Operations & Maintenance Technician

Brief Description

The O&M Technician safely and efficiently performs the start-up, operation, monitoring, and shutdown of combined-cycle power plant equipment, including turbines, generators, condensers, HRSGs, boiler feed pumps, exciters, transformers, switchyard, and auxiliary systems. Responsibilities include responding to abnormal conditions, operating equipment from local and remote locations, maintaining plant chemistry, supporting maintenance activities, and ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Waterford Power LLC is a Combined Cycle 3X1 875 MW Power Plant consisting of three GE 7FA Combustion Turbines, three Nooter HRSG’s, one GE D11 Steam Turbine and supporting balance of plant equipment. The generating facility was commissioned for commercial operation in 2003.

• Follow all operational, safety, health, and environmental procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Perform equipment checks and operate turbines, generators, condensers, HRSGs, boiler feed pumps, transformers, and auxiliary equipment during start-up, normal operation, and shutdown.
• Operate valves, pumps, electrical disconnects, breakers, and controls from the control room or local stations.
• Monitor plant systems, respond to alarms, document abnormal conditions, and enter data into electronic logs and rounds systems.
• Maintain boiler and plant cycle chemistry by reviewing data, collecting samples, and performing analysis. Operate and maintain the water treatment plant and associated analyzers.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control systems using schematics, diagrams, and test equipment.
• Perform mechanical maintenance including dismantling, repairing, aligning, and cleaning equipment, valves, actuators, and small pumps.
• Conduct predictive and preventive maintenance through inspection, lubrication, monitoring, and testing of equipment.
• Initiate and update work orders, PMs, and material requests within the work management system.
• Use PI and other software tools to extract data, analyze trends, and support reliability and performance monitoring.
• Operate, maintain, and calibrate environmental and industrial hygiene equipment including CEMS and gas detection instruments.
• Conduct JSAs and follow JHAs, SDSs, and site procedures during task planning and execution.
• Safely isolate equipment, obtain required clearances, and perform hot work and confined space activities per site policies.
• Participate in safety, environmental, technical, business, and leadership training. Identify and report unsafe conditions or near‑misses.
• Demonstrate strong work ethic, integrity, communication skills, and effective collaboration with employees and contractors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Combined Cycle Control Room Operator experience preferred.
• 5+ years Combined Cycle power plant experience in operations, maintenance, electrical, or I&C (gas turbine/HRSG experience preferred). Other backgrounds considered.
• Associate degree or technical/vocational certification preferred; equivalent experience accepted.

• Strong knowledge of operating and maintenance procedures for HRSGs, boilers, turbines, generators, condensers, pumps, exciters, transformers, and auxiliary systems.
• Proficiency in plant operations, control room activities, power block systems, and water treatment processes.
• Ability to analyze, calibrate, adjust, and repair plant instruments and basic control/protective systems.
• Competence in plant chemistry analysis, environmental sampling, industrial hygiene practices, and chemical handling.
• Knowledge of minor mechanical maintenance, tools, rigging, scaffolding, and blocking.
• Understanding of heat balance systems and how imbalances affect plant efficiency.

• Exposure to varied outdoor environments, including extreme weather conditions, high noise levels, hazardous areas, and diverse work surfaces.
• Frequent use of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as hard hats, safety glasses, respirators, ear protection, chemical suits, hot gloves, and high‑voltage…