Control Room Operator

About the role

The Control Room Operator role at ContourGlobal involves monitoring and operating power plant systems to support safe, reliable, and efficient facility operations. Key responsibilities include leading a shift, conducting shift meetings, resolving issues, and maintaining compliance with ContourGlobal’s health and safety management system.

Responsibilities

• Lead a shift consisting of 2 other operators in the safe and efficient operations of a 2x1 combined cycle power plant.
• Conduct shift meetings and ensure completion of all shift duties.
• Ensure problems are swiftly resolved and/or written into the plant CMMS.
• Review all rounds completed by other operators.
• Conduct plant startups and shutdowns as well as responding to any abnormal plant conditions.
• Maintain compliance with ContourGlobal’s safe work practices outlined in the organizations Health & Safety Management System.
• Support fellow work partners to help ensure job tasks are adequately reviewed prior to initiating work and when changes occur in the work environment or tasks requirements.
• Communicate any unsafe work condition or hazard to your Health & Safety Manager or Operational manager immediately.
• Report any Health & Safety incident, realized or potential to your Health & Safety Manager or Operational manager immediately.
• Participate in Health & Safety activities as requested i.e., Incident investigations, inspections, effectiveness reviews and best practice sharing.
• Ensure the daily log, efficiency reports, and other various reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Conduct periodic log and record reviews, to ensure that tag-out procedures, equipment status, and designated administrative systems are functioning effectively.
• Participate in the administrative maintenance of Plant operating manuals, technical references, prints and diagrams, and preventive/predictive maintenance records.
• Actively supports the Maintenance team in the execution of maintenance plans by providing lock-out/tag-out support, equipment identification, troubleshooting, work request preparation, electrical and mechanical maintenance, or other areas as needed.
• Fully support and actively participate in CG Safety and Regulatory Compliance Programs.
• Complete other tasks, as requested by the Operations Manager.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to understand procedures and instructions specific to the area of assignment, as would be acquired in four (4) years of high school, is required.
• An Associate Degree, in a technical field, is desirable.
• Experience as a Control Room Operator or equivalent position, in an operating or generating Plant, is required.
• Experience in water chemistry control, water condition analysis, water treatment facility operations, and chemical-handling requirements is desired.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of combustion/steam turbine operations, closed-system generation, industrial safety, hazardous waste management, and inspection/recording of Plant parameters, is highly desirable.
• Experience using SAP or other CMMS is desired.
• Demonstrated experience in the direct operation of a combined-cycle-large-frame gas turbine Power Plant preferred.
• Experience with piping and instrument schematics, and process controls, desirable.
• Extensive working knowledge of Power Plant industry desirable.
• Excellent verbal and writing communication skills.
• Standing on feet for extended periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing and routinely lifting fifty (50) pounds.
• Twelve (12)-hour rotating shifts, with the possibility of overtime, weekend, and holiday work; as required by schedules, workloads, and Plant conditions.

Benefits

ContourGlobal offers a competitive compensation package, fostering a culture where individuals are empowered to succeed, contribute, and shape the future of sustainable energy. The company values diversity and promotes equal employment opportunities.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.