Power Plant Operator jobs in Alexandria, LA

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The Engineer - Power Plant is an experienced professional that provides engineering and technical support/assistance for operating, maintenance, and performance issues at regulated and unregulated plants in the Cleco fleet. This includes technical support, troubleshooting, development of technical specifications for repairs and component replacements, project development and management, budget development and management, contractor management and tracking, outage planning and support, and root cause failure analyses. The Plant Engineer II has a basic knowledge of power plant processes, operations, maintenance, and engineering, will manage routine matters with direction from senior engineers. As a provider of essential services, the Plant Engineer II is expected to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Provide engineering and technical support and assistance for operating, maintenance, and performance issues.
• Provide assistance with and/or manage non-Playbook Capital and O&M projects. This includes conceptual design, budget development, specifications, detailed engineering, equipment procurement, contractor and construction management, commission new equipment, staff training, and project closeout. Project work retrofits as well as new additions.
• Assists in providing economic analysis and feasibility studies on existing and proposed plant equipment or modifications.
• Complete budget estimates to support O&M and Capital projects. Generate bid specifications to support projects and perform an engineering evaluation on the bids.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes including Underwriters Laboratories (UL), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), National Board, Federal, State, and Local Codes.
• Provide engineering analyses, inspections, and support to operations and maintenance to keep equipment running at maximum reliability and performance levels while maintaining personnel safety, asset reliability, and environmental compliance.
• Monitor equipment performance. Identify and troubleshoot deviations from expected values that impact unit performance. Review and analyze predictive and preventive maintenance data as needed.
• Develop and implement recommendations to reduce operational and maintenance expenses.
• Provide long range planning for maintenance, repair, and capital improvement projects.
• Provide input for development of annual operations and maintenance budgets, accruals, and quarterly revisions based upon knowledge of inspections, reliability plans, and maintenance requirements.
• Participate in and/or lead teams that focus on specific problem areas or needs for generating units (i.e. Root Cause Analysis and Condition Assessments). Develop checklists, procedures and training programs for plant personnel for new and existing equipment.
• Collaborates with engineers to complete project tasks, reaching out for technical assistance when needed to meet project milestones.
• Develop and maintain a good relationship and become accessible to plant management personnel at Cleco Power and Cleco Cajun Sites. Support plant operations and maintenance as requested.
• Communicates on a regular basis with their manager and senior engineers.
• Provide status updates on assigned tasks and actively support business development objectives.
• Receives direction from more senior engineers.
• Assist as a technical resource for a defined project team as well as execute defined project tasks, milestones and priorities in the short-term according to on-going manager guidance.
• Support the execution of fleet wide asset management programs.
• Manage assigned projects within defined scope and budget. Communicate changes to scope, schedule, and/or cost to all stakeholders in a timely manner.

Qualifications

Required Education, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum or with NCEES Certification to sit for the FE
• 3-5 years of related experience
• Step progression levels based on skill proficiency and scope of job.
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
• Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data

Licenses and Certifications

• FE Certification Preferred

Key Competencies

BEHAVIORAL

• Action oriented
• Balances stakeholders

• Builds networks
• Builds effective teams
• Business insight
• Collaborates
• Communicates effectively
• Courage
• Demonstrates self-awareness
• Drives Results
• Drives Vision and Purpose
• Ensures Accountability
• Instills trust
• Nimble learning
• Plans and Aligns
• Safety
• Strategic mindset
• Values differences

TECHNICAL

• Analytical skills
• Compliance
• Engineering implementation
• Engineering specification
• Engineering technical operations support
• Engineering technology

Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.