Senior Mechanical Engineer

Position Title

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Director – Mechanical Engineering

No functional unit

Exempt

Full-Time

Denver / Remote

California, South Carolina, Minnesota, Arizona, New Mexico

Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 7 GW of utility‑scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our mission is that as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our associates, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation.

Onward Energy gas fleet maintains or improves safety, performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness through leadership and support of major maintenance and facility enhancement projects. This position requires proficiency in problem‑solving, communication, observation, and technical acuity.

• Provide engineering oversight of major maintenance and process enhancement projects, predictive maintenance monitoring, outage management, equipment inspections, and specialized testing.
• Conceptualize design and provide engineering to help justify cost/benefit analysis for facility enhancement projects.
• Support and work with all stakeholders to develop actionable intel to resolve operational issues, design enhancements, and maintenance projects.
• Develop condition‑based maintenance initiatives that maximize reliability and availability of the fleet.
• Provide engineering support for root cause analysis (RCA) of forced outage or equipment failure events.
• Project manage consultants providing services to the facilities and ensure technical obligations and performance requirements meet corporate objectives.
• Grow relationships with facility teams, OEMs, key equipment suppliers, and corporate management.
• Participate in fleet maintenance programs, fleet operating manuals, predictive maintenance programs and procedure improvement initiatives.
• Support performance monitoring, data collection, and data analysis of power plant systems and equipment.
• Develop detailed request for proposals for major maintenance and process enhancement projects, evaluate proposals, and manage suppliers.
• Assist management and plant managers on budgets for responsible projects.
• Attend conferences to maintain comprehensive knowledge of industry and equipment developments.
• Prioritize and execute responsibilities under limited supervision.
• Participate and promote a strong safety culture.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s of Science degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited college or university, or equivalent applicable experience.

• 8 years of experience preferred in power plant maintenance engineering, controls engineering, design engineering, or services engineering for thermal power plants.
• Experience with fluid system design and specification, vibration dynamics, material failure analysis, thermodynamics, or logic programming preferred.
• Experience with aeroderivative and frame combustion turbines, steam turbines, distributed control systems, and heat recovery steam generators is desired.
• Experience with equipment overhauls and outage management is desired.
• Experience with OSISoft PI is preferred.
• Knowledge of EHS related regulations and comprehensive safety programs is preferred.
• Keen multi‑tasking capabilities, flexibility, and organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong, creative problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a cross‑functional team.

• Ability to stand, walk, talk, hear, and have clear vision.
• Ability to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch.
• Ability to perform inspections in permitted confined spaces from elevated platforms with grating accessed by ladders and stairs.
• Ability to comply with all site specific personal protective equipment including safety glasses, hard hats, hearing protection, and…