Sr Steam Turbine Engineer

Job Description

The Sr Steam Turbine Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of major rotating equipment including steam turbines, cooling water pumps, and injection pumps. This role provides technical leadership, oversees maintenance programs, and serves as the owner’s representative for mechanical projects.

• Adhere to, support, and enforce all company safety and environmental rules, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain and repair main steam turbines, cooling water pumps, and injection pumps; develop written job scopes and procedures for major inspections.
• Identify and verify stock of critical spare parts.
• Coordinate repair of turbine rotors and turbine parts.
• Implement reliability, predictive, and preventative maintenance activities, including vibration analysis, lubrication analysis, and thermography.
• Recommend major work activities for critical equipment during major overhauls.
• Coordinate failure analysis program investigations.
• Write technical portion of contracts for rotating equipment.
• Serve as owner’s representative for capital and expense mechanical projects.
• Provide technical leadership to staff.
• Provide technical input to assist in development of project planning.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university engineering program.
• Professional engineering license recommended.
• Seven to ten years of experience with steam turbine operation, maintenance, and repair; power plant engineering, business, financial, and contractual matters knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills; interface with employees, superiors, and vendors.
• Prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Read, analyze, and interpret procedures, regulations, blueprints, schematics, and process and instrument diagrams.
• Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, the general public, and employees at all levels.
• Provide oral and written instruction that is understandable by all.
• Make clear and precise decisions in critical situations and evaluate safety/environmental concerns.
• Use technical skills to focus ideas onto substantial projects.
• Demonstrate willingness to learn and clearly communicate complex ideas to those with less technical background.
• Meet physical requirements: lift up to 50 lbs., climb, work in confined spaces, tolerate extreme temperatures.
• Valid California driver’s license required;
  California professional engineering license preferred.
• Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

BHE Renewables delivers sustainable energy solutions for customers and communities. We own, operate and develop wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and natural gas projects in 11 U.S. states. The power generated is sold into energy markets or directly to customers through long-term purchase agreements.

Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, BHE Renewables is an innovative and growing company with new offices in Phoenix and San Diego. Our 50/50 joint venture with Occidental Petroleum has led to a demonstration project showing how Terra Lithium technology is used to extract lithium from the brine presently flowing through our geothermal plants in Imperial Valley, CA.

Joy is Renewable! It’s not just a catchphrase; it describes our approach to people. Our teams are often found connecting, giving back and having fun doing it. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, talents and life experiences each person brings, making us stronger together. The BHE Renewables CARES program supports employee volunteerism and investments in our communities.

BHE Renewables is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.