Nebraska Public Power District has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Engineer (Design) / or Mechanical Engineer Specialist (Design) located at Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Nebraska.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school or PE with a non-ABET Bachelors degree.
• General knowledge of professional engineering practices, engineered systems, and business unit equipment.
• Knowledge of accepted codes, regulations and standards pertinent to the business unit.
• Must be ANSI N-18.1 1971 qualified.
• The person filling this position must live within 45-minute response time to Cooper Nuclear Station.
• This individual will be subject to the District's Fitness for Duty Program.
  

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop effective working relationships with maintenance, operations, other engineering departments and project management as required to implement timely and cost effective solutions to station problems.
• Maintain the station's design bases utilizing the station's configuration control process and corrective action process.
• Evaluate and implement solutions for assigned tasks to achieve continuous improvement in station performance and material conditions consistent with station safety, cost, and production goals.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve design engineering capabilities that will support department and station goals through improved equipment and station performance.
• Challenge and effectively communicate ideas and knowledge to, and provide recommendations needed by the plant staff to maximize equipment and station performance.
  

Competencies that should be demonstrated:

• Safety: Ensures adherences to safety procedures, reviews planned work to understand safety consequences; follows safety issues and confronts safety violations.
• Knowledge and Skills: Understands and applies job-related knowledge and skills; keeps up to date with equipment knowledge; understands, stays informed of and applies organizational information including practices, policies and procedures.
• Attention to Detail/Quality: Evaluates problems effectively for relative importance; completes tasks thoroughly and accurately; processes and documents significant amount of detail; reviews work to detect errors and oversight; identifies more effective work methods; focuses effectively on work to avoid errors.
• Responsibility: Complies with rules and policies; follows established procedures; accepts responsibility for own performance; follows through on commitments; maintains required knowledge through qualification and certification; makes errors and problems known for resolution.
• Planning and Organizing: Makes efficient use of time; plans and organizes own or others' work; determines resources needed to accomplish objectives; approaches work methodically and systematically; works to establish schedules or plans; develops and maintains tracking systems.
• Communicating: Expresses self verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and understandable manner; communicates effectively; listens carefully.
• Initiative: Acts independently within scope of authority; seeks opportunities for action; does not require close supervision; is self-directed.
• Customer Service: Recognizes others as customers; understands and responds to customer needs; strives to meet customer needs; processes customer feedback.
• Adaptability/Flexibility: Adjusts readily to multiple demands, shifting priorities, rapid change and unexpected events; remains calm, effective and even-tempered in high-pressure circumstances; maintains composure under unpleasant or difficult circumstances; readily accepts change as part of continuous improvement.
• Teamwork: Works with others to achieve goals; places team goals above personal goals; recognizes the value and contribution of team members.
• Analytical Skills: Identifies and determines when deviations can lead to problems; recognizes symptoms of problems; systematically identifies possible causes of problems; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; suggests solutions to eliminate cause and prevent recurrences.
• Personal Leadership: Makes timely decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty; identifies information necessary to make decisions; provides guidance and direction to others; monitors progress of others; leads by modeling effective behaviors.

Nebraska Public Power District offers a competitive starting salary and an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401K retirement plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, training opportunities, PC Purchase Program and more.

If you have any special needs requests, please contact the Human Resources area at NPPD.

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