Organization Description Georgia Power

Job Description Plant Project Engineer (Generation) - GPC Plant Yates This posting serves to fill a plant engineer position at Plant Yates (Georgia Power Company), located in Newnan, GA Job Summary This engineer 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 manage capital and O&M projects, follow prescribed procedures, provide input on procedure improvements, and conduct analyses to develop 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.

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
• Utilize computer business tools to develop and justify budgets, write work orders, order material, develop project schedules, and monitor equipment.

Job Requirements Education

• B.S. in Engineering from an ABET accredited program/institution is required
• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering preferred, but willing to consider other engineering disciplines
• M.S. in Business or Engineering a plus
• Professional Engineer (PE) license would also be a plus

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 with personal computers and the ability to learn numerous software applications quickly
• Self-motivation and demonstrated initiative are crucial 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

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 - 15%

Benefits

• Competitive Pay

• Excellent benefits packages which include:

• Medical and dental coverage

• Defined Benefit Cash Balance Pension plan

• Performance-sharing plan

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