Mining Engineer

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This is a field position that requires regular travel out of the LG&E Center Building in Louisville to our power plants and various coal, limestone and other reagent suppliers. Using established procedures and working under immediate supervision, the employee will use standard engineering techniques and procedures to provide expert analysis and recommendations regarding coal mining operations, coal handling and transportation, evaluation of supplier production costs and capabilities, supplier and power plant weighing and sampling bias testing, and performing special projects in the fuels area.

This position will be filled based on the selected candidates education, experience level and qualifications.

Responsibilities

Visit and analyze fuel and reagent suppliers to determine production cost and capabilities and to access the possibility of future issues affecting coal supply and quality.

Work with coal suppliers and electric generation plant personnel to determine lower cost ways of mining, handling and utilizing coal and other fuels.

Attend all supplier and power plant scale test and sampling system bias test. Maintain records (to include test results/reports) of power plant and supplier sampling, weighing and analysis systems to ensure they comply with company (SOX narratives and associated internal controls) and contract standards.

Perform in-depth analyses of opportunities and options available for the supply of generation fuel to the power plants.

Make spot visits to monitor supplier’s loadings, ensuring scales and sampling system are in compliance with required standards.

Coordinate the annual coal and limestone stockpile surveys at our power plants and prepare reports of the results.

Assist with the evaluation of supplier/transporter government imposition claims.

Assist generating plants with handling, blending and utilization of fuel.

Plan and develop special projects.

Analyze data for engineering studies, draw conclusions and present to appropriate individuals.

Perform quarterly Operational Capability Assessments to evaluate the level of risk associated with each coal supplier.

Other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education Requirement

ABET Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in coal to include surface mining, underground mining and engineering of mines and material handling systems, is preferred.

Experience With Coal Or Limestone Is Preferred.

Experience related to the analysis of mine acquisitions, coal quality analysis and good written and verbal communication skills is helpful.

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