Control Room Operator; CRO

About Middle River Power

Middle River Power (MRP) is a private equity-sponsored platform specializing in the investment and asset management of U.S. power generation facilities. With over 8GW of natural gas, coal, battery storage, and solar facilities across multiple states, the company focuses on safe, reliable, and efficient power plant operations. MRP’s executive team collectively brings over 120 years of expertise in energy management and power generation, collaborating closely with plant personnel and industry professionals.

MRP applies a data-driven approach to investment and operational decisions, considering key factors such as regulatory changes and resource planning.

At MRP, we believe that experienced leadership, capable emerging talent, and strong partnerships enable us to deliver innovative, outsized solutions in the energy sector. This framework ensures every hire strengthens our culture of curiosity, collaboration, and commitment while maintaining the speed and flexibility our business demands.

Our business thrives on a set of behaviors that allow our team-based culture to reach high standards and build on one another’s strengths. MRP is a PE-backed environment that requires operating at pace, calculated risk-taking, and creative problem-solving. The people we hire must excel not only in their technical domain but also embody the behaviors that make us successful.

• Love What You Do - Genuine curiosity for the energy sector and our business
• Safety – Prioritizes safety in every decision and action; looks out for themselves and others
• Integrity - Does the right thing, follows through on commitments, and earns trust through honest actions
• Comfort with Ambiguity - Adapts to growth and change; solves problems resourcefully
• Confident & Honest - Owns their contribution; transparent about what they don't know

The Control Room Operator (CRO) is responsible for monitoring the status of all plant systems on a continuous basis. Respond to alarms by taking appropriate corrective actions and execute plant shutdown and start-up procedures as required. Ensure the plant meets its generating requirements while operating in compliance with all Federal, State and Regional and Company regulations / guidelines. The CRO is responsible for overseeing facility operations and day-to-day responsibilities for one of the following: the Combined Cycle Power Plant or Remote Thermal/BESS facilities.

• Report upset conditions or other anomalies in plant status to the Shift Lead.
• Make entries in the Operating Log and approve and issue Lock-Out Tag-Out as required.
• Responsible for issuing JHA’s, Hot Work, Confined Space, and Safe Work Permits.
• Receive and respond to electrical, steam and fuel dispatcher's orders and requests.
• Operate control panels to regulate the load on the HRSG and turbines and to maintain proper steam temperature and pressure, feedwater and fuel supply and efficient combustion conditions.
• Perform emergency operations to maintain electric service and safeguard station equipment.
• Provide directions to Auxiliary Operators to affect changes in plant conditions and chemistry.
• Daily correspondence with Real Time Dispatch (RTD) for all facilities regarding plant availability, outages, and maintenance schedules.
• Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting as required for environmental, safety, and production requirements.
• Communication between lead CRO’s, management, maintenance team, and remote technicians to ensure efficient operations of all facilities.
• Respond, lead, and coordinate all safety and emergency actions for local and remote facilities.
• Complete other tasks as requested by the Operations Manager.

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, use, repair and maintenance.

• Able to perform routine mechanical maintenance on equipment, determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as measurements, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume; able to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• AAble to define and solve problems, collect data,…