A true partner for power generation staffing.
We help power generation leaders staff critical roles fast while navigating regulatory, safety, and operational constraints.
AEG is a power generation staffing and recruiting firm that places engineers and technical professionals with utilities, EPCs, and plant operators. Power generation is one of our core specialties within our broader engineering staffing services.
We recruit for plant upgrades, equipment replacements, outages, commissioning, and long-term asset performance, and we do the outbound work needed to reach experienced people who are not actively looking.
Where We Support Power Generation Work
Keep Your Power Projects Moving
Our placements support work across the generation lifecycle: plant upgrades and modernization, equipment replacement, planned outages, commissioning and startup, and ongoing operations and maintenance. We recruit for gas, combined cycle, and other generating assets. For nuclear generation, see our Nuclear Engineering Staffing page.
Challenges in Power Generation Staffing
Why power generation hiring is different.
Power generation roles often require prior plant or field experience and familiarity with formal safety and change-management programs. Outage and commissioning windows are fixed, so a staffing gap can delay the whole schedule. And utilities, EPCs, and operators often compete for the same limited pool of experienced professionals. AEG plans searches around your outage windows and project milestones, so the right people are ready when the work starts.
Our Power Generation Staffing Engagement Models
Pick the model that fits your needs.
Contract
Staffing
Bring in experienced engineering and technical professionals to support planned outages, maintenance, plant upgrades, and project peaks without adding permanent headcount.
Contract-to-Hire
Staffing
Evaluate engineering and technical professionals on the job before making a long-term hiring decision, helping you build your permanent team with confidence.
Direct Hire
Placement
Find permanent engineering, technical, and plant leadership talent to support reliable operations, long-term maintenance needs, and future projects.
Statement of Work
Solutions
Bring in project-based technical resources for defined scopes of work, with clear deliverables, timelines, and accountability.
Power Generation Roles We Recruit For
Find the perfect hire, no matter how niche.
- Electrical engineers: generation, switchyard, protection, and plant electrical systems.
- Mechanical engineers: rotating equipment, turbines, piping, and balance of plant.
- I&C and controls engineers: DCS, SCADA, and plant control systems.
- Civil and structural engineers: foundations, structures, and site development for generating facilities.
- Designers and drafters: 3D plant design, drawings, and construction documents.
- Project and responsible engineers: multidisciplinary project leadership from design through commissioning.
- Plant operations and field support: operations, maintenance, and outage support personnel.
Why AEG for Power Generation Staffing
Deep expertise. Relationship-first.
| Specialist Focus | We recruit only for engineering and IT, with a specific focus on power generation roles. |
| In the Room Early | We plan workforce needs with our clients before roles are posted, not after a project has started. |
| Continuity | Comprehensive benefits for our contract employees help keep experienced people in place for the full length of a program. |
| History of Success | More than three decades of engineering recruiting experience. |
Codes, Standards, and Regulatory Experience
Find engineers who know regulated energy environments.
The professionals we place have experience working within electrical and safety standards such as NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ASME; grid reliability requirements governed by NERC; federal and regional oversight from FERC; and OSHA safety programs and site-specific training requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions About Power Generation Staffing
What does a power generation staffing firm do?
A power generation staffing firm recruits engineers and technical professionals for power plants, utilities, and EPCs. AEG finds, screens, and places people with the plant, outage, and project experience these roles require, on a contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire, or project basis.
Can AEG staff a planned outage?
Yes. AEG plans outage staffing around your schedule, recruiting experienced engineering and technical contractors ahead of the outage window so they are ready on day one.
Which power generation roles are hardest to fill?
Experienced I&C and controls engineers, protection and electrical engineers, and engineers with specific plant or equipment experience are often the hardest to find. AEG uses direct outreach to reach these professionals, since many are not actively applying.
Does AEG also recruit for nuclear and renewable generation?
Yes. AEG has dedicated nuclear staffing and renewable energy staffing practices.
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