Plant Maintenance 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 Maintenance Engineer (PME) is responsible for planning, scheduling, overseeing contractor work, and supporting in-house maintenance work planning.  The PME reviews and presents new work orders during the daily morning meeting, works with Operations to coordinate clearance orders, and supports maintenance front line supervisors.  The PME is responsible for developing and maintaining the plant’s preventative and predictive maintenance programs. This is a full-time exempt position located in Philadelphia, PA

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, monitor, and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs based on the following: 
• Plant equipment Installation and Operation Manuals (IOMs)
• Discussions with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) 
• Industry best practices 
• Breakdown analyses 
• Trade shows / users’ groups / conferences 
• Provide technical support and training in the development of preventative and predictive maintenance programs. Research and evaluate new technology related to maintenance operations and procedures 
• Perform periodic PM and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) rounds and inspections 
• Manage outside contractor work including planning, scheduling, and oversight and ensure plant standards are maintained 
• Outage planning 
• Plan a portion of maintenance activities as if PME was the technician tasked with making the repair 
• Actively participate in plant safety efforts 
• Assist with boiler repair including QA/QC packages and leak identification
• Review & file field service reports and issue work orders based upon findings
• Perform other functions and duties as assigned 
• This position requires flexibility to work a rotating on-call schedule, occasional nights, weekends and longer hours during planned and unplanned outages & emergencies

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering or equivalent four year degree
• Minimum 5 years of experience in plant maintenance support 

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong electrical or instrumentation experience
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in plant maintenance
• Preventative maintenance experience 
• Experience with R1 QA/QC
• Experience with lock out tag out procedures

Other Qualifications

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Physical Requirements 

• Must submit to a company provided pre-employment physical exam and drug screening
• Must qualify to wear a respirator.
• Must possess a valid driver license in good standing in order to operate a company vehicle. Must have and maintain a driving record meeting the standards of the company.

• Standing, sitting, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, walking on uneven surfaces, and grating, working from elevated platforms, scaffolding or ladders, required to lift up to and including 50 pounds and maneuver up to and including 100 pounds

• Ability to tolerate confined spaces, including manholes and varying temperatures and weather conditions
• Exposed to temperature extremes, high noise level areas, high pressure steam lines, rotating equipment, and dusty/dirty environment
• Required to wear PPE such as hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT Vicinity Energy 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.