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