May 17, 2024
Electric Energy Jobs

Performance Engineer

Organization:
NRG Energy, Inc.
Region:
Canada, California, Nipton
End of contest:
July 29, 2024
Type:
Full time
Category:
Engineer
Description

Job Summary:

Provide support for process improvements, performance monitoring, root cause analysis, engineering, and construction activities, and operating and maintenance functions to ensure safe and efficient plant operation.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

 Provide direction to operations and maintenance departments to ensure that plant equipment remains reliable. This includes both technical and financial decisions which impact the overall unit availability and cost control.

 Provide technical support, testing and inspection expertise within their assigned process areas to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation.

 Optimize station equipment operation to meet key performance indicators

 Develop strategic plans for equipment overhauls to optimize equipment life and time between overhauls.

 Develop outage schedules, coordinate and perform outage inspections for all process equipment

 Utilize predictive and preventative maintenance (PM/PDM) techniques to monitor and improve equipment. Evaluate and analyze process variables to identify status and trending of key operating parameters.

 Conduct root cause analysis of equipment problems and provide recommendations to prevent future incidents. Assemble all equipment failure reports.

 Develop, review & revise station procedures & technical instructions and documentation of equipment testing and inspections.

 Provide engineering, design, economic justification, and specify parts and materials for projects and modifications. Implement projects and process modifications.

 Conduct and/or procure training as required within their process.

 Interface with outside engineering resources on an as-needed' basis.

 Work effectively in a team environment as a leader, member and/or facilitator.

 Perform other duties and assignments as required.

Working Conditions:

This position is a combination of work in office and industrial settings.

Minimum Requirements:

 Bachelor of Science

 Minimum of two years' experience in technical support of a power plant, gas turbine, or support of processes within a large industrial environment

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Contact

NRG Energy, Inc.

1201 Fannin Street

Houston

Texas United States

www.nrg.com/home.html