FTS Field Engineer (Non Seasonal)

Company: Orion Talent
Location: Orlando
Posted on: October 20, 2024

Job Description:

Position Details:
--- Title: Field Engineer - FTS Team (Non-seasonal)
--- Location: Orlando, FL (in reality, you can anywhere in the state of Florida, Orlando is ideal but pretty much anywhere in the state can work; those living in the Kings Bay, GA area would be fine as well).
--- Compensation: First Year Compensation = $123.5k - 170k
plus, daily per diem (while traveling), plus All Travel Rewards (all hotel and flight rewards)
--- Base Payrate $85k - 95k (Total Hrs Worked annually is somewhere in the 1900 - 2000 hrs)
--- Average OT $30k - 65k (Range 500 - 1000 hrs annually of OT)
--- Bonus Plan $8.5k - 9.5k average
plus, 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 1900 hours
--- Benefits: 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:
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
--- The Field Service Engineers travel to power plants across the U.S. where "we" 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.
o Combustion Turbine Commissioning field service engineer is responsible for providing field technical services for Company combustion turbine-generators and associated auxiliary systems including commissioning, fact finding, troubleshooting, combustion dynamics & emissions tuning, and periodic support of new unit installations. SERE
o Metrology field service engineer is responsible for providing metrology and alignment field services for Company-generators. These services will leverage CAD and GD&T experience utilizing portable CMM equipment and long and short-range scanners.
o Modal Analysis / Vibration field service engineer is responsible for providing modal analysis, vibration analysis, and balancing field services for Company steam and combustion turbine-generators.
o Steam Turbine Commissioning field service engineer is responsible for providing field technical services for Company steam turbine-generators and their associated auxiliary systems including commissioning, fact finding, troubleshooting, valve stroking and timing, and periodic support of new unit installations.
--- Responsible for ensuring that working conditions are always safe. Travel with little to no advance notice to Company customer sites throughout the US and internationally. Up to 80% travel required. Strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to lead a crew of mechanics and interface with multiple levels of customer organization.
--- Good verbal communication skills with the ability to fluently speak, write, and read in English.
--- Complete and submit detailed reports covering all job activity. Have flexibility to work overtime based on workload and can work both independently and within a team environment with the ability to lead the team. Innate desire for process improvement and sharing of lessons learned.
--- You will serve as the primary customer contact during outages; ensure repairs are made in a timely & accurate manner.
--- While traveling, you will work extended working hours of up to 12-14 hours per day including weekends/holidays.

Requirements: Candidates must have strong backgrounds in heavy mechanical maintenance 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 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?

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