At NAES, you’ll find engaging and challenging career opportunities in the power generation, renewable energy and industrial construction industry. At every level of the company, we share a common goal: To instill confidence in our clients through our steadfast commitment to safety, integrity and quality of work.

As the largest independent operator of power facilities in the industry, we’ve come to be viewed as an employer of choice. We strive to attract and retain employees by offering competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package (including retirement) and promotional opportunities.

Summary

The Senior Field Engineer is responsible for performing power plant technical support and performance improvement engagements as well as providing project management oversight for assigned projects.  Outage management and oversight is a primary responsibility for this position.

Primary Duties

Provide outage planning, management, and oversight for assigned projects. Analyze plant and fleet O&M performance data and identify improvement opportunities.  In coordination with Plant Management, recommend improvements (i.e., capital improvements, technologies, and/or processes) to plant owners for further development.  When contracted, provide technical direction to implement these improvements. Lead complex client engagements, while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction and displaying commercial acumen that supports department financial goals. Manage and conduct technical analysis of operational performance, maintenance and diagnostic data to identify and communicate abnormal conditions, lead root cause investigations, recommend effective corrective actions and identify potential cost savings. (Troubleshoot plant performance issues) Oversee improvement initiatives such as reliability centered maintenance (RCM) initiatives to identify and develop improvements to predictive, preventive, and spare inventory maintenance programs for increased reliability and availability. Provide management and oversight for plant projects as requested. 

Scope of Responsibilities

This position directly coordinates with plants to support outage management, and project planning. Duties are performed independently under general direction with minimum supervision.  Decisions are made within prescribed O&M procedures and guidelines.  Contacts are usually made on own initiative concerning high complexity technical matters requiring explanation, discussion, interpretation or approvals.

Working Relationships

The Sr. Field Engineer reports to the Manager of O&M Services and works independently with NAES plants as needed to support their outage and project management needs 

Compensation 

The initial compensation will range from $163,000 to $187,000

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Science Degree in an engineering discipline is desired Eight to ten years’ experience in power plant operations and maintenance, design, trouble-shooting, and/or performance evaluation A minimum of four years’ experience as Maintenance Manager, Plant Engineer, or equivalent position is preferred Operations, maintenance and/or engineering experience with gas and steam turbines, large power boilers, and fuel handling systems desired, along with background in the construction and start-up of power plants Experience with project scheduling and budgeting

Specific Skills and Knowledge

Must have outage planning and project management experience.  Also, must have demonstrated capability to consult with power plant clients in one or more of the following areas:  plant reliability, maintenance engineering, outage management, design engineering, thermal performance modeling, or operations and maintenance assessment.   Strong abilities to communicate both orally and in writing, knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, project management, and performance monitoring software are required.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Normal working hours are 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday.  Extensive travel may be required to meet client or project requirements.  Work is performed on industrial sites when traveling, requiring protective clothing and equipment.  Extended hours may be required during travel or due to project phasing and project specific requirements.

Fit for Duty

All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post-offer physical examination and drug screening and post-employment random drug screening. There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility.

Performance

All employees have the responsibility to both the customer and their co-workers to do the job right the first time, and to ensure the customer’s needs are being met. 

NAES Safe

Safety is a core value of NAES; and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to be mentally alert and work safely at all times.  Additionally, employees are required to adhere to all safety warnings and posted safety signs, whenever on company property.  Furthermore, employees must follow all NAES safety rules and procedures.  Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of the evaluation of each and every employee’s performance.

NAES is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is the practice of NAES to seek employees of the highest quality and to select individuals on the basis of merit and competence, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status or affiliation protected under USERRA, or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by applicable local, state and federal law.