Location: Houston,TX, USA
Description Position Details:Title: Seasonal Field Engineer - Turbine GeneratorLocation: Any location near a major airport.Compensation: First Year Compensation = $120k - 160kplus, daily per diem (while traveling), plus All Travel Rewards (all hotel and flight rewards)Base Payrate $90k - 100k (for 1560 hours)Average OT $20k - 45k (Range 1560 - 2000 hrs annually, depending on how much you want to work)Bonus Plan $10k - 15k averageplus, daily per diem (while traveling), plus All Travel Rewards (all hotel and flight rewards)Per Diem Rate $55 - 65/day, depending on the state where working (based on Cost of Living)Average Annual Hours 1750 hoursBenefits: Company offers an excellent global benefits package Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurances, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401K Savings Plan with matching contribution, Financial Planning Tools, Training and Education, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Holidays, Flex Schedules, Business Casual Dress, Employee Discount Program, and Volunteer Opportunities. Specific benefits for this position include:4 weeks of paid vacation (PTO) to start, with 5 paid floater holidays pro-rated for the first year and 6 paid standard holidays. At the start of your third year, you get a 5th week of vacation.100% match of 401K contribution, up to 6% (20% vesting of the matched amount each year).There are other perks like be well reimbursement of $300/year for health/fitness classes and related items.Perks: All Travel Rewards (Hotels & Flights), 4 months off a year, plus 20 days of PTO earned per year!Travel: Travel is an essential job requirement for this position. You must be open to heavy travel 8 months of the year.COVID Vaccination: Not required.Position Description:Company Service Engineers travel to power plants across the U.S. and are responsible for the maintenance and upgrades to some of the largest and most powerful electrical generation machinery in the world including gas turbines, steam turbines and generators. Your responsibilities will include:You will work directly with leading staff of field service engineers to develop skills that include equipment operation, maintenance, job site safety, project management, leadership, and company's business systemsOnce you complete training, as a Field Service Engineer, you'll be supervising technicians and mechanics working on turbine generator equipment during power plant maintenance shutdowns (outages), both planned and unplanned system outages which can occur due to equipment performance issues.Your team will be responsible for disassembling, inspecting, and reassembling turbines and generatorsYou'll coordinate the upgrading of mechanical and electrical systems on turbine generators to increase power output and efficiencyYou will collaborate with company worldwide engineering staff to perform niche mechanical and electrical testingYou will serve as the primary customer contact during outages and ensure repairs are made in a timely and accurate mannerWhile deployed, you will work extended working hours of up to 12-14 hours per day including weekends/holidays.As a Field Service Engineer, you will have 4 months off a year (December, January, June, and July)Requirements: Candidates must have strong backgrounds in industrial electrical maintenance (preferably with turbine generators) with good leadership. Candidates with college degrees are preferred. Candidates with good Project Management skills are preferred. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills, strong customer facing skills, and a general desire for travel and field service. Our expectations: As an innovative company we are looking for committed, creative people who are able to find and successfully implement new solutions. Why are you interested in working for the company and particularly this Field Service Engineer position?Think about a time you had to fix something that was broken. What was your process to repair this? What steps did you take to resolve the issue? Please be as specific as possible.Tell us about a time you had to explain a complex technical problem to someone. What steps did you take to help them understand and correct the problem?Tell us about a time you have faced a challenge and overcame it.Tell us about your most successful professional project.Tell us about a time you had to fix a mechanical problem. How did you fix it? If you have worked with power generation equipment, please give us an example of this experience.Tell us about a time you have worked on a team that has not agreed on an approach to something. How did you resolve this disagreement?Describe your leadership experience. What is the largest team you have led?