Engineer III (Generation Asset Management)

at  Omaha Public Power District

CLOSING STATEMENT

Salary Grade: S5
Minimum: $94,112
Midpoint: $117,640
At Omaha Public Power District, we’re passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.
WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.
WE’RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We’re dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.
OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people’s lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We’re always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are-wherever you are- and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.

OPPD is looking to add an Engineer III to its Generation Asset Management team. The Engineer III is an experienced engineer that drives the safe and reliable operation the District’s electrical generating assets. The individual is assigned accountability for specific engineering and asset management programs and provides timely technical analyses on plant equipment and systems, and operating and maintenance practices, in order to ensure economic and technically sound operations. Position is primarily based centrally at the corporate headquarters but may be called upon to serve on-site at any of the generating stations. Works closely with OPPD generation facility staff, other departments within OPPD, outside vendors, and/or contractors to acquire information, resolve problems and implement solutions.

Generation Asset Management is responsible for 3 general functions to support operation of OPPD¿s generation assets. This engineering role will primarily work in 1 of these functional areas but also support the other areas when needed. Those areas are as follows:

• Engineering Programs (i.e. boiler reliability, welding, high energy piping, etc)
• Long Term Asset Management (e.g. developing Asset Management Plans)
• Predictive Maintenance (PdM) and Rotating Equipment Subject Matter Experts