at Evergy (formerly Westar Energy*) in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Summary
Evergy is committed to leading the Responsible Portfolio Transition. Evergy’s 2024 Triennial Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) called for 3,600 MWs of new wind and solar and 2,445 MWs of new conventional generating assets over the next ten years.
Seeking a technically strong and collaborative Controls Engineer to support the development, construction, and commissioning of conventional generation projects.
Reporting to the Manager – Conventional Generation Engineering, the candidate has technical responsibility to support the development of conventional generation projects.
The engineer will work closely with Project Managers, Owner’s Engineer (OE), EPC Contractors, Major Equipment Supplier, and internal Transmission & Substation (T&S) teams to ensure safe, timely, cost-effective, and environmentally sound project delivery.
The engineer will assist with projects that are complex, multi-million-dollar capital projects with multi-year timeframes that span diverse disciplines. The type of projects will include conventional generation including simple cycle combustion turbines, and combined cycle combustion turbines.
This candidate will provide engineering support to the development, construction and commissioning of controls systems.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide technical oversight to enforce contract requirements on EPC Contractors and Major Equipment Suppliers.
• Coordinate with OE, EPC, Power Island Suppliers, and internal teams to ensure project success.
• Promote safety and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Support multi-disciplinary, multi-year capital projects with high complexity and value.
• Evaluate control system architecture, logic diagrams, instrument lists, and I/O schedules.
• Review and develop specifications for major I&C equipment including DCS, PLCs, sensors, transmitters, analyzers, and control valves.
• Ensure proper integration of GT, ST, HRSG, and balance-of-plant (BOP) control systems.
• Participate in vendor evaluations and ensure technical compliance for control systems.
• Witness FATs for DCS, PLC panels, and critical instrumentation.
• Monitor delivery schedules and inspect installation of instruments, control panels, and wiring.
• Onsite lead for all controls engineering RFIs and oversight.
