts with regard to technical and commercial aspects.
- Inspect and review fluid-analysis, nondestructive examination, vibration, emissions, boiler, and scrubber chemistry test results to assess equipment condition and current practices.
- Troubleshoot plant processes, identify root causes, and support repairs.
- Prepare budget proposals and justifications for management and the Capital Review Committee when needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
