Senior Instrumentation and Control Technician

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Instrument & Control Technician II (Senior Technician)

Reports To: Operations & Maintenance Manager

This position performs instrument, control and electrical maintenance functions to ensure safe, environmentally compliant operation of a combined-cycle power plant. Employees provide technical and analytical services essential to the control systems and associated equipment (electronic, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic) and electrical maintenance (LV/MV/HV) and associated equipment. These systems include digital control system, control circuits, power circuits, electrical and control devices on plant equipment.

Employees will participate in the plant maintenance program as a system owner and document plant maintenance records in a computer-based work management system including the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS).

• Monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing the plant’s electrical, controls and instrumentation systems as assigned including specification and initiation of purchase requisitions on assigned systems/equipment and applying lockout/tag‑out processes on owned equipment/systems.
• Responsible for electrical maintenance on equipment less than 600 volts and a backup responsibility for greater than 600 volts.
• Conduct job safety briefings (JSB) at turnover and perform quality JSB’s for each job.
• Verify absence of voltage on all systems (DC through 125V and AC through 230kV) using appropriate meters or non‑contact detectors.
• Wire and unwire motors and other components as needed during outage and other maintenance related activities.
• Troubleshoot various electrical circuits (contractors, motor starters, single phasing on motors, lighting circuits, etc.) and communicate the cause of protective relay trips and repair initiating problems where applicable in accordance with NERC standards.
• Partner on a System Ownership team with other IC&E Technicians, Operations Technicians, Management and Engineering to support PLC/DCS/Controls programming, calibration, prioritizing system health indicators, optimizing system performance, maintenance strategy, budget, spare parts planning, purchase requisitions, training, labeling, procedure development, documentation updates, annual system health presentations and project management of system improvements.
• For Preventive (PM) or Corrective Maintenance (CM) work, share system ownership boundaries to complete duties collaboratively with the team.
• Work alongside, assist or oversee other work groups, including contractors and vendors, during major overhauls and large equipment maintenance.
• Operate various mobile equipment such as forklifts, skid steers and telehandlers.
• Actively participate in training and retraining programs as directed by Plant Management.
• Follow written operating and maintenance procedures.
• Respond promptly to emergency call‑outs when necessary.
• Be available for night, overtime, weekend and holiday work as required, and may support duties outside of scheduled hours. Occasional travel may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A two‑year technical degree and a minimum of 5 years of power plant and/or industrial electrical, instrumentation or electronics experience is required. In lieu of a degree, significant power plant and/or industrial electrical or electronics experience may also qualify.
• Experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS), various PLC controllers, CEMS controls and equipment, with programming and configuration capabilities preferred.
• Knowledge of equipment operating limits, parameters, operating procedures and systems. Performs corrective actions if limits are exceeded.
• Working knowledge of combined cycle power plant systems, power plant operations, and maintenance, electrical principles, work practices, procedures and materials.
• Ability to interpret electrical and control drawings and P&’s.
• Ability to make maintenance related decisions with minimum direct supervision.
• Knowledge of instrumentation test equipment, signal generators, relay test sets, oscilloscopes, and computers.
• Knowledge of industry‑related CEM System hardware, software and reporting preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills with the ability to learn.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with an advanced understanding of chemistry, physics, electricity and mathematics.
• Ability to follow both verbal and written instructions and exercise good judgment to make sound decisions.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Basic computer knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and various other programs.
• Ability to interact and communicate well with individuals in all areas of the company and outside vendors.
• Valid U.S. Driver license with acceptable MVR history, if applicable.