Instrument & Electronics Specialist or Senior Specialist IPP - PAGS

Job Specifications

Black Hills Energy is people powered and purpose driven. Our team uses the power of energy to improve life for over one million customers in 800+ communities across the West and Midwest. We seek talented, caring people who embody our core values and contribute to a culture of inclusion and growth. As an organization, we believe the best part of working on our team is our commitment to making tomorrow better than today—for our customers, communities and each other.

In this position the Instrument & Electronic Specialist will safely check, test, adjust, calibrate and maintain instrumentation, controls, electronic equipment and plant electrical systems for a power plant facility. Depending on the location, generation equipment at the plants may include simple cycle GE LM6000 gas turbines, combined cycle GE LM6000 units paired with Siemens steam turbines, simple cycle GE LMS
100 gas turbines, and Wartsila reciprocating internal combustion engines.

• Coordinate maintenance activities both daily and PM tasks for instrumentation, controls and electronic equipment and systems including the plant distributed control system (DCS), Turbine and Engine Controls, PLCs, CEMS, Voltage Regulators, Power System Stabilizers, and balance of plant I&C equipment.
• Coordinate maintenance activities both daily and PM tasks for plant electrical systems consisting of AC and DC systems, battery banks, chargers and inverters.
• Comprehensive understanding of power plant operations to include start‑up, shutdown and emergency operational actions. Assist O&M Techs in starting up, operating and monitoring plant operations. Perform both routine and non‑routine preventive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment. Review Station Logbooks, Dispatch Schedule and the Daily Read File on a daily basis.
• Support Operations and Maintenance department staff as needed to maintain reliability of units. Support RCAs for plant disturbances and data collection.
• Work with and direct contractors and other temporary on‑site activities.
• Use PIDs OEM manuals and other sources to troubleshoot controls of operating plant systems. Use installed and portable test equipment and technical manuals to troubleshoot equipment and systems.
• Conduct chemical analysis of plant water systems to support operational needs and operate and perform routine maintenance on water and wastewater treatment systems to ensure safe and efficient plant performance.
• Maintain calibration, maintenance and drawing revision records for instruments and control systems. Continually update Jumper and Lifted Wire Log. Provide information for various plant reports.
• Requisition and assist in ordering and receiving plant materials.

• Support scheduled and unscheduled call‑out support as needed.
• Maintenance and upkeep of site buildings and grounds.
• Operate a forklift.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience working in a combined cycle /gas turbine power plant.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years of technical experience in the operation, calibration and maintenance of process control instruments and systems.
• Minimum of 4 of those years of experience working in a combined cycle/gas turbine/R.I.C.E. power plant.

• Thorough knowledge of plant hazards and safety equipment.
• Ability to understand engineering design drawings, vendor equipment drawings and technical information.
• Ability to use mechanical tools and hand tools and to occasionally perform heavy lifting.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills. Computer literate in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and various other programs.
• Ability to calibrate and maintain process control equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of computer based…