Instrumentation and Controls; I&C) Technician

About Us

Incorporated in 1948, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) provides reliable, cost-effective, environmentally balanced, wholesale electric services to our 11-member distribution cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Our core business is generating, purchasing and delivering electricity to our members. ODEC is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative that operates for the benefit of our members, who are our owners. Our home office is located in Glen Allen, Virginia.

• Responsible for maintaining controls to allow equipment to operate at a high efficiency level.
• Ensure the plant emission’s monitoring system is operated and maintained in accordance with State and Federal specifications and regulations.
• Perform duties while following all safety, NERC, and environmental standards and regulations.
• Ensure the plant controls systems are maintained and documentation kept up to date.
• Timely report all safety and mechanical equipment issues throughout the facility to the Operations Manager.
• Assist Operations in maintaining all plant systems.
• Troubleshoot using the Distribution Control System (DCS) to resolve problems with equipment failures.
• Work with the operations team with maintenance as needed.
• Operate systems as a back-up operator as requested and needed.
• Maintain test equipment and train operations team in use of test equipment.
• Verify and maintain documentation on all calibration equipment.
• Effectively train operators on safe and proper use of test equipment.
• Ensure strict compliance with all budgets.
• Assists in outage planning for the desired field.
• Schedule I&C related work prior to plant outages.
• Coordinate with operations in scheduling work during outage for the purpose of LOTOs (Lock Out Tag Out).
• Coordinate purchasing parts and equipment and scheduling with contractors for specific jobs with the Operations Manager.
• Develops and ensures compliance with safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Monitors and ensures plant compliance with state, federal and local environmental health and safety requirements.
• Assists in obtaining data to ensure quarterly DMR and EER reports are filed timely and accurately.
• Participates in plant EH&S audits and ensures remediation of discrepancies.

Incorporated in 1948, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) provides reliable, cost-effective, environmentally balanced, wholesale electric services to our 11-member distribution cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Our core business is generating, purchasing and delivering electricity to our members. ODEC is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative that operates for the benefit of our members, who are our owners. Our home office is located in Glen Allen, Virginia.

• Responsible for maintaining controls to allow equipment to operate at a high efficiency level.
• Ensure the plant emission’s monitoring system is operated and maintained in accordance with State and Federal specifications and regulations.
• Perform duties while following all safety, NERC, and environmental standards and regulations.
• Ensure the plant controls systems are maintained and documentation kept up to date.
• Timely report all safety and mechanical equipment issues throughout the facility to the Operations Manager.
• Assist Operations in maintaining all plant systems.
• Troubleshoot using the Distribution Control System (DCS) to resolve problems with equipment failures.
• Work with the operations team with maintenance as needed.
• Operate systems as a back-up operator as requested and needed.
• Maintain test equipment and train operations team in use of test equipment.
• Verify and maintain documentation on all calibration equipment.
• Effectively train operators on safe and proper use of test equipment.
• Ensure strict compliance with all budgets.
• Assists in outage planning for the desired field.
• Schedule I&C related work prior to plant outages.
• Coordinate with operations in scheduling work during outage for the purpose of LOTOs (Lock Out Tag Out).
• Coordinate purchasing parts and equipment and scheduling with contractors for specific jobs with the Operations Manager.
• Develops and ensures…