Power Plant Engineer
GE VernovaVancouver, United States
Full Time
Posted September 15, 2026
$79k - $79k
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed September 30, 2026
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- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Power Generation
- Pay provenance
- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
The Plant Engineer provides engineering support for plant operations, maintenance, reliability, and capital improvement projects to ensure the facility operates safely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory and environmental requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide engineering support for daily plant operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and equipment reliability.
- Monitor and analyze plant performance data to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, availability, and operating costs.
- Evaluate, develop, and implement equipment repairs, plant upgrades, and capital improvement projects.
- Support preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs through equipment monitoring, testing, and reliability analysis.
- Lead or participate in Root Cause Analyses (RCA), Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA), and development of corrective actions.
- Develop and manage Management of Change (MOC) documentation for plant modifications.
- Support planning and execution of planned outages, major inspections, and maintenance activities.
- Prepare engineering reports, performance analyses, technical specifications, scopes of work, and equipment documentation.
- Provide technical support for equipment procurement, contractor oversight, and project execution.
- Assist with preparation and management of annual operating and capital budgets.
- Ensure compliance with plant procedures, environmental permits, NERC requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Promote a strong safety culture by supporting Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs and ensuring safe work practices for employees and contractors.
- Respond to plant emergencies and provide engineering support during abnormal operating conditions and equipment failures.
- Serve as the technical lead for assigned projects and engineering initiatives, exercising sound engineering judgment with minimal supervision.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of five (3) years of engineering, operations, or maintenance experience in a combined-cycle power plant, power generation, process plant, marine, or similar industrial facility.
- Experience operating and maintaining combined-cycle power plants.
- Experience with GE Frame 7FA gas turbine technology.
- Knowledge of gas turbine controls, distributed control systems (DCS), instrumentation and electrical (I&E) systems.
- Working knowledge of NERC reliability standards and environmental regulations.
- Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), predictive maintenance, or asset management programs.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus.
- AutoCAD experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver's license.
- Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment physical, respirator fit test, and hearing evaluation.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, safety footwear, and respirator.
- Ability to respond to emergency callouts and work overtime during outages, inspections, and plant operational events.
- GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
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