
Maintenance Project Engineer
Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, L.P.
Westville, NJFull-time$100–130K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
WIN Waste Innovations seeks a Maintenance Project Engineer to manage fleet maintenance evolutions and support functions at a waste-to-energy power plant. The role coordinates equipment maintenance, major outages, and capital improvement projects, while supporting the company’s CMMS program. The engineer also oversees contractors, project schedules, specifications, and maintenance planning, and contributes to safe, efficient plant operations.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
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Full job description
Experience Required
1
Expected Start Date
06/30/2026
Compensation
$100,000.00 - $130,000.00 / Yearly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First Shift (Day)
Job Description
WIN Waste Innovations is seeking a Maintenance Project Engineer. The Maintenance Project Engineer will manage activities related to maintenance evolutions and maintenance support functions of the fleet. Responsible for the safe, proper, and efficient maintenance of the fleet in accordance with company policies and standards. Manage and coordinate maintenance activities to include but not limited to installing, inspecting, testing, repairing, adjusting, and calibrating equipment and instrumentation across the fleet. Plan and conduct major maintenance outages. Provide support and training for WIN Waste Innovations’ CMMS program.
This position will be based out of one of our Waste to Energy Powerplants, and candidates based in any of the following areas are encouraged to apply: Concord (NH), Saugus (MA), Millbury (MA), North Andover (MA), Lisbon (CT), Bridgeport (CT), Hudson Falls (CT), Dutchess County (NY), Westchester County (NY), Gloucester (NJ), Falls (PA), Baltimore (MD).
Essential Functions:
Activities are typically related to hands-on management of duties relating to turbine overhauls, CMMS training and support, maintenance
Supervises assigned projects and provides oversight.
Will be required to coordinate the work with outside contractors and engineers on the specific projects as assigned as well as in-house maintenance.
Confers with Engineering Department to determine project details, such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.
Assists in the development of work scopes, requests for proposals and purchase orders for assigned projects.
Prepares specifications to be used in the negotiation of bids, contracts and rate estimations for new business.
Manages contractors while working on projects.
Monitor the project schedules.
Obtain permits when required.
Prepares specifications to be used in the negotiation of bids, contracts and rate estimations for new business.
Project engineering tasks will include preparation of cost estimates, schedules, and purchase documents, drawing reviews, review and handling of drawings and submittals, and field work.
Support Engineering and Maintenance Departments in identifying and executing major & minor capital improvement projects.
Provide insight and assist with developing 5-year maintenance plans and budgets.
Anticipates typical problems, identifies potential or recurring problems, and takes appropriate action.
Troubleshoots equipment and assists in diagnosing problem areas.
Assists with CMMS program updates, revising standard operating procedures, and support training activities across the fleet.
Fully participate in safety programs.
Fulfill the commitment to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
Fulfill the responsibilities required to achieve a high level of quality.
Completes the corporate and plant training programs within the time frame prescribed.
Follows standard safety procedures, corrects safety and environmental hazards.
Reads and understands lockout/tagout, safety rules, job hazard analyses, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Communicates clearly and concisely in writing and verbally using intercom system, two-way radio or face to face.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or related field preferred
Five years of experience in the power generation industry with a minimum of three years of project management experience; experience in an incineration plant environment is preferred
Knowledge of steam turbine-generator operations, components, and maintenance practices
Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.) and familiarity with CMMS programs
Maintains all licenses as required by Local, State, Federal, Environmental and/or Health/Safety Regulatory agencies
Work Environment:
Noisy work environment
Physical Demand:
Stand, sit, walk
Handle tools, equipment; fine motor skills
Reach with hands and arms
Climb and walk on heights often greater than 4 feet
Stoop, kneel, bend, push, pull, crawl
Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency egress situations
Move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, and uneven surfaces
Close vision, distance vision, corrected or otherwise
Operate a 1.5-inch fire hose operating at 125 psi line pressure to the extent required to extinguish fire
Operate fire extinguishing equipment ranging from hand held extinguishers to 200LB portable units
Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard manways
PPE Required:
Work in areas under adverse conditions that may require the donning and use of personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, the following with average fatigue:
Negative pressure respirator
Positive pressure respirator
Self-contained breathing apparatus (steel or composite bottle)
Hardhat
Approved safety shoes
Eye protection
Rubber suit and gloves
Chemical resistant suit
Heat resistant outerwear
Flame resistant outerwear
Approved hearing protection
Gloves
Safety harness
High visibility safety vest
Face shield
VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
We request Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the state.
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
26-835
Job Type
Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 5,262 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$100–130K/yr
- New Jersey median$99–142K/yr58 salary ranges
- US median$96–145K/yr2,769 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $115K, is 4% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($119K) — in the middle half of Project Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 71 open Project Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 5,262 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,086 postings).
- Education
- 3,249 of the 5,262 open Project Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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