Project Manager (Engineer) - Combustion Turbines - WEC Energy Group

WEC Business Services LLC

We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking a Project Manager (Engineer) - Combustion Turbine for our Milwaukee, Wisconsin location. This position offers flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement (remote/on-site) with time spent both in the office and at project sites.

This is a job family (Associate Engineer/Engineer/Senior Engineer/Principal Engineer) posting where the experience of the selected candidate will determine the level offered.

The Combustion Turbines Engineer provides subject matter expertise, engineering support, project management, contractor oversight and technical work direction to the fleet of combustion turbine generator units. In coordination with power plant personnel and others, the engineer will provide the planning, execution, oversight and documentation of unit outages, periodic major maintenance events (such as combustion inspections, hot gas path inspections, major inspections and overhauls), routine inspections and component repairs, and condition monitoring. This role supports the equipment reliability, safety, environmental and regulatory compliance programs in addition to Power Generation business unit initiatives.

• Responsible for field testing, engineering analysis, and specialized programs that deal with plant equipment performance, availability, and operating/maintenance costs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve operational and maintenance problems providing engineering support by formulating and  implementing technical solutions. 
• Compile and analyze power plant operating data to determine ways to improve plant efficiencies through operating and equipment changes and upgrades. 
• Manage capital projects within our power generation fleet territory,  which could include gas storage, wind, solar, and fossil fuel sites.
• Oversee contractors working on projects.
• Develop project budgets, schedules, and reporting of financial performance
• Develop project authorization requests (PAR’s) and attend senior leadership project team (SPT) meetings as required.
• Lead scope development to analyze and recommend design options, recommend systems, components, and materials along with related cost estimates.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Relevant engineering experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering 
• 5+ years of prior power generation experience, including specialized knowledge of combustion turbine technology, rotating equipment and management of related unit operation and maintenance activities
• Experience with GE frame 7FA/7EA heavy‐duty combustion turbines and Prati & Whitney FT4 aero‐derivatives