1st Class Power Engineer

Division: Bluewater Consulting Services (BCS)

Location: College Park, MD

Start Date: ASAP candidates expected to be on site within 2 weeks.

Duration: Approximately 10 weeks

Pay Rate: $75/hr straight time | $112.50/hr OT (anything in excess of 40 per week)

Per Diem: Expenses while on site reimbursed according to receipts for lodging fuel and all other incidentals, flat rate of GSA max given for meals per day ($92).

Mobilization: Flight and rental car provided for mobilization and demobilization.

Home Leave: Home leave is not provided; any travel home taken during the project would be at your own expense.

Estimated

Hours:

Typical startup schedule. Schedule is client-directed and will fluctuate week to week..

Drug Screening: Required

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States

The project integrates a small Solar gas turbine, heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), a steam turbine, and auxiliary boilers to deliver reliable on campus power generation and thermal energy recovery.

The 1st Class Power Engineer will provide licensed operating coverage for the plant as it moves through commissioning, startup, and into normal operations. This individual will operate the gas turbine, HRSGs, steam turbine, auxiliary boilers, and associated balance of plant systems in accordance with site procedures and Maryland stationary engineer requirements, and will support the commissioning team with startup activities as the licensed operator on shift.

The role requires an active Maryland First Grade Stationary Engineer license and hands-on high pressure steam plant operating experience.

• Operate the gas turbine, HRSGs, steam turbine, auxiliary boilers, and associated balance of plant systems in accordance with site procedures and Maryland stationary engineer requirements
• Monitor and control boiler and high pressure steam operations; perform operator rounds and log readings throughout each shift
• Execute startup, shutdown, and normal operating procedures for boilers, turbines, and auxiliary systems as directed
• Respond to alarms and abnormal conditions; troubleshoot and escalation issues to plant leadership as required
• Maintain accurate operating logs, shift turnover records, and water chemistry documentation in accordance with site standards and jurisdictional requirements

• Support commissioning and startup activities, including steam blows, first fires, tuning, and performance testing, as the licensed operator on shift
• Participate in functional and integrated systems testing in coordination with the commissioning team
• Provide licensed operating coverage during cold and hot commissioning phases and support the transition to normal operations
• Comply with all site safety programs, OSHA requirements, and Client safety protocols, including lockout/tagout and safe boiler operating practices

• Active Maryland First Grade (1st Class) Stationary Engineer license required
• 5+ years operating high pressure boilers and steam plant equipment; gas turbine, HRSG, or CHP plant experience strongly preferred
• Preferred:
  Prior experience on university or institutional CHP/district energy systems