Operations & Maintenance Engineer
Dudek
part-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sacramento • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $140 - $150 per hour
About the role
- Provide expert engineering consultation on O&M practices, troubleshooting, and performance optimization for water conveyance systems, hydropower facilities, agricultural irrigation networks, and pumping plants
- Review, assess, and recommend improvements for preventive and corrective maintenance programs
- Support condition assessments, site inspections, and development of repair, replacement, and rehabilitation plans
- Contribute engineering input to the design or modification of pumping systems and mechanical equipment packages, hydropower operating components and control systems, and conveyance and irrigation system upgrades
- Provide science-based recommendations for invasive mussel prevention, control, and mitigation within water conveyance and hydropower systems
- Participate in interdisciplinary project teams, and prepare technical memoranda and engineering reports
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or related Engineering field
- 10+ years of experience in O&M engineering in water, hydropower, irrigation, or pumping plant systems
- Strong knowledge of water conveyance operations and maintenance
- Hydropower system functionality and equipment
- Agricultural irrigation operations
- Pumping plant design, controls, and performance evaluation
- Experience with invasive mussel control or aquatic invasive species mitigation in engineered systems
- Excellent technical writing, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and have active personal automobile liability insurance
Benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Sick leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Additional benefits like medical benefits and ESOP participation if minimum hours are met
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
O&M engineeringwater conveyance systemshydropower facilitiesagricultural irrigation networkspumping plant designpreventive maintenancecorrective maintenanceinvasive mussel controltechnical writingperformance optimization
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvinginterdisciplinary collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Civil EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering