Babcock & Wilcox

Field Service Engineer

Babcock & Wilcox$80K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical preferred) or 5-7 years of relevant experience in lieu.
  • 3+ years of field experience with industrial boilers or similar environments.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication abilities.
  • Willingness and capability to travel extensively (70%).
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Responsibilities

  • Collect and evaluate field data for operational efficiency.
  • Collaborate closely with customers, account executives, and vendors under guidance of senior engineers.
  • Prepare technical and service reports accurately and thoroughly.
  • Join commissioning teams on project startups to ensure successful execution.
  • Perform site activities, including inspecting boilers and conducting condition assessments.
  • Provide construction technical support and manage planned outages effectively.
  • Draft estimates and proposals for equipment upgrades with cost-effective strategies.

Benefits

  • Established company with almost 160 years of experience in steam generation.
  • Competitive employer-sponsored kilometer reimbursement program.
  • KPI-based salary progression program to incentivize performance.
  • Comprehensive compensation package including health, dental benefits, and pension plans.
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program for additional support.
  • Various career development paths for professional growth.
  • Opportunity to work across diverse industries including power plants, refineries, mining, and pulp and paper.
Full Job Description
Babcock & WIlcox Canada is currently seeking a motivated individual to fill the role of Field Service Engineer in the province of Alberta.

Job Description Summary

A Field Service Engineer works independently or with more experienced engineers in performing inspections, tuning, operational audits, pre-commissioning testing on boilers and environmental equipment, and writes estimates and proposals. This position requires extensive travel (70%) including driving on client/customer property.

Field Service is a fast paced job providing great job variety. Entry engineers will work closely with senior engineers and the District Engineer. Service work provides a challenging and rewarding job and steep learning curve in which the engineer develops practical knowledge of power plants and all aspects of B&W products. Ample opportunity to take industry leading training sessions from B&W's subject matter experts.

Specific Duties
  • Collecting and evaluating field data.
  • Working with customers, account executives, vendors and sublet vendors with assistance and guidance from District Engineer or senior engineer.
  • Preparing technical reports including service and special reports.
  • Working as part of commissioning teams on project startups
  • Performing site activities including: boiler inspections, condition assessments and boiler operation evaluations
  • Providing construction technical support and outage management
  • Works on estimates and proposals for equipment upgrades
  • Support the operation and maintenance of B&W equipment
  • Construction support and troubleshooting of equipment
  • Collecting and evaluating field data
  • Provide cost effective solutions
  • Build strong customer relationships
  • Manage customer service contracts and provide outage support


This position will service Alberta and other provinces as needed. The incumbent will work from the Edmonton Alberta office and possibly at home during certain times. This position requires extensive travel (70%) including driving on client/customer property and may be required with short notice.

Education and/or Relevant Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical preferred) or 5-7 years of relevant experience in lieu. 3+ years of field experience with industrial boilers or an equivalent environment. A candidate from the Engineering profession is preferred.

Preferred Skills and Competencies
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability and desire to travel
  • Ability to work independently or part of a team

Why choose B&W?
  • Established company with almost 160 years of experience as a leader in steam generation
  • Competitive employer sponsored kilometer reimbursement program
  • KPI base salary progression program
  • Comprehensive compensation package, health and dental benefits and pension and savings plans
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Variety of career development paths
  • Opportunity to work across different industries including Power plants, refineries, mining, pulp and paper, etc.

About Babcock & Wilcox

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (B&W) is a global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets. B&W provides steam generation and emissions control equipment, aftermarket parts and services, and replacement parts and services for existing power plants. The company also supplies advanced technologies for waste-to-energy and biomass energy. B&W was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
Learn more about Babcock & Wilcox
Size
1,800 employees
Market Cap
$448.3 million
Industry
Net Income
-$10.3 million
5 Year Trend
-12.6%
Revenue
$566.3 million
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