Job Description: Purpose of Position
The Sr Steam Turbine Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of major rotating equipment including steam turbines, cooling water pumps, and injection pumps. This role provides technical leadership, oversees maintenance programs, and serves as the owner's representative for mechanical projects.
Responsibilities: Adhere to, support, and enforce all company safety and environmental rules, policies, and procedures

Responsible for the proper maintenance and repair of main steam turbines, cooling water pumps and injection pumps to include development of written job scopes and procedures to complete major inspections on turbines and generators

Identify spare parts and verify stock of critical parts

Coordinates the repair of turbine rotors and turbine parts

Have reliability, predictive and preventative maintenance activities completed for the major rotating equipment. This includes vibration analysis, lubrication analysis and thermography.

Recommend major work activities for critical equipment during major overhauls

Responsible for failure analysis program, coordinates investigations

Write technical portion of contracts to be performed on rotating equipment

Serves as owner's representative for capital and expense mechanical projects

Provide technical leadership to staff

Provide technical input to assist in development of project planning

Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned
Qualifications: Must have bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university engineering program

A professional engineering license is recommended to be considered for the senior level

Seven to ten years of experience and knowledge of steam turbine operation, maintenance and repair, power plant engineering, business/financial and contractual matters

Excellent communication skills are required to interface and communicate with all employees, superiors and vendors

Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently

Ability to read, analyze and interpret procedures, regulations, blueprints, schematics and process and instrument diagrams

Capability of writing reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, the general public and employees at all levels

Competent in giving oral and written instruction that is understandable by all

Must be able to make clear and precise decisions in critical situations (accident sites); make clear and precise decisions if environmental problems should occur and be able to evaluate safety/environmental concerns and develop a procedure that complies with CalEnergy Operating Corporation procedures

Must have the ability to use technical skills to focus ideas onto substantial projects

Must show a willingness to learn, as well as to clearly communicate complex ideas and concepts to those with less technical background

Must be able to meet physical requirements of the role, including lifting up to 50 lbs., climbing, working in confined spaces, and tolerating extreme temperatures

A valid California driver's license is required

A California professional engineering license is preferred

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

Job Info

Job Identification: 10003944

Job Category: Engineering

Posting Date: 2026-01-22

Job Schedule: Full time

Locations: 7030 Gentry Rd, Calipatria, CA, 92233, US

Business: BHE Renewables, LLC