Process Engineer- WtE (St. Petersburg, FL)

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Position Summary

The Plant Process Engineer supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility under a long-term Operations & Maintenance contract. This role is responsible for leading the actions taken to control and optimize the thermal, chemical and energetic processes. The engineer will collaborate closely with site operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

Essential Functions – Teamwork:

• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant WTE facility performance.
• Support continuous improvement of safety across routine and outage tasks.
• Prepare reports, business correspondence, and technical documentation as needed.
• Present information clearly and respond to questions from managers, clients, and customers.
• Follow safety protocols; identify and report safety/environmental hazards.
• Apply engineering problem-solving to identify and implement solutions.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, across various platforms.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to support reliability efforts.
  
  

Process Engineering

• Improve the efficiency of the boiler and the combustion by adjusting parameters such as the combustion curve.
• Manage the emissions produced by optimizing the use of reagents and the parameters necessary.
• Manage the mass and energy balance of the plant.
• Collaborate in the improvement of the operation of the plant for better thermal efficiency, reduce where possible operation costs and other areas.
• Support the outage planning by defining the scope of certain tasks.
• Manage process deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Oversee boiler inspections (in-house and 3rd-party), including UT testing and combustion reviews.
• Support identification and planning of emergent outage work scopes.
• Analyze post-outage data to set priorities and recommend corrective actions.
  
  

Job Qualifications Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, Environmental, or Facilities Engineering preferred).
• 3–5 years of experience in a power plant environment preferred.
• Strong math and mechanical skills; able to perform basic mechanical tasks and equipment access.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Reliability Engineering Certification.
• Experience with MS Project and capital planning.
• Understanding of Energy-from-Waste (EFW) technology and steam power plant operations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  
  

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Training & Development
  
  

FCC Environmental Services, LLC operates in a multicultural, global environment and is a richly diverse organization operating seamlessly as one company. We aim to attract, motivate and retain the best people in our industry, whatever their background. We share the same passion to deliver world-class solutions to our customers. We have the best waste management professionals in the industry and develop this talent in an inspiring work environment. FCC Environmental Services, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.