Electrical Maintenance Specialist

Career Opportunities:
Electrical Maintenance Specialist (108200)

Requisition
108200
-Posted
- Direct Operations

- PA

- ELRAMA

- Full Time - Regular

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Responsible for maximizing asset life cycle performance, and increasing asset and system reliability related to water treatment / distribution and waste water treatment / collection. Core responsibilities to include performing condition monitoring of critical assets and diagnostic analysis of complex data to minimize life cycle cost of assets. Provide guidance and support for Root Cause Failure Analysis and restoration of critical assets during normal and emergency events.

• Facilitate and/or perform preventive condition monitoring, predictive diagnostics and failure analysis of specific assets within areas of competency.
• Assist with evaluating new techniques or technological advancements.
• For assets within area of competency, perform quality assurance acceptance testing during the commissioning of new facilities, plant equipment or process systems.
• Must supervise and direct the activities of the assigned local personnel and contract personnel assisting with the performance of diagnostic testing, while maintaining a safe work environment.
• Plan, schedule and perform work activities independently in a self- directed environment.
• Provide emergency support to company facilities in the event of a major electrical, mechanical or hydraulic equipment failure or natural catastrophes and geophysical events.
• Utilize technical knowledge and skills to provide support for diagnostics and maintaining of critical assets, which includes on-call, as well as during normal hours of operation.
• Efficient and effective application of the Enterprise Asset Management System in the daily planning, processing and the tracking of maintenance activities and equipment history.
• Identifies, assesses and classifies hazards, and jointly develops protective measures and practices that avoid injury. These measures include eliminating hazardous processes or practices, implementing administrative controls and using personal protective equipment
• Prepare, review, maintain and update asset records and drawings within area of responsibility.
• Assist with the implementation of assigned local maintenance programs equipment and or systems to ensure proper operation and maintenance.
• Provide training to the company employees on water and wastewater employee safety as it relates to daily operations.
• Provide local operations with asset and/or process health ratings to aid in the creation of their capital budgets for replacement of water or wastewater processes and equipment.
• Participate in the support of Regulated and Non-Regulated Business Development functions to evaluate the asset or system condition utilizing specialized knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems within area of competency.
• Effectively communicate by regularly soliciting and providing constructive feedback.
• Cascade and share specialized knowledge relevant to other team members and colleagues across the business.
• Work collaboratively with other functional leads to mitigate business risks.
• Prepare, maintain, review and update technical reports.

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changes in priority efficiently.
• Demonstrate the ability to use proprietary vendor or standard business software to create…