Performance Engineer

What You Can Expect

As the Performance Engineer located on campus at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA, your main objective is to support the operations and maintenance departments within the utility system in identifying and implementing efficiency, reliability, and availability improvements to ensure corporate objectives are met. 

You will be expected to take initiative as a self-starter and develop a plan to achieve your objectives, with review and alignment provided by your direct supervisor or manager. You will be responsible for serving the Power Plant, Chilled Water Plant, and distribution systems.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, your primary duties encompass:

• Provide engineering analysis, inspections and support to operations to keep steam and chilled water equipment and systems running at maximum reliability and efficiency levels while maintaining personnel safety, asset safety and environmental compliance
• Monitor steam and chilled water asset and system efficiencies. Identify and troubleshoot deviations from expected values
• Conduct systematic analysis and report on the results and deviations detected within the steam and chilled water systems.  Identify opportunities for process or system improvements by analyzing utility system data from different systems, making mass & heat balances of the process, modeling, simulating and other quantification methods
• Review raw data for consistency and accuracy by identifying irregularities, anomalies, corrupted or missing data points or files and correcting or compensating reporting output, if possible, and if not, notating the error or anomaly
• Monitor data acquisition methods, systems or procedures for consistency and accuracy. Observe trends, error frequencies, or instrument or system failures or malfunctions, and initiate corrective or improvement actions with operations and maintenance
• Generate timely and accurate reports including but not limited to operational reports, intercompany reports, and Key Performance indicators (KPIs)
• Assist utility system management with performance projections to help optimize the cost effectiveness of various operational strategies or maintenance scenarios, in addition to supporting logistics, budgeting and forecasting efforts
• Assist operations departments in continually monitoring overall utility system assets and systems to recommend best operating practices and initiate changes to improve utility system efficiencies in order to ensure that key energy consumption and production targets are met
• Assist controls department in defining, developing and fine-tuning control logic to optimize the overall efficiencies of assets and the utility systems
• Evaluate thermal performance of steam and chilled water cycles [power output, heat rate, pressures, temperatures, component efficiencies, etc.] utilizing thermodynamic engineering principles demonstrated through hand and computer calculations
• Provide qualitative analyses with recommendations that will improve the thermal system operation, availability and reliability of the monitored steam and chilled water cycles
• Determine the causes of steam and chilled water cycle performance losses through diagnostic analysis of operational data, along with physical inspection results of utility system components as required
• Interface with other technical and non-technical personnel communicating at a technical level that can be understood by the person that is receiving the information. Communications will include oral and written forms and can be for individuals, groups or large industry forums
• Carries out other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical engineering
• Minimum two (2) years’ work experience
• Organization and multi-tasking skills that strike a balance among validation/verification, requirements analysis, customer interaction and project oversight
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and applications
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Self-motivated and work well independently

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy after six (6) months of employment
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license/clean driving record
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
• This position consist of 90% of indoor work & 10% of outdoor work, while performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions

Compensation

Salary Range: $67,500 – $103,385 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.  But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it!  Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.  

In 2020 The University of Iowa (UI) entered a 50-year, trailblazing partnership with the University of Iowa Energy Collaborative (UIEC), a joint venture between ENGIE, Meridiam, and Hannon Armstrong, to operate, maintain and enhance the university’s Utility System.  As the founding member of this joint venture, ENGIE designs, builds, operates, and maintains the energy infrastructure delivering safe, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy solutions in producing and distributing steam, electricity, chilled water, and domestic water to the main campus in Iowa City, Iowa and a nearby satellite campus. 

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community.  ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com. This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at any time.

The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.