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Job Description

Requisition Number: APC2001659

Summary of Position Duties:

This engineer will be responsible for engineering related activities at a coal fired generating plant. This position is responsible for providing plant technical support and developing long term plans and budgets to maintain and improve equipment performance. Power Generation Engineers manage small and large capital and O&M projects, follow prescribed procedures and, under direct supervision, conduct analyses to develop design options or recommendations for structures, systems and components.

Job Requirements

Education Requirements:

B.S. in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required
B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Civil Engineering degree preferred (M.S. in Business or Engineering a plus)

Experience Requirements:

Mechanical and Chemical Engineers

2 years minimum mechanical or chemical engineering experience, with majority of experience in coal fired power plants or other related industrial experience
Industrial experience covers design, maintenance and/or operation of the following types of equipment: pumps, motors, air/motor operated valves, manual valves, fans, condensers, boilers and turbines.

Civil Engineers

Strong project management skills

Electrical Engineers

2 years minimum electrical and/or controls background
Electrical experience covers range of the following equipment: variable frequency drives or "soft-start" mechanisms, DC emergency power systems including battery chargers, uninterruptible power supplies, bus fast transfer and maintenance switches, 600V - 13.8kV switchgear, electrostatic precipitators, excitation systems, and generator support systems such as seal oil and stator cooling.
Controls experience covers range of the following: electronics, instrumentation, program configuration, distributed/process control systems, PLC's, DCS, plant electrical maintenance

Job Responsibilities:

Provide outage/project management, project budget management, long term maintenance strategies and technical support to the plant
Monitor plant performance and make recommendations to improve heat rate
Utilize computer business tools to develop and justify budgets, write work orders, order material, develop project schedules, and monitor equipment.
Initiate, troubleshoot and review root cause analyses for system equipment failures

Work with Southern Company Services, OEM's 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.