**Description** **JOB TITLE:** Reliability Analyst **REQUISITION:** FOS00D7 **DEPARTMENT:** Generation – Reliability – Iatan Generating Station **LOCATION:** Weston, MO **PAY RANGE:** (Min-Mid) Reliability Analyst I: $51,000 - $63,700 Reliability Analyst II: $62,300 - $77,900 Sr Reliability Analyst: $79,100 - $105,400 Lead Reliability Analyst: $93,100 - $124,100 **Scheduled Work Hours:** Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Other hours as required) **Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:** The candidate implements and facilitates reliability principals / processes, provides direction and technical expertise required to achieve and sustain optimum reliability, maintainability, useful life of assets at the lowest life cycle cost. The Reliability Engineer develops studies, plans, criteria, evaluations, performance assessments, cost estimates and budgets. Provides consultation and recommendations to the Company and to other business units. **Qualifications** **Experience/Education:** 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. Defect elimination, root cause analysis, and failure modes and effects analysis processes will be required for this position. **Required Skills:** The preferred candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills: + Excellent written and verbal communication skills; + Ability to read and understand plant technical documents including operations and maintenance manuals, technical drawings, schematics, logic diagrams, and safety materials; + Proficient use, and understanding of, computer applications and data systems including computerized maintenance management systems and Microsoft applications such as PowerBI; + Experience in, and knowledge of, plant operations, maintenance, and business activities and practices; + Working knowledge of plant and equipment performance measures; + Experience with and knowledge of plant and equipment reliability improvement methods and calculations; + Ability to perform statistical reliability analysis; + Ability to devise new approaches to problems encountered in the technical environment. + Knowledge of applicable governing codes and regulations; + Knowledge of plant equipment and systems; and + 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. **Position Responsibility and Duties:** The candidate for this position will: + Provide technical consultation services in the areas of reliability, work and materials management, and business administration. + Assist in financial justification of equipment reliability upgrades and improvements using return on investment tools such as Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and risk analysis. + Facilitate the implementation of RCM methods with collaboration between the energy centers in the fleet. + Perform reliability studies to analyze and identify specific areas or equipment needing improvement. + Actively participate in the maintenance teams. + Develop an asset bad actor list. + Develop and implement changes to equipment maintenance plans based on reliability principles and EPRI best practices. + Advise on, provide training for, and implement changes in computerized work management system methods and practices. + Provide technical consultation services in the areas of reliability, work and materials management, and business administration. + Perform studies on equipment and process failures and present details of the analysis, in report format, to plant management. + Facilitate regular update meetings with plant management using PowerBI reporting. + Follow company safety and health guidelines and other company policies. + Perform other work as assigned. **Licenses, Certificates, Bonding and/or Testing Required:** Valid driver's license required. Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Leader, or Certified Reliability Engineer preferred. Must have satisfactory work record including good attendance. **Working Conditions:** Duties will include 50% office time and 50% field time with variable temperature extremes. This position is located on site an operating power plant with little opportunity for remote work. Travel to other locations within the company is required on occasion. Position requires work beyond normal working hours 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. Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. **Shift** Standard **Job Field:** Engineering **Req ID:** FOS00D7