IC&E Technician I​/II

IC&E Technician I / II – Onward Energy

Location: Brandywine, MD (Brandywine Power Facility)

Employment type: Full‑time

Seniority level: Entry level

Instrument Control & Electrical Technician I

Reports to: Operations Manager;
Direct reports: None;
FLSA Status: Non‑Exempt

Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 7 GW of utility‑scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our mission is that, as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our employees, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation.

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.

• Monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing the plant’s electrical, controls and instrumentation systems as assigned; spec and initiate purchase requisitions; safely apply lock‑out tag‑out processes on owned equipment or other systems when performing maintenance.
• Responsible for electrical maintenance on equipment greater than 600 V and a backup responsibility for less than 600 V.
• Conduct job safety briefings (JSB) at turnover and perform quality JSBs for each job.
• Verify absence of voltage on all systems (DC through 125 V and AC through 345 kV) using appropriate meters or non‑contact detectors.
• Wire and unwire motors and other components as needed during outages and maintenance 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 and input into PLC/Ovation/Controls programming, system health monitoring, performance optimization, maintenance strategy, budget, spare parts, outage planning, purchase requisitions, training, labeling, document update, and annual system health presentations.
• For PM or CM work, share and complete duties collaboratively, not solely by the system owner.
• Assist or oversee other work groups (contractors, vendors) during major overhauls or large equipment maintenance.
• Operate mobile equipment (forklifts, skid steers, telehandlers, etc.) and perform rigging inspections and load rigging using plant cranes or jibs.
• Participate in training and retraining programs as directed.
• 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; support job responsibilities outside scheduled hours if needed.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Two or more years’ experience in electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair (or equivalent).
• Two or more years’ experience in electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic instrumentation and process controls for power plants.
• Experience with digital control systems, PLCs, Siemens T3000, CEMS, and Emerson Ovation Control System desirable.
• Operations experience desirable.
• 2‑Year College/Technical Degree in electronics or instrumentation plus electrical certification, or company‑approved equivalent for IC&E level I.
• Experience in combined‑cycle operations preferred.
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