Senior Power Plant Turbine Mechanical Engineer
Portlandgeneral· Utilities· Sep 1, 2026 · 2mo ago
Portland, Oregon
Hybrid
Full-time
Senior
$137K–$186K est.
Job description
At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.
Are you ready to make a real impact in the world of engineering? At Portland General Electric, we re looking for top-tier talent to take on an exciting role that combines innovation, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to drive positive change. As a Senior level Power Plant Mechanical Engineer, you ll be the driving force behind our mission. Your expertise will extend to the very heart of our operations, from the intense combustion turbines to the intricate steam turbine systems.
Your Mission: Elevate Engineering Excellence
You’re not just another cog in the wheel. You re the visionary behind the engineering marvels that power our world. Here s what you can expect:
1. Forge the Future: In this role, you won t just be an engineer; you ll be a visionary, an innovator, and a change-maker. You ll be the one who plans, designs, and orchestrates the maintenance of thermal power plant systems, ensuring they operate at peak efficiency. Your work will blaze a trail in the industry, establishing new standards and procedures that create cost-effective, sustainable solutions.
2. Power the World: Ever dreamt of working on projects that have a global impact? As part of our team, you ll be at the forefront of planning, designing, and maintaining thermal power plant systems and components.
3. Lead with Innovation: We re not just about maintaining the status quo; we re committed to pushing the envelope. Expect to pioneer new standards and procedures, creating cost-effective solutions that shape the industry.
4. Hands-On Involvement: This isn t just a desk job. You ll be rolling up your sleeves, providing on-site engineering support (typically a day trip, sometimes longer during Outage Season or Forced Outage), and ensuring our generation assets adhere to the highest industry standards, codes, and regulations. With a focus on combustion and steam turbine engineering, you ll take the lead in major maintenance projects and component upgrades. You will shape the specifications, coordinate fabrication, and oversee every aspect of these critical systems life cycles, from installation to operation, application, maintenance, and repair.
5. Unleash Your Expertise: Specializing in combustion and steam turbine engineering, you ll be at the forefront of major maintenance activities and component upgrades. You ll be responsible for developing specifications, coordinating fabrication, and driving the success of these critical systems.
6. Quality Matters: Your work will be the cornerstone of maintaining and elevating quality levels and industry standards. You ll be the one to ensure that excellence is the norm, not the exception.
7. Always Learning : We re not just addressing today’s problems, but the future as well. This requires you to continue to grow and develop. At PGE, we believe in investing in our best assets, Our People. Few examples, continuing education for professional licensure or certification, membership to industry partner conferences, or further education; we are Always learning .
Your Responsibilities:
Engineering Standards Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues as requested. Utilizes thorough understanding and interpretation of applicable codes (i.e., ASME B31.1 Power Piping, ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code, American National Standards Institute, National Fire Protection Association Codes and Standards, etc.) and serves as a resource, providing guidance to other engineers.
Engineering Production Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects; coordinates multiple- discipline activity. Analyzes and recommends overall design enhancements to the operation, reliability, safety and regulatory compliance of PGE’s generating resources; reviews calculations completed by other engineers; project work may include power boiler modifications, gas turbine overhauls and upgrades, steam turbine major maintenance, vibration analysis, lube oil analysis, bearing alignment, specification development and review, etc. Analyzes, responds to, performs and reviews complex technical studies; supports Root Cause Analyses (RCAs); prepares reports and design packages and provides data and recommendations on complex technical matters to company personnel and management. Investigates and analyzes complex system construction, maintenance and operational problems. Develops solutions and initiates corrective actions. Provides design direction to other engineers, technicians, draftsmen and designers within functional area.
Project Coordination Actively coordinates with other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects, including representing the team to interdepartmental stakeholders. Reviews junior engineering work. Selects design methodologies and solutions to apply; leads work with other engineering departments, plant staff, environmental services, nondestructive examination team and reliability-centered maintenance team. Scopes, plans, schedules and directs major project assignments or a number of minor project assignments with complex features associated with design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing. Prepares project budget estimates and tracks project costs.
Knowledge Sharing Serves as a technical specialist and provides consultation/guidance to project teams as it relates to steam and combustion turbine technology; actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring; implements resource-management strategy. Maintains a high level of engineering proficiency within the combustion and steam turbine technology.
Your Qualifications:
Education: Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Preferred from ABET-accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency.
Experience:
Typically five or more years in engineering, or four or more years in a related field with PE license.
Certifications, Licenses and Training : Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred; may be required based upon role.
Valid Drivers License required
Preferred:
Advanced knowledge of combustion and steam turbine operations and maintenance.
Advanced knowledge of engineering and economic principles and concepts.
Advanced knowledge of other engineering disciplines and intermediate ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned.
Advanced knowledge and application of engineering processes and procedures.
Advanced industry knowledge and technology trends.
Advanced knowledge of company QA/QC process and procedures.
Aggressive issue resolution.
Excellent communication and coordination skills.
Working knowledge of construction feasibility.
Working knowledge of procurement and contract administration.
Advanced knowledge of process and procedures for project controls and estimates.
Advanced knowledge in design and maintenance of thermal power plant components to include power boilers, gas turbines, heat-recovery steam generators, steam turbines, condensers, cooling towers, pumping, pipes, valves and other auxiliary equipment.
Competencies:
☒ Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
☒ Ability to follow accuracy standards
☒ Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
☒ Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
☒ Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
☒ Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
☒ Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
☒ Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
☒ Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
☒ Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization
☒ Demonstrates sound memory
☒ Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
Schedule/ Attendance
(uncheck any that do not apply)
☒ Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule [typically for nonexempt positions, although some exempt positions may have an established start/stop time]
☒ Ability to work long hours
☒ Ability to work a variable schedule
☒ Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
☒ Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance [for part-time positions, change to part-time attendance]
☒ Ability to work shift schedule
☒ Ability to work on-call schedule
Physical Capabilities
(check all that apply)
☒ Does the job require a valid driver ’ s license?
☒ Yes
☒ Driving/travel/commute
☒ Daily within service territory
☒ Frequently (at least once a week or more)
☒ Overnight inside/outside the service territory
☒ Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
☒ Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
☒ Lifting/pushing/pulling (check appropriate weight):
☒ Up to 10 lb.
☒ Carrying (check appropriate weight):
☒ Up to 10 lb.
☒ Unstable surfaces requiring balance (i.e., moving equipment, boats); check all that apply:
☒ Elevated areas (i.e., catwalks, roofs and high buildings)
☒ Confined spaces
☒ Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces)
☒ Stairs (over 10 steps)
☒ Ladders (over 10 rungs)
Environment - Indoor/Outdoor
(check all that apply)
☒ Office environment
☒ Plant environment
☒ Field environment
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Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.
PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here .
Join us today and power your potential!
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