Senior Power Plant Turbine Mechanical Engineer

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Are you ready to make a real impact in the world of engineering? At Portland General Electric, we're looking for top-tier talent to take on an exciting role that combines innovation, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to drive positive change. As a Senior level Power Plant Mechanical Engineer, you'll be the driving force behind our mission. Your expertise will extend to the very heart of our operations, from the intense combustion turbines to the intricate steam turbine systems.

Your Mission:
Elevate Engineering Excellence

You're not just another cog in the wheel. You're the visionary behind the engineering marvels that power our world. Here's what you can expect:

1. Forge the Future:
In this role, you won't just be an engineer; you'll be a visionary, an innovator, and a change-maker. You'll be the one who plans, designs, and orchestrates the maintenance of thermal power plant systems, ensuring they operate at peak efficiency. Your work will blaze a trail in the industry, establishing new standards and procedures that create cost-effective, sustainable solutions.

2. Power the World:
Ever dreamt of working on projects that have a global impact? As part of our team, you'll be at the forefront of planning, designing, and maintaining thermal power plant systems and components.

3. Lead with

Innovation: We're not just about maintaining the status quo; we're committed to pushing the envelope. Expect to pioneer new standards and procedures, creating cost-effective solutions that shape the industry.

4. Hands-On Involvement:
This isn't just a desk job. You'll be rolling up your sleeves, providing on-site engineering support (typically a day trip, sometimes longer during Outage Season or Forced Outage), and ensuring our generation assets adhere to the highest industry standards, codes, and regulations. With a focus on combustion and steam turbine engineering, you'll take the lead in major maintenance projects and component upgrades.

You will shape the specifications, coordinate fabrication, and oversee every aspect of these critical systems' life cycles, from installation to operation, application, maintenance, and repair.

5. Unleash Your Expertise:
Specializing in combustion and steam turbine engineering, you'll be at the forefront of major maintenance activities and component upgrades. You'll be responsible for developing specifications, coordinating fabrication, and driving the success of these critical systems.

6. Quality Matters:
Your work will be the cornerstone of maintaining and elevating quality levels and industry standards. You'll be the one to ensure that excellence is the norm, not the exception.

7. Always Learning:
We're not just addressing today's problems, but the future as well.  This requires you to continue to grow and develop.  At PGE, we believe in investing in our best assets, Our People.  Few examples, continuing education for professional licensure or certification, membership to industry partner conferences, or further education; we are "Always learning".

Your Responsibilities:

* Engineering Standards Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues as requested. Utilizes thorough understanding and interpretation of applicable codes (i.e., ASME B31.1 Power Piping, ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code, American National Standards Institute, National Fire Protection Association Codes and Standards, etc.) and serves as a resource, providing guidance to other engineers.

* Engineering Production Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects;…