Power Generation Operations Support - Engineer III

Dominion Energy is hiring a Power Generation Operations Support - Engineer III in Richmond, VA. The role involves providing engineering support for coal and biomass combustion, air pollution control, and fuel handling. Responsibilities include technical consultation, project leadership, and engaging with fuel procurement teams. Candidates should have 7-10 years of engineering experience and strong communication skills. The position requires advanced knowledge in engineering principles and practices.
Job Summary

As unprecedent power generation demand increases, generation from coal and biomass resources continues to be important to the "all-of-the-above" approach within the Dominion Energy portfolio. The Power Generation Operations Support Team is seeking an Engineer III to provide multi-discipline engineering, plant operational and maintenance teams with strong technical and project leadership in support of boiler operations, air pollution control equipment, fuel handling, ash removal, and waste handling. Possesses and applies advanced knowledge and technical skills to solve complex engineering problems, or to plan and coordinate engineering projects or varied assignments requiring diverse knowledge of engineering principles and practices. Provides expert technical consultation to operations and maintenance teams, assessing complex challenges. Serves as a management consultant on complex engineering problems and issues. Controls technical, financial, and service commitments to internal or external customers. May perform independent research to find innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions to operational problems.

An Engineer III in Power Generation Operations Support would be responsible for:
• Provide engineering support for the combustion of solid fuel, both coal and biomass, emphasizing on all associated Air Pollution Control (APC) equipment.
• Engage fuel procurement team and provide technical guidance during fuel contract renewal.
• Review fuel contracts, ensuring certain fuel quality specifications are met for each of the solid fuel boilers in the fleet during contract negotiations. Negotiating and setting reject limits for critical constituents in the fuel for all future solid fuel contracts.
• Provide engineering guidance on which constituents in the fuel can have a positive or negative impact on all equipment associated will fuel handling, fuel delivery, boiler combustion, boiler cleaning, ash removal, waste disposal along with the impact the fuel constituents will have on the performance of associated APC equipment for the control of NOx, Acid Gases (SO2, SO3, HCl, etc), PM, and Hg.
• Provide engineering support on the sootblowing systems for the coal and biomass boilers in the fleet.
• Understanding the PJM dispatch cost calculations methodology to assist the Fuels, Energy Supply and Strategic Planning groups with their regulatory commitments.
• Provide engineering support for the current Wet FGDs, Dry Scrubbers, Hg Control systems in the fleet and be the SME if any Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) systems are considered in the future.
• Engage with industry suppliers and manufacturers.
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following:
• 7 to 10+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Requires developmental experience in a professional engineering position.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• Knowledge of business/financial and contractual matters.
• Recognized expert by other engineers and leadership.
• Provides expert technical consultation to other engineers and leadership.
• Equally effective with working independently or in a team environment.
• Ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices.
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to serve as team project lead.
• Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Strong planning, organizational and project management skills.
• Strong ability to mentor and train engineering staff.

Education Requirements

Required degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree): Bachelor

Required discipline(s): Engineering

REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA:

For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met:
• Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
• Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license

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