What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reliability Engineer position at Westar Energy?
Description
JOB TITLE : Reliability Engineer
REQUISITION : TRA00XK
DEPARTMENT : Substation Maintenance - Topeka Operations Center, F&M Service Center, Wichita Operations Center
LOCATION : Topeka, KS
Kansas City, MO
Wichita KS
PAY RANGE :
Engineer I : $66,300 - $82,900 - $99,500
Engineer II : $81,000 - $101,200 - $121,400
Staff Engineer : $90,500 - $113,100 - $135,700
Sr Engineer : $91,600 - $122,100 - $152,600
Lead Engineer : $107,900 - $143,800 - $179,800
Principal Engineer : $112,500 - $150,000 - $187,500
Scheduled Work Hours : Monday - Friday, 7 : 30 a.m. - 4 : 00 p.m. (Other hours as required)
Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities :
This Reliability Engineer (RE) will act as program manager for Generation-Owned Transformer Asset Management. The RE implements and facilitates reliability principles / processes, provides direction and technical expertise required to achieve and sustain optimum reliability, maintainability, useful life of assets at the lowest life cycle cost. The Reliability Engineer develops studies, plans, criteria, evaluations, performance assessments, cost estimates and budgets. Provides consultation and recommendations to the Company and to other business units.
- Provide technical consultation services in the areas of reliability, work and materials management, and business administration.
- Assist in financial justification of equipment reliability upgrades and improvements using return on investment tools such as Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and risk analysis.
- Facilitate and / or lead the implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methods.
- Assist with field equipment monitor implementation and integration of associated data into equipment health formulas and work management system.
- Facilitate equipment criticality strategy and ranking sessions for new assets and periodically review existing rankings as the business model changes.
- Stay abreast of new technology and recommend implementation based on criticality, cost, and associated risk
- Monitor and evaluate asset bad actor lists.
- Develops and maintains critical spares strategy for Generation-owned transformers.
- Perform studies on equipment and process failures and present details of the analysis, in report format, to management.
- Develop work process and procedures for the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Clean and maintain CMMS data.
- Learn / use business analytic tools to visualize and manage data for the operations departments.
- Application of engineering principles to a broad range of requirements
- Collects and compiles financial data for budget and actual costs of projects
- Perform other work as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Requirements :
Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, or Electrical Engineering from an ABET
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required :
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills :
Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and / or Testing Required :
Valid driver's license required. Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Leader, or Certified Reliability Engineer preferred.
Working Conditions :
Conditions will vary between office and field environments. Travel will be required to support the operational groups. Travel to other locations within the company is required. Additional overnight travel may be required occasionally. Must have a satisfactory work record including good attendance. Work may require additional hours including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays depending on workload, project deadlines, and service restoration efforts.
Evergy has a clear mission - To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone - regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status - has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
Salary : $187,500
