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*This position is located onsite in Boardman, Oregon.
We are hiring a Plant Maintenance Engineer. Join a team responsible for maintaining and improving the reliability, safety, and performance of critical generation assets.
As a Plant Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in solving complex operational challenges, supporting capital improvements, and driving engineering solutions that ensure safe, efficient, and compliant plant operations. This is a high-impact role where your expertise directly supports grid reliability and long-term asset health.
This role requires specialized expertise to effectively manage and maintain critical site programs, including welding, Non-Destructive Testing (NDE), Process Safety Management (PSM), and chemistry. Welding program experience is a plus, and a willingness to be trained is required. The ability to hold or obtain NDE Level II certification is a key requirement. The successful candidate must also be willing to be trained in and manage the PSM program. Additionally, knowledge of plant chemistry programs would provide significant added value and further strengthen operational reliability. Experience in project management or project management programs will be necessary to function efficiently in this role.
You will:
Provide functional and economical engineering solutions to operations and maintenance problems through the improvement and maintenance of plant safety, reliability, efficiency, and regulatory compliance in a responsible and progressive manner. Provides engineered solutions for new plants and retrofit of existing generation facilities. Maintains and improves the operation, reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance of the company’s generating resources. Plant maintenance engineering consists of all applicable engineering disciplines.
We’re hiring for a position open to both Plant Maintenance Engineer (P2) and Senior Plant Maintenance Engineer (P3) candidates. The level will be determined based on the successful applicant's qualifications, experience, and demonstrated skills during the interview process.
Plant Maintenance Engineer (P2)
Engineering Standards
Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and independently applies professional knowledge of engineering processes and standards to assignments/projects. Applies knowledge of engineering solutions to resolve plant operations and maintenance engineering problems. Applies knowledge of the plant and plant control systems and processes. Applies knowledge of codes and standards and applies engineering theories and concepts in expanding professional knowledge of plant operations and maintenance engineering principles.
Engineering Production
Prepares a variety of moderately complex engineering deliverables; leads smaller project teams. Develops maintenance engineering solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes, regulatory requirements and follow sound engineering practice. Contributes substantially to the maintenance of plant design basis documents.
Project Coordination
Assigns tasks and coordinates with other internal/external team members on assigned projects; shares information and provides professional guidance in executing project tasks. Provides complex design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing elements in support of plant maintenance engineering needs; contributes to capital budget and job estimates.
Knowledge Sharing
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