Senior Engineer, Plant Engineering Services

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This is a safety-sensitive position, the successful candidate(s) will be required to successfully complete mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing to comply with SaskPower’s Fit for Duty Policy.

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Plant Engineer, Plant Engineering Services, is accountable for providing onsite engineering support to our power generation facilities. This role provides strategic engineering leadership for the reliability improvement, maintenance optimization, and performance enhancement of critical rotating equipment. Primary focus on improving the reliability and performance of critical rotating equipment (gas turbines, steam turbines, hydro turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, motors, fans, and gearboxes) through a combination of hands‑on troubleshooting techniques, engineering analysis, and reliability strategy development.

The position leads complex technical investigations, develops rotating equipment reliability strategies, influences capital investment decisions, and mentors engineering staff. Working collaboratively with Operations, Maintenance, Asset Management, and Project Delivery teams, the Senior Plant Engineer drives continuous improvement initiatives that improve equipment availability, reduce lifecycle costs, and mitigate operational risk. Responsibilities align with industry practices for rotating equipment reliability, machinery performance, predictive maintenance, and asset management.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Technical lead for rotating equipment reliability, develop long-term reliability improvement strategies for critical rotating assets.

Support in root cause failure analyses and major equipment investigations.

Identify chronic equipment issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.

Establish asset health indicators, reliability metrics, and performance benchmarks.

Provide engineering leadership during forced outages, major overhauls, and commissioning activities.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.

Learn and become familiar with assigned technical tasks, methodologies, and practices

Provide assistance and prepare project plans and monitor project costs and schedules

Perform technical and economic analysis of alternative solutions for project business cases, and make recommendations on courses of action

Prepare project plans, monitor costs and schedules, and initiate corrective action as appropriate

Provide direction for construction and commissioning projects and initiatives

Develop criteria, guidelines, standards, and new practices based upon codes, technologies, and methodologies

Provide direction to technologists, technicians, consultants, and management staff

Provide direction to staff, consultants and other external technical agencies as required

Other related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Eligible for membership in the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan (APEGS)

Professional Engineering Designation P.Eng.

A minimum of six (6) years post P. Eng. relevant experience that includes: experience in power generation, utilities, heavy industrial, refinery, or petrochemical environments.

Extensive experience with rotating equipment including turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, fans, motors, and auxiliary systems.

Demonstrated experience leading root cause investigations, reliability improvement initiatives, and major equipment projects.

ISO Vibration Analyst certification (Category II, or higher)

Experience working with additional predictive technologies (motion amplification, oil analysis, ultrasonic)

Experience supporting commissioning and performance testing of hydroelectric generation.

A combination of the following engineering tasks: planning, designing, constructing, operating, commissioning of facilities, management, and coordination of technical aspects of contracts and/or technical coordination of highly complex projects

Demonstrated competency in engineering, maintain knowledge on industry standards, industry trends and developments, internal processes, and procedures

Demonstrated ability to provide recommendations and influence decision making

Demonstration of strong relationships with working groups, committees and technical leaders across the organizatio