Plant Project Engineer/Engineering Analyst (Generation) GPC Plant Yates/Wansley

Georgia Power

Job Description

Plant Project Engineer/Engineering Analyst (Generation) – GPC Plant Yates/Wansley

This posting serves to fill two roles for plant engineer/engineering analyst positions at Georgia Power facilities, one at Plant Yates (Newnan, Ga.) and another at Plant Wansley (Franklin, Ga.). Each site is building new generation to meet the demand of Georgia Power’s Customer Load growth with advanced class generation technology.

JOB SUMMARY

This engineer/engineering analyst role will be responsible for engineering related activities at a power generating plant.  This position is responsible for providing technical support and developing long-term plans and budgets to maintain and improve plant equipment performance.  Power Generation Engineers/Engineering Analysts manage capital and O&M projects, follow prescribed procedures, provide input on procedure improvements, and conduct analyses to review design options or recommendations for structures, systems, and components.  This position is accountable for providing technical direction and troubleshooting for plant electrical and mechanical systems.  This position will be responsible for providing ongoing inspection and evaluation of equipment for determining the appropriate direction regarding design and performance improvements, upgrades, and other modifications.  This individual will be a troubleshooting resource for operations and maintenance and will be assigned to system ownership.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide outage/project management, project budget management, long-term maintenance strategies and technical support to the plant
• Develop 5- & 10-year capital budgets and justification for associated capital projects
• Provide monthly accruals and budget variance explanations to the Financial Analyst
• Monitor plant performance and make recommendations to improve heat rate and unit reliability.
• Serve as a system owner of assigned systems
• Serve as a coordinator of project work – requires contract administrator training
• Utilize computer business tools to monitor equipment operating performance, develop and justify budgets, plan project scope, develop project schedules, effectively use Maximo work order management system, and prepare reporting on equipment and projects.
• Initiate, troubleshoot, and review root cause analyses for system equipment failures
• Work with Southern Company Services (Technical Shared Services), OEMs, and system owners at other plants to stay current of any upgrades or concerns that affect the plant and communicate these needs to plant management, corporate management, and peer groups.
• This role may also be assigned Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) administration/engineer role that is responsible for engaging with Mitsubishi Power Americas/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for performance of the service contract to include, but not limited to: tracking performance & reliability of the equipment, ensuring vendor is keeping current with technical bulletins & recommendations,  ensuring appropriate coverage of parts and maintenance activities, outage/maintenance intervals, budget tracking, & reporting.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• B.S. in Engineering or Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program/institution is required 

Experience

• Experience in an industrial facility with mechanical/electrical project or design focus involving the maintenance of the following types of equipment: pumps/motors, air/motor operated valves, fans, condensers, boilers, turbines, PLC’s, distributed control systems, and industrial electrical switchgear, circuit breakers, and transformers.
• Demonstrated project management experience required
• Strong technical expertise and problem-solving abilities required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong organizational, administrative, time management, project management, facilitation and analytical skills are required
• Knowledge and experience utilizing computers applications and the ability to learn new systems and applications quickly.
• Self-motivation and demonstrated initiative are required for this position
• Ability to interface with vendors and contractors while representing the best interests of Southern Company
• Ability to network and utilize subject matter experts at both the corporate level and regional level to support our plant systems 
• Display interpersonal skills that demonstrate the ability to handle conflict and work effectively within a diverse team
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements
• Flexible to work across primary position boundaries by willingly accepting multiple roles as required to support plant needs

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• Must be available to work nights, weekends and/or holidays as needed.
• May require some extended work hours.
• Must be able to be on call for the plant as needed 
• Minimal Travel required –  up to 25%

BENEFITS

• Competitive Pay
• Excellent benefits packages which include: 
  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Defined Benefit Cash Balance Pension plan
  • Performance-sharing plan
  • 401(k) plan with a generous company match
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Tuition Reimbursement
• If this job is determined to be a critical job, limitations for transferring internally within the Company may apply for a set period of time. If applicable, details will be shared during the selection process.