Power Generation Engineer

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency seeks an individual to manage and provide project-specific oversight in planning, engineering, budgeting, and coordinating the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Agency’s power system resources.   

• Competitive salary based on education and experience.
• Benefits include paid time off, health insurance, deferred compensation program, MN State pension, life insurance, and much more.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages costs, deadlines, permit requirements, maintenance standards, construction methods, safety requirements, and other Agency specifications for metering, transmission, and generation projects to assure timely completion of projects within budgeted guidelines.
• Coordinates and maintains operating manuals, programs, and procedures necessary to ensure compliance with established standards of various state and federal agencies and other regulatory bodies.
• Manages environmental compliance procedures for state and federal environmental regulatory agencies by performing or contracting for required periodic testing, maintaining required documentation and filing required submittals.
• Oversees Agency-owned renewable energy assets certification and renewable certificate registration and develops long-term forecasts for compliance with the Minnesota Renewable Energy Standard (RES).
• Conducts research and performs financial, economic, and technological analysis regarding issues pertaining to the utility industry.
• Primary location in Rochester, MN office but requires occasional in-state travel for various field service work duties.

Desired Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical preferred) with the ability to complete their PE withing 5 years. 
• Utility experience desired but not necessary, with strong project management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of accounting, computers, utility contracts, generation and transmission systems, business and design philosophy, business law, land management, permits, easements, and construction project management is helpful.

Please submit resume to:

Kevin Hafner (kj.hafner@smmpa.org)
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
500 First Avenue SW
Rochester, MN 55902

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