Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer – Talent Ally

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Provide support for process improvements, performance monitoring, root cause analysis, engineering and construction activities, and operating and maintenance functions to ensure safe and efficient plant operation.

• Provide direction to operations and maintenance departments to ensure that plant equipment remains reliable, including technical and financial decisions that impact overall unit availability and cost control.
• Provide technical support, testing, and inspection expertise within the IC&E process area to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation.
• Optimize station equipment operation to meet key performance indicators.
• Develop O&M and Capital budgets for process equipment to support the Business Plan Process; assemble budgets for projects to establish accurate projected cash flows.
• Develop strategic plans for equipment replacement to optimize equipment life and reduce maintenance costs.
• Develop outage schedules, coordinate, and perform outage inspections for all process equipment.
• Utilize predictive and preventative maintenance techniques to monitor and improve equipment; evaluate and analyze process variables to identify status and trending of key operating parameters.
• Conduct root cause analyses of equipment problems and provide recommendations to prevent future incidents; assemble all equipment failure reports.
• Develop, review, and revise station procedures, technical instructions, and documentation of equipment testing and inspections.
• Provide engineering, design, economic justification, and parts and materials specifications for projects and process modifications, and implement those projects and modifications.
• Conduct or procure training as required within the ICE process.
• Interface with outside engineering and vendor resources on an "as‑needed" basis.
• Work effectively in a team environment as a leader, member, and/or facilitator.
• Perform other duties and assignments as required.

• Experience with ABB Bailey (DCS) including Harmony system hardware and 800xA HMI Graphic System.
• Experience with PLC systems such as Rockwell Automation (Allen Bradley) Control Logix, Micro Logix, PLC‑5 & SLC
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• Experience with ABB Bailey DCS logic programming using Symphony Plus Engineering and 800xA graphic editor PG2.
• Experience with Rockwell Automation RSLogix software for PLC programming and Factory Talk View Studio for HMI graphic design and modifications.
• Experience with OPC interfaces and OSIsoft PI historian; familiarity with Kepware is helpful.
• Knowledgeable in process controls and control system design within a fossil‑fuel generating plant environment.
• Experience managing and maintaining control system projects and upgrades, including installation, implementation, commissioning, documentation and maintenance support.
• Familiarity with MH Netmation and Yokogawa Exaquantum DCS Logic.
• Experience with Studio 5000 Professional.
• Familiarity with computer workstations and servers (Windows 10 & Server 2016); working knowledge of ethernet networking, switches, media converters, and cabling (Cat5 & Fiber).

Engineering or Technical Degree with a minimum of five years of experience in technical support of power plant processes; extensive work‑related experience may be substituted for a degree.

Combustion tuning & mapping experience on natural gas combustion turbines, particularly aeroderivative CTs (GE, Pratt & Whitney, etc.); tuning on LM6000 PD units is highly desirable.

• Thorough understanding of power plant processes and equipment interrelationships.
• Overall understanding of power plant operations and maintenance requirements.
• Deep knowledge of operation, maintenance, and control of plant systems, especially in the ICE process area (boilers, burners, turbines, electrical systems, controls, chemistry, water treatment, etc.).
• Ability to supervise, train, and direct others effectively, communicating clearly and consistently.
• Skill in reading and interpreting technical information,…