Power Plant Engineer

Job Description: Power Plant Engineer

• Location: Palm Beach Gardens / Jupiter West, Florida
• Duration: 6 Months
• GBaMS ReqID: 11005797
• Domain: Power Generation / Utilities / Energy

Required Technical Skills And Experience

• Experience in utility, energy, transmission, distribution, or renewable energy sectors.

• Knowledge of NERC-CIP, industry regulatory standards, and cybersecurity requirements.

• Familiarity with cloud migration, application modernization, and enterprise system integration projects.

• Experience with power generation technologies, including:

• Gas Power Plants

• Nuclear Power Plants

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Combined-Cycle Power Plants

• Understanding of plant operations, engineering infrastructure, and operational technology (OT) environments.

• Familiarity with SCADA, Energy Management Systems (EMS), network infrastructure, and industrial control systems.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site assessments of power generation facilities, substations, and supporting infrastructure.
• Engage with plant stakeholders, operations teams, maintenance personnel, engineering groups, and IT/OT teams to gather migration requirements.
• Document current-state architecture, including operational systems, network infrastructure, control systems, applications, and associated dependencies.
• Evaluate plant-specific requirements, operational constraints, and compliance considerations that may affect migration activities.
• Perform gap analysis between current-state and target-state environments.
• Identify risks, challenges, dependencies, and potential operational impacts associated with site migration activities.
• Develop migration strategies, implementation plans, and detailed requirements documentation.
• Coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, network, SCADA, EMS, and plant operations teams to ensure all migration requirements are captured.
• Support migration planning workshops, stakeholder meetings, and technical review sessions.
• Recommend strategies to optimize migration schedules while minimizing downtime and business disruption.
• Assist project leadership with effort estimation, resource planning, and migration readiness assessments.

Generic Managerial and Professional Skills

• Self-driven with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work during US Eastern business hours: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Strong written communication skills for technical documentation and reports.
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert within the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess complex issues and identify root causes.
• Proactively identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to align platform capabilities with organizational security and operational objectives.
• Ability to work effectively with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key Skills Summary

• Power Plant Engineering
• Power Generation and Utilities
• Transmission and Distribution
• Renewable Energy
• Gas, Nuclear, Solar, Wind, and Combined-Cycle Technologies
• NERC-CIP Compliance
• Cybersecurity and Regulatory Standards
• IT/OT Infrastructure
• SCADA and EMS
• Cloud Migration and Application Modernization
• Enterprise System Integration
• Current-State and Target-State Architecture
• Gap Analysis and Risk Assessment
• Migration Planning and Readiness Assessment
• Stakeholder Management and Technical Documentation