Title: Rotating Equipment Field Engineer
Position Type: Contract
Location: Texas
Reports to: Construction Manager
Status: Non-Exempt
Key Project Requirements:
- 8+ years of field engineering, construction or startup and commissioning experience supporting rotating equipment on utility-scale power generation projects
- Experience with gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, and associated auxiliary systems
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills with experience supporting equipment installation, alignment, inspection and operational readiness
- Previous experience supporting GE gas turbine projects strongly preferred
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Rotating Equipment Field Engineer for a simple-cycle natural gas power generation project located in West Texas. The Rotating Equipment Field Engineer is responsible for supporting the installation, inspection, testing, and startup of rotating equipment to ensure all systems meet project objectives and requirements. This role includes providing technical field support for gas turbines, generators, and associated auxiliary equipment while coordinating with construction, engineering, OEM representatives, and commissioning teams throughout project execution.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide field engineering support for the installation, inspection, testing, and startup of rotating equipment and associated auxiliary systems.
- Monitor equipment installation activities to ensure compliance with engineering drawings, OEM recommendations, project specifications, and applicable industry standards.
- Coordinate with contractors, OEM representatives, construction management, engineering, and commissioning personnel throughout project execution.
- Review equipment drawings, technical documentation, installation procedures, and vendor manuals to support field activities.
- Support equipment inspections, shaft alignment, precision measurements, vibration monitoring, flushing activities, and operational testing.
- Troubleshoot mechanical issues and support root cause analysis to resolve installation and startup deficiencies.
- Assist with system completions, punch list resolution, turnover documentation, and commissioning readiness activities.
Job Requirements:
- Strong understanding of rotating equipment installation, operation, and maintenance principles.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs, equipment specifications, and OEM technical documentation.
- Experience supporting construction, installation, startup, or commissioning of utility-scale power generation or industrial facilities.
- Working knowledge of shaft alignment, vibration analysis, precision measurement techniques, and mechanical troubleshooting.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Previous experience supporting GE gas turbine projects is preferred.
Education / Experience:
- 8+ years of experience supporting rotating equipment on utility-scale power generation or industrial projects.
- Previous field engineering, construction, startup, or commissioning experience required.
- Experience supporting gas turbine installation projects is preferred.
- OSHA 30 certification preferred.
- OEM training, Vibration Institute certification, or equivalent rotating equipment reliability training is considered a plus.