Reliability Engineer

Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, or Electrical Engineering from an ABET* accredited program. The preferred candidate will have 3-5 years of relevant experience. Relevant experience includes utility experience (power gen, transmission, substation, or distribution) or experience serving as a reliability engineer under a formal asset management program.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills:
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Requires knowledge of engineering principles.
* Requires knowledge of business environments and understanding of common business procedures.
* Experience leading or facilitating meetings or projects.
* Ability to read and understand technical documents including operations and maintenance manuals, technical drawings, schematics, logic diagrams and safety materials.
* Prefer use and understanding of computer applications and databases.
* Basic understanding of utility operations, maintenance, and business activities and practices.
* Ability to devise new approaches to problems encountered in the technical environment.
* Knowledge of transmission, substation, and/or distribution equipment and systems.
* Ability to participate constructively in work teams to facilitate and implement improvements to operations, maintenance, and business practices.
* Ability to handle multiple priorities, meet strict deadlines and work well under pressure on individual and team related basis.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:
Valid driver's license required. Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Leader, or Certified Reliability Engineer preferred.

Working Conditions:
Conditions will vary between office and field environments. Travel will be required to support the operational groups. Travel to other locations within the company is required. Additional overnight travel may be required occasionally. Must have a satisfactory work record including good attendance. Work may require additional hours including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays depending on workload, project deadlines, and service restoration efforts.

Evergy has a clear mission - To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone - regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status - has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.