Control Room Operator - Power Plant

Job Responsibilities

• Establish protocols for communication between plant staff and center staff.
• Willingness to work rotating shift which includes nights, weekends and holiday coverage.
• Develop, maintain, and use advanced pattern recognition (APR) software models and plant operational data to detect changes in the operating behavior of plant equipment and systems.
• Perform daily monitoring of site critical components that have installed models actively collecting data using advanced analytics software.
• Respond, evaluate, and prioritize alarms for potential equipment related issues and interact with station personnel and provide recommendations to optimize plant equipment and systems.
• Support and interface with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to assess equipment anomalies.
• Communicate equipment anomalies to plant operations and engineering personnel and plant technical analysts.
• Identify and classify associated risks to the plant, provide recommendations to mitigate risks, and follow up to ensure resolutions are tracked through to completion.
• Monitor equipment performance and predict component health, alerting corporate SME’s and station personnel of anomalies within those trends which could adversely affect the reliability, availability, maintainability and performance of equipment.
• Support the implementation of thermal performance software models for the generation fleet.
• Work with power plant staff to troubleshoot and resolve operational problems identified by the thermal performance software models.
• Master all aspects of the monitoring and diagnostic center software tools including, but not limited to, APR and thermal performance monitoring.
• Update, retrain, and evaluate the adequacy of existing APR and thermal performance software models.
• Capture and quantify customer benefits to express to ensure delivered value.
• Maintain safety awareness and comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures to assure a safe working environment
• Operate commercial power generation, renewable energy and battery storage facilities remotely.
• Regularly makes decisions on non-routine or escalated technical issues.
• Ability to use multiple data sources such as SCADA, plant controls, and data historians to troubleshoot problems with sites and site equipment
• Independently prioritizes and executes responsibilities effectively for a single trade, group of related tasks or functional area.
• Checks own work and possibly the work of others; work results are of the highest quality standards and advanced technical competency.
• Resolving the most complex technical issues, conferring with leadership occasionally; may serve as resource to others in resolution of complex issues.
• Works under limited supervision. Results oriented self-starter that can work independently
• Prioritizes schedule and may guide others in the completion of tasks within clearly defined schedules as set by management.
• Regularly provides on-the-job skills training to others in complex technical areas.

Required Skills / Knowledge

• Good understanding of power plant performance (thermal, physical, operational, and environmental) including factors that impact performance.
• Able to recognize off normal conditions and trends in critical equipment parameters.
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills necessary to develop relationships with the customer, other Plant Support personnel, and Plant Operations personnel which promote an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.
• Strong working knowledge of rotating components such as pumps, motors, steam turbines, gas turbines, generators and field instrumentation.
• Familiarity with Condition Based Maintenance programs and technology applications
• Effective English communication and technical report writing skills are required.
• Must be proficient with various software programs and systems (e.g., MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as database use.
• Must be able to work independently with little supervision, perform in a team environment, as well as effectively communicate with others.

Experience

• Candidate needs to have six (6) to ten (10) years' experience in drum type, supercritical, and/or CCGT fossil fueled power plants as a Generation/Plant Engineer, Lead Operator, Maintenance Technician or Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) Specialist. Experience and knowledge in all aspects of power plant systems and operations.

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma - Required
• Associates degree of Applied Science from technical/vocational school, military service or equivalent (strongly preferred) OR
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education (strongly preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Ability to do walking, reaching, climbing, and stooping and lifting (up to 50 pounds).
• Comfortable working rotating shift schedule

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
• Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
• Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs