What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer - Power Generation position at HireTalent?
Join a leading energy company and become the primary Electrical Engineering resource at a power generation facility. This role offers the opportunity to lead electrical infrastructure projects, improve plant reliability, and work on critical power generation equipment while collaborating with a close-knit operations and maintenance team.
What You'll Do
- Lead electrical capital and maintenance projects from planning through execution and closeout.
- Support electrical reliability initiatives and provide troubleshooting for plant systems and equipment.
- Manage upgrades and replacements of switchgear, transformers, medium-voltage and high-voltage equipment.
- Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, and contractor coordination plans.
- Partner with operations, maintenance, contractors, and engineering teams to improve plant performance and reliability.
- Support modernization projects, outages, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 2 years of experience in power generation, utilities, manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
- Experience with medium-voltage and high-voltage electrical systems and equipment.
- Project management experience from project development through closeout.
- Troubleshooting and reliability engineering experience.
- Strong understanding of plant electrical systems, power distribution, and industrial equipment.
Preferred Qualifications
- ABET-accredited Engineering degree.
- FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) Certification.
- PE (Professional Engineer) License.
- Experience with DeltaV, Emerson Ovation, or DCS systems.
- SAP experience.
- Asset/work management systems experience.
- Background in controls, electromechanical engineering, or plant modernization projects.