Combustion Turbine Technician III

Combustion Turbine Technician III

Date:
Jul 27, 2026

Location:

Catlettsburg, KY, US, 41129 Company: NRG

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers' lives easier—helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

We offer a dynamic work environment and a unified and inclusive culture. NRG fosters a strong sense of belonging that leads to better collaboration and business performance. Our company programs are designed to help employees develop the skills they need for success now and in the future. In everything we do, we aim to champion our employees and bring value to our customers, investors and society.

Job Summary

Conducts day-to-day operations and maintenance of the plant to include plant operations, mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, or instruments and controls. Monitors plant performance and is capable, without supervision, of identifying mechanical, electrical and instrumentation/controls and performing corrective action when appropriate. Is fully proficient in at least one of the disciplines listed above and as such has the ability to operate the control board, perform complex mechanical or electrical duties, and/or perform as an instrument and controls technician.

Can lead acceptance and performance tests on existing or new plant equipment. Provides guidance to less experienced operations personnel.

Job Functions

Start-up, operate, shutdown and secure equipment under normal and emergency conditions, from the control room or in the field. Troubleshoot and perform artisan level mechanical skills such as pump, motor and coupling alignment. Inspect all facility machinery thoroughly for malfunctions and / or potential failures. Maintain all logs and records as required to record complete operating conditions for the facility and report any irregularities.

Identify hazardous and/or unsafe conditions or work practices, notify supervisor and take action to correct as required. Controls, monitors, and evaluates plant production equipment and output including efficiency and related variables (e.g., heat rate, cost/unit of production, system demands, and capabilities given various circumstances) and the overall effectiveness of operation practices and procedures. Acts as the Operations point of contact in the coordination of the facility's short and long-term maintenance/ project planning and scheduling process.

Reviews daily Operations work orders and establish priorities based on Safety, Operational and commercial impact. Acts as the intermediate between the support groups and Operations department for the development of maintenance plans and schedules as well as routine CMMS backlog review for Operations. Plant Operations, Projects, OEM to ensure all parties are aligned on major operations/maintenance plans, schedules, and budgets.

Work with Management Team to develop 5 and 10-year major maintenance and outage site plan, planning these in CMMS, tie all PM's to these planned Outages to support budgeting. Ensure all pre-outage work is clearly scheduled and included in the outage planning milestones tracking tool. Schedule planning outage milestone update meeting with the management team. Responsible for assisting the maintenance manager with development and integration of the optimized plant wide and resource loaded Outage schedule.

Performs other duties as assigned by Operations & Maintenance Manager. Work with the management team to ensure the plant budget is up to date and accurate. Monitors readings from controls (temperature, pressure, flow, etc.) for long term variances from normal trends and responds to the variances and issues instructions to ensure continued safe, reliable, and cost-effective power generation from the facility, while maintaining environmental standards.

Performs routine fuel system maintenance, valve packing replacement, valve replacement, pump repairs, pump overhauls, electrical troubleshooting and repair, instrumentation calibration and troubleshooting) and complex (equipment alignment, continuous emissions monitoring systems, distributed control systems, turbine overhauls) maintenance work, as assigned. Develops operating and maintenance procedures to ensure consistent and safe operation. Conduct or assist in scheduled and forced outage maintenance work.

Supervise, coordinate, or assist contractors performing work at the facility. Comply with all Facility Environmental, Health and Safety policies and programs. Maintain logs and/or records of problems, repairs, and downtime as required. Participate in committees and task forces as required, for plant operations and improvements. Assist in the implementation and upkeep on the overall preventative…