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Dominion Energy · 3 weeks ago

Staff Engineer (Hybrid)

Richmond, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable and clean energy to its customers. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to provide multi-discipline engineering support and project leadership in power generation operations, focusing on boiler operations and air pollution control equipment.

Utilities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide engineering support for the combustion of solid fuel, both coal and biomass, emphasizing on all associated Air Pollution Control (APC) equipment

Engage fuel procurement team and provide technical guidance during fuel contract renewal

Review fuel contracts, ensuring certain fuel quality specifications are met for each of the solid fuel boilers in the fleet during contract negotiations

Negotiating and setting reject limits for critical constituents in the fuel for all future solid fuel contracts

Provide engineering guidance on which constituents in the fuel can have a positive or negative impact on all equipment associated will fuel handling, fuel delivery, boiler combustion, boiler cleaning, ash removal, waste disposal along with the impact the fuel constituents will have on the performance of associated APC equipment for the control of NOx, Acid Gases (SO2, SO3, HCl, etc), PM, and Hg

Provide engineering support on the sootblowing systems for the coal and biomass boilers in the fleet

Understanding the PJM dispatch cost calculations methodology to assist the Fuels, Energy Supply and Strategic Planning groups with their regulatory commitments

Provide engineering support for the current Wet FGDs, Dry Scrubbers, Hg Control systems in the fleet and be the SME if any Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) systems are considered in the future

Engage with industry suppliers and manufacturers

Perform other duties as requested or assigned

Qualification

Engineering degree8+ years engineering experienceAir Pollution Control expertiseFuel procurement guidanceSootblowing systems supportPJM dispatch cost calculationsTechnical consultationIndustry supplier engagementProject leadership

Required

8+ years of relevant engineering experience (An Engineering PhD can be substituted for up to 5 years' experience based on research engineering work on related projects approved by executive leadership.)

Provide engineering support for the combustion of solid fuel, both coal and biomass, emphasizing on all associated Air Pollution Control (APC) equipment

Engage fuel procurement team and provide technical guidance during fuel contract renewal

Review fuel contracts, ensuring certain fuel quality specifications are met for each of the solid fuel boilers in the fleet during contract negotiations. Negotiating and setting reject limits for critical constituents in the fuel for all future solid fuel contracts

Provide engineering support on the sootblowing systems for the coal and biomass boilers in the fleet

Understanding the PJM dispatch cost calculations methodology to assist the Fuels, Energy Supply and Strategic Planning groups with their regulatory commitments

Provide engineering support for the current Wet FGDs, Dry Scrubbers, Hg Control systems in the fleet and be the SME if any Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) systems are considered in the future

Engage with industry suppliers and manufacturers

Perform other duties as requested or assigned

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved

Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET

Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license