Plant Engineer

Vicinity Energy is North America’s largest provider of district energy solutions, offering low carbon energy to most of the iconic buildings you see in the skylines of Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Baltimore and many other cities in the US. As a member of the communities we serve, all of us at Vicinity understand the critical role we play in reducing the impacts of climate change and being a leader in decarbonization. We are committed to net zero and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels, but we need the best and the brightest minds on our team to help us reach our goal, not only for us as a company, but for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Summary

The Plant Engineer will be involved in all aspects of site engineering with respect to the day-to-day activities of the operations and maintenance departments. The Plant Engineer will also be involved in capital and O&M project management, parts research and procurement where applicable, RCM program implementation, preventative and corrective maintenance tracking as directed by the Regional Director of Engineering.

Plant Engineer will support site engineering, operations, and maintenance staff for all disciplines. The position involves system and equipment troubleshooting, root cause analysis, thermal performance monitoring, and defining/managing outage work and maintenance priorities. Disciplines include: boilers, power plant aux systems, steam turbine/rotating equipment, I&C controls, and electrical. Other duties may include plant chemistry and water plant support.

The Plant Engineer will develop and refine preventative maintenance plans and task descriptions to streamline maintenance execution. The work at times may involve written and verbal contact with vendors and customers. This role is technical in nature with regards to parts procurement and outage planning and also requires customer service skills to deal with suppliers.

This is a full-time exempt position located in Philadelphia, PA.

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT Vicinity North America is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.