ICE Technician

Date:
Jun 30, 2026

Location:

Victoria, TX, US, 77901

Company: NRG

Provide maintenance support to troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain all instrumentation associated with the boiler, turbine, generator, and all auxiliary equipment for the plant.

• Identify and follow safety guidelines to protect self, coworkers, plant equipment, and the public.
• Apply federal, state, company, and environmental regulations to all work activities.
• Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems for boilers, turbines, generators, and auxiliary equipment.
• Perform bench work and component troubleshooting in a shop environment, as needed.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, control wiring diagrams (CWDs), instruction manuals, blueprints, and control system drawings to locate, diagnose, and repair plant systems and interlocks.
• Use test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic bridges, loop calibrators) and hand tools to troubleshoot and maintain plant devices and systems.
• Work with apprentice and skill‑enhancement employees to demonstrate safe work practices and proper maintenance procedures.
• Make decisions regarding repair methods, tools, time, and resources required to complete work.
• Complete accurate written and electronic records, including work orders, calibration sheets, timecards, and material requests.
• Maintain and expand knowledge of plant systems, instrumentation, and control equipment.
• Maintain work areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Arrange personal transportation to work locations and accept reassignment to other company locations as needed.
• Act as contractor liaison; act as primary point of contact for any instrument, controls or electrical work being performed by contractor.
• Interact with, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair low, medium, and high voltage equipment.
• Interact with, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS).

• High School Diploma, GED.
• Five (5) years' experience in electronics and pneumatics, and instrumentation, or associate’s degree in electrical technology.

• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Knowledge of electricity, voltage, and current relationships.
• Knowledge of maintenance activities and procedures for control systems used in power generation.
• Ability to troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and maintain pneumatic, electronic, and digital controllers, transmitters, and instruments (including temperature, pressure, and level).
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts, including algebra and geometry, to perform measurements and calibration computations.
• Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment according to company procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, regarding equipment condition and job status with supervision, operations, craft personnel, and external service providers.
• Proficiency with personal computers and job‑related software, including analytical tools and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to influence others, accept responsibility for assigned work, and work effectively in a team environment.
• Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Distributed Control System (DCS).
• Knowledge of control logics (SAMA, Ladder, Boolean, Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)).
• Ability to program, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Distributed Control System (DCS).

• Work in a power plant environment indoors and outdoors in all weather and temperature conditions, in accordance with heat stress procedures.
• Work around large rotating equipment, energized electrical systems, high‑noise areas, confined spaces, and elevated locations (including heights exceeding 250 feet).
• Climb ladders and stairways and work from platforms and aerial devices.
• Perform tasks requiring walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, twisting, pushing, pulling, climbing, shoveling, and working with hand tools (up to 50 lbs.) above, below, and away from the body.
• Lift, carry, position, and use tools and…