Battery Storage Technician II

ENGIE North America is hiring a Battery Energy System Storage Tech II, for our (Magnolia BESS site) in (League City, TX).

Your daily responsibilities include but not limited to, filling out permits to work, job safety plans (JSPs), lock-out tag-out (LOTO) procedures and perform last minute risk assessments. You must execute preventative maintenance tasks on site specific equipment during monthly – semi-annual – annual maintenance cycles. You will demonstrate reactive maintenance skills, such as intermediate troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis, to reestablish faulted units.

The expectation is for you to properly interpret ENGIE’s official documentation, such as (LOTO) procedures, work instructions, routine maintenance checklists, and create and follow up on work orders and observations created in Maximo.

It is also expected for you to conduct site orientations to original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) representatives, independent service provider’s (ISP’s), vendors, and site visitors, and accompany them to units to perform (LOTO) and general supervision when needed, to make sure all the mentioned groups adhere to ENGIE’s quality and safety standards. You will be required to participate in a Qualified Electrical Worker Competency Skills test, in which you will demonstrate knowledge on taking AC/DC voltage readings, perform a hot-cold-hot tests, use CAT IV PPE, use a shotgun stick to apply cluster grounds and to verify the absence of voltage using a non-contact voltage detector, and in the use of a voltage detector tester.

On top of that, you will also have intermediate inverter original equipment manufacturer knowledge, and to have knowledge on how to use (OEM) control & supervisory programs, such as Power Supervisor, Monitor Fusion, LC/BSC/PCS/CMU Interface, etc., as well as ENGIE’s Broadview supervisory & control program.

Lastly, it is required for you to have intermediate Medium Voltage knowledge (holding a substation maintenance or a MV transformer switching certificate is a plus), and to be competent in infra-red (IR) scanning (holding a certificate on IR thermography is a plus), and have intermediate knowledge in SCADA monitoring, and be willing to mentor more junior technicians.

• Minimum High School Diploma/GED or a diploma in an electrical program where you have learned AC/DC voltage, general electrical theory, basic understanding of one-line and three-line schematics, operation & maintenance of electrical equipment such as AC/DC breakers, AC/DC disconnects, MV transformers, NO/NC contractors, and relays.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in any/or BESS sites, molar generation sites, wind generation sites, thermal power plants, manufacturing or mining operations, or controls & instrumentation maintenance
• Knowledge of how to use basic hand and power tools, such as screwdrivers, crescent wrenches, pliers, ratchet wrenches, analog or digital torque wrenches, sockets, drills, impacts, etc.
• Capacity to be on call as deemed necessary by supervisor
• This is a field position requiring daily travel to ENGIE sites
• Must be available to travel domestically to support other support operations at other ENGIE Renewable Generation (Solar, Wind and BESS sites)
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license/clean driving record to drive company vehicle on and around the plant
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
• The position consists of 30% work indoors and 70% work outdoors; outdoor work may expose the employee to weather conditions

Hourly Range: $32.00 - $36.00 USD hourly

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan and emergency or on-call pay.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

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