Senior Engineer – Joint Projects

Senior Engineer – Joint Projects### Senior Engineer – Joint Projects Apply:
Boise, :
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
R0005045##
* If you are a current Idaho Power employee, please apply through the
* * Employee Portal.
*** Final date to receive applications:
** 11/25/2026 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time**# of Positions:
** 1
* * Job Type:
** Regular
* * Job End Date:
**** Exemption Status:
** Exempt
* * Pay Range:**$ -  Annual
** Minimum Age Requirement:
***
* Job Description:

** Idaho Power — located in vibrant Boise, Idaho — is looking for a
* Senior Engineer – Joint Projects
* to join our Power Supply team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to provide our customers with the safe, reliable, and affordable energy they depend on. While this position is based at Idaho Power’s downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote.
** What does a Senior Engineer – Joint Projects do for us?
** The Joint Projects Engineer provides comprehensive technical expertise related to the operations, maintenance, construction, performance optimization, reporting, and compliance activities at Idaho Power's jointly owned generation facilities. While operating under minimal supervision and using independent initiative, this role monitors and tracks complex assignments and projects, regularly interfaces with internal departments and joint venture partners, and effectively advocates for Idaho Power's position on technical matters within joint venture partnerships.

The Joint Projects Engineer reviews and reports on capital project progress, provides input on and reviews preventive maintenance plans, tracks and evaluates project expenditures and capital investment justifications, and develops engineering recommendations to support reliability, efficiency, and long-term asset management objectives.

This role works directly with plant management and corporate offices collaborating on operating decisions and business initiatives. The Joint Projects Engineer stays apprised and advises management on the potential operating impacts of environmental legislation and rules affecting coal and gas-fired generating facilities and utilizes industry- and discipline-related knowledge to interpret and monitor compliance with  addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.
** A COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
**** Knowledge of:
*** Electric utilities and their business environment
* The steam generation process, thermodynamic principles, and turbine and generator functions
* Heat transfer and fluid mechanics as applied to power generation
* Power plant environmental compliance requirements, regulatory obligations, and safety standards
* General engineering, design, and construction principles
* Operating and maintenance principles and methods as they pertain to the electric industry
* Project management practices
** Preferred:
*** Advanced knowledge of thermal power plant operations and maintenance processes, the steam generation process, and environmental and compliance regulations as they pertain to gas and coal fueled power plants
** Skills in:
*** Effective and varied communication techniques necessary to collaborate with personnel at all organizational levels, from hourly employees to executive leadership, both within Idaho Power and with plant owner operator companies
* Budget management
* Leading projects, significant complex assignments, and technical investigations
* Organizational skills necessary to monitor…