Senior Power Generation Mechanical Engineer

What This Role Delivers

Senior Power Generation Mechanical Engineers at OPPD are strategic technical leaders responsible for plant-wide mechanical reliability and continuous operation. You will drive system health strategies, oversee high-risk and capital workstreams, shape long-term maintenance philosophies, and build organizational capability through coaching and technical governance. Your leadership ensures OPPD delivers safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy for our customers.

What This Role Will Lead & Own

• Provide enterprise-level SME leadership by setting lifecycle and reliability strategies for critical mechanical assets including turbines, boilers, pumps, and water/cooling systems, and advising unit risk and investment priorities.

• Lead system-health strategy and advanced analysis by conducting multi-year trend reviews, risk modeling, and mitigation plans that reduce forced outages and improve performance.

• Direct complex troubleshooting and resolve the most challenging emergent issues, leading RCA and corrective-action programs while elevating troubleshooting capability across the organization.

• Lead major upgrades and high-risk project work by planning, budgeting, and delivering large capital modifications and outage scopes, ensuring configuration control and safe, compliant execution.

• Develop others and improve workflows by providing structured mentorship and refining standards, tools, and processes to enhance throughput, safety, and quality.

What You Will Bring

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska or ability to obtain Nebraska registration within 6 months through reciprocity and relevant experience.

What Will Help You Stand Out

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

• 8+ years experience in power plant, industrial, or structural engineering

• Demonstrated expertise in structural design, repair, and assessment

Work Location

• Office: Work will be performed in a modern office environment amid normal conditions of dust, odors, fumes, and noises.

• Field: Work will be performed outside in a wide variety of weather conditions (snow, rain, heat, cold, wind, etc.), terrain, and other natural environmental hazards as well as pollen and other airborne allergens.

• Generation Plant: Work will be performed inside with exposure to industrial building conditions and may include extreme temperatures, odors, dust, gases, poor ventilation, and loud noise levels.

• Travel: Must be able to travel throughout the service territory and report to various locations in a timely manner as needed.

Work Environment

• Work will be performed in high traffic environments.

• Will work around energized high voltage electrical equipment.

• Will work in construction areas that present many physical hazards.

• Will work at heights.

• Will work in closed or confined spaces.

• Will work around asbestos and lead.

Strength Factor

Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Salary/Wage Info

Grade: S6

Minimum: $109,942

Midpoint: $137,428

Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before October 23rd. #

Our Culture & Mission

At Omaha Public Power District, everything starts with people - our teams, our communities, and the customer owners who count on us. As the 12th largest public power utility in the U.S., we serve more than 900,000 people across 13 counties, and we take that responsibility seriously.

We lead with integrity, support one another, and do what's right, because how we serve matters just as much as what we deliver. Our goal is simple: provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy today and for generations to come.

We create power with purpose. Your work here has real impact; on families, on the environment, and on the future of energy. And we believe great ideas can come from anywhere.

If you want to be part of a team that takes care of the community and the people who serve it, you're in the right place. We back up our mission by taking care of our employees, too; which is why our benefits are among the most comprehensive and competitive in the region.

Ready to apply?

When you apply, be sure your resume highlights the skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role.

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

If you would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with OPPD, please email OPPD Talent Acquisition at [email protected] .

Recruiter Information

Recruiter: Michael Fierro - [email protected] #LI-MF