Engineering Controls Technician​/Engineer

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for an Engineer III with our large power and utilities client in Roxboro, NC. This is a 9-month contract with a potential for extension. This is a hybrid position – 3 days a week in office.

$39.00 – $52.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA‑compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Hybrid – Minimum 3 days onsite per week and expectation is to meet project support needs. Flexibility on days visiting Stations is required but typically onsite days will fall between Monday‑Thursday. Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid workers should live within a reasonable daily commute to a homebase listed.

Travel expenses will be reimbursed; most of the travel for this role will be day travel.

Multiple Locations for homebase available. Hybrid worker onsite requirements will be fulfilled by working at the engineer’s assigned location or by visiting other CDG Station/Office locations to support the technical needs of the Region.

• Roxboro (Coal Station – 4 Units) 1700 Dunnaway Rd., Semora, NC 27343
• Mayo (Coal Station – 1 Unit) 10660 Boston Rd., Roxboro, NC 27574
• HF Lee/Wayne Co (3‑on‑1 Combined Cycle /CT Station – 5 Units) 1199 Black Jack Church Rd., Goldsboro, NC 27530
• Need additional engineering support for capital projects in Carolinas Dispatchable Generation (CDG) North Zone.
• Stations Supporting will include:
  • Roxboro (Coal Station – 4 Units)
  • Mayo (Coal Station – 1 Unit)
  • HF Lee/Wayne Co (3‑on‑1 Combined Cycle /CT Station – 5 Units)
• Engineer/Eng Technician may be utilized for other Zones or emergent issues within CDG, but primary focus will be CDG Services project support for multiple projects in the CDG North Zone.
• Engineer/Engineering Technologist will be expected to solve problems in their engineering areas of specialization with support from other Regional Engineering Teammates.

• Provide technical support for Project Implementation teams.
• Participate in field inspections and testing activities at appropriate frequencies to enhance construction, commissioning, and operational support of Station projects.
• Establish technical requirements for conducting reviews and gaining acceptance of design modifications of electrical systems and equipment.
• Offer ideas and suggestions to reduce costs while maintaining overall quality of the engineered solutions, including constructability and ease of operability and maintenance.
• Serve as technical liaison between power generating fleet and Subject Matter Experts within
  *** for highly complex issues.
• Maintain relationships with plants, outside consulting engineering firms, maintenance shops, and equipment manufacturers.
• Develop positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills. Maintain accurate records and files.

• Increase knowledge and apply the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures to work activities.
• Function as a technical resource for Carolinas Dispatchable Generation Stations.
• Serve as Engineer of Record for Electrical Systems and Equipment.
• Provide technical support for Equipment Inspection, Testing, and Troubleshooting.
• Drive consistency and share best practices across the operating fleet by utilizing Technical Standards (i.e. procedures, design criteria, specifications, equipment standards, vendor lists, technical lessons learned, etc.).
• Provide input to these documents to reflect lessons learned, standardization and changes to industry practice.
• Drive the equipment reliability process by assessing equipment condition, health and developing long‑term equipment strategies to optimize generating unit reliability.
• Provide secondary technical support for generating station staff for equipment failures, malfunctions and abnormal conditions.
• Perform engineering activities including preparation of thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence,…