ENERGY Recovery Engineer

Ready to Lead the Charge in Energy Recovery? We Want You.

Department of Environmental Services, Refuse Collection and Disposal Division is hiring an Energy Recovery Engineer to assist the Energy Recovery Administrator with monitoring the operating contractor's performance at the H-POWER (Honolulu Program of Waste Energy Recovery) waste-to-energy plant.

• Monitor daily plant operations to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, and advise operators of any deficiencies.
• Prepare technical recommendations for intermediate and long-range waste-to-energy program goals.
• Maintain engineering records to track waste processing quality and quantities.
• Analyze system performance to ensure energy recovery, capacity, environmental, and weight reduction targets are met.
• Monitor contract compliance and coordinate corrective actions when needed.
• Act as an engineering liaison with internal teams, government agencies, haulers, and the public.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Daily work requires inspections of an industrial site and requires use of safety equipment on a full time basis: hard hat, safety glasses, climbing belt, safety shoes, and periodic use of various types of respirators. Knowledge of the use of emergency chemical showers/eye wash equipment is also required.

Enjoy excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more. View details about all available benefits by visiting https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Actual salary will be commensurate with applicable experience, pending approval.

Equivalent to graduation from a regionally-accredited four year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in an engineering specialty.

Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at an accredited college/university in the United States. A foreign credential evaluation (FCE) must be provided to receive credit.

One (1) year of registered professional engineering experience in the planning, design, and/or operation of a large oil, coal, waste, or nuclear fueled power plant.

• Understand design requirements for large oil, coal, waste-to-energy, nuclear power plants, and other energy recovery facilities.
• Apply construction standards and requirements and address related challenges.
• Interpret power plant plans and specifications.
• Apply engineering principles and practices related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of waste-to-energy and other energy recovery facilities.
• Coordinate, review, and monitor complex plant designs and power contracts related to the construction, maintenance, and operation of power plants.

Experience in the planning, design, and/or operation of a large waste-fueled power plant.

Current State of Hawaii registration as a professional engineer in civil, mechanical, electrical, or structural engineering.

NOTE:

Applicants with a current out-of-state professional engineer license must obtain their Hawaii license prior to appointment.

Please attach an electronic copy of your professional civil, electrical, mechanical or structural engineer license (Hawaii or out-of-state) to your application.

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. False or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.