Provide monitoring, oversight, and performance guidance on plant generating equipment, concentrating in performance related processes, identifying opportunities for process improvements thru performance monitoring, data analysis, and related operating & maintenance (O&M) functions to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant plant operation.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and oversee a program for monitoring thermal performance of power generating equipment.
- Establish, update, and communicate on an established basis the key performance indicators (KPI's) for this program.
- Assist the generating station in assessing and correcting equipment degradation that affects plant thermal performance.
- Provide technical support, testing and equipment inspection expertise within various process areas to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation.
- Assist in optimizing equipment operation to meet key program performance indicators
- Assist in developing O&M and Capital budgets for maintaining/improving the thermal performance of process equipment.
- Assist in developing strategic plans for equipment overhauls to optimize equipment life and time between overhauls.
- Implement performance monitoring software in conjunction with process instrumentation to assess and improve cycle/equipment performance.
- Implement methodologies to quality check key process variables associated with the thermal performance monitoring program.
- Conduct or procure training to support customer understanding of the performance monitoring programs.
- Interface with engineering resources outside of the station to support/implement performance improvement initiatives.
- Work effectively in a team environment as a leader, member and/or facilitator.
- Perform other duties and assignments as required.
Working Conditions:
- This position entails work in office and industrial settings.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Thermodynamics, or Industrial Engineering (or a related discipline). May substitute 5-8 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
Preferred Qualifications
- Engineering or Technical Degree inclusive of college level Thermodynamics.
- BS in Engineering with three years or more of experience in Power, Refinery or Chemical process facilities.
- Knowledge/experience with thermal performance monitoring programs and methodology.
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PI Processbook
- Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills with all levels of the organization
- Basic understanding of Lock-out, Tag-out (LOTO) practices for related process equipment
NRG Energy, Inc.
1201 Fannin Street
Houston
Texas United States
www.nrg.com/home.html


