Senior Power Generation Civil Engineer

Senior Power Generation Civil Engineers provide expert-level leadership, technical strategy, and lifecycle management of civil/structural assets at OPPD's generating stations. This role directs major engineering work streams, guides organizational decision-making, leads structural evaluations and project development, and ensures long-term reliability of critical assets such as foundations, rigging beams, building structures, pond liners, and erosion-control systems. The senior engineer also drives continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and mentoring across the engineering organization.

What This Role Delivers Senior Power Generation Civil Engineers provide expert-level leadership, technical strategy, and lifecycle management of civil/structural assets at OPPD's generating stations. This role directs major engineering work streams, guides organizational decision-making, leads structural evaluations and project development, and ensures long-term reliability of critical assets such as foundations, rigging beams, building structures, pond liners, and erosion-control systems. The senior engineer also drives continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and mentoring across the engineering organization.

• Serve as a senior subject matter expert in civil/structural engineering, driving lifecycle management, reliability strategies, and long-term asset planning.
• Lead system health strategy by analyzing multi-year trends, inspections, and performance data to identify emerging risks and define mitigation strategies.
• Direct complex troubleshooting and guide resolution of the most challenging structural issues, applying root-cause analysis and mentoring cross-functional teams.
• Lead large-scale and high-risk civil projects, including foundation reconstruction, structural reinforcements, pond liner rehabilitation, erosion control improvements, and rigging system upgrades.
• Manage engineering work streams, integrating design, field execution, budgeting, procurement, and construction oversight.
• Advance OPPD's technical capability by developing new tools, methodologies, standards, and training programs.
• Provide coaching and leadership to engineers at all levels, supporting long-term talent development.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska or ability to obtain Nebraska registration within 6 months through reciprocity and relevant experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• 8+ years experience in power plant, industrial, or structural engineering
• Demonstrated expertise in structural design, repair, and assessment
• Proven leadership in managing major civil/structural projects

• Office:
  Work will be performed in a modern office environment amid normal conditions of dust, odors, fumes, and noises.
• Field:
  Work will be performed outside in a wide variety of weather conditions (snow, rain, heat, cold, wind, etc.), terrain, and other natural environmental hazards as well as pollen and other airborne allergens.
• Generation Plant:
  Work will be performed inside with exposure to industrial building conditions and may include extreme temperatures, odors, dust, gases, poor ventilation, and loud noise levels.
• Travel:
  Must be able to travel throughout the service territory and report to various locations in a timely manner as needed.

• Work will be performed in high traffic environments.
• Will work around energized high voltage electrical equipment.
• Will work in construction areas that present many physical hazards.
• Will work at heights.
• Will work in closed or confined…