Dairyland Power Cooperative

Field Engineer

• Serve as a senior technical resource responsible for leading complex engineering work supporting the operation, maintenance, repair, and long-term asset management of Dairyland Power’s gas turbine plant equipment and auxiliary systems.
• Provide technical leadership, establish or improve maintenance and reliability strategies, diagnose complex equipment malfunctions, and develop safe, engineered, and cost-effective solutions.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and serve as a primary technical advisor for gas turbine outages, performance, and reliability.
• Serve as senior/resident engineering lead for assigned gas turbine facilities as directed, providing strategic and day-to-day engineering support and ensuring effective communication and alignment between Operations, Plant Engineering, and plant leadership.
• Lead technical direction, planning, and execution strategy for major gas turbine maintenance outages (Combustion, Hot Gas Path, Major Inspection, Generator, etc.), including scope development, risk identification/mitigation, and post-outage lessons learned.
• Produce and/or approve high-quality outage and investigation reports, including repair/replace recommendations, technical justification, and lifecycle impacts.
• Lead evaluation of OEM/service bulletins and fleet-wide recommendations; define compliance and implementation strategy and ensure technical consistency across facilities.
• Develop, optimize, and standardize maintenance management and reliability programs/best practices for dual-fuel gas turbine operations; drive continuous improvement using performance and reliability metrics.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex turbine and auxiliary system issues, integrating multi-discipline input; develop corrective action plans and prevent recurrence.
• Provide senior-level technical specifications and procurement support; evaluate vendor proposals and technical deviations; support selection decisions and contract technical requirements.
• Lead documentation for major engineered and special maintenance projects (project requests, estimates, schedules, procurement documents, progress/completion reporting) and ensure documentation quality and completeness.
• Ensure cooperative resources are used in a cost-effective manner; provide technical input that supports long-term cost optimization and reliability goals.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of A/Es, consultants, business partners, OEMs, and DPC personnel for successful completion of complex projects; ensure quality, schedule, and safety expectations are met.
• Lead data collection, analysis, and trending (performance, reliability, failure modes) to identify issues and improvement opportunities; recommend and justify operational and equipment changes.
• Provide senior technical support in communications with regulatory agencies at federal, state, and local levels as needed; ensure technical accuracy and completeness of engineering-related responses.
• Maintain and expand professional expertise through industry engagement, conferences, and professional networks; bring forward relevant innovations and lessons learned to improve fleet performance.
• Lead feasibility studies, surveys, and engineering investigations; lead/approve engineering design reviews and provide technical authority input into contract documents.
• Perform and/or review engineering design calculations and sketches as necessary for engineered and special projects; ensure engineering rigor and compliance with applicable standards.
• Establish expectations for project recordkeeping and documentation; ensure accurate and timely administrative control of technical records, drawings, photos, and project documentation.
• Lead evaluation and use of computer programs/models to assess operational changes and unit modifications; validate assumptions and results; guide others in model use as appropriate.
• Provide senior technical support and consultation to other Operations division engineers; act as a go-to technical resource for gas turbine engineering issues.
• Lead and/or chair multi-department projects or committees and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Make safety a priority in all duties; promote and reinforce safe work practices and hazard awareness across internal and external work teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Senior Field Engineer

Project Manager

• Serve as the primary point of responsibility for smaller-scale or less complex projects
• Independently manage moderately complex projects
• Lead complex projects with significant scope and organizational impact
• Drive enterprise-level programs and strategic initiatives

Senior Field Engineer

Project Manager I, II, III, Sr