Control Room Operator

About the role

This position will function as part of EthosEnergy’s Performance Center, a 24x7 operation, which provides remote monitoring and operational support to power generation, renewable energy, and battery storage facilities using advanced pattern recognition (APR) and thermal modeling software to help improve customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing advanced condition monitoring and data analyses of critical plant systems and components, then interfacing with plant personnel and internal subject matter experts to diagnose and develop actions for plant and equipment-related problems.

Will have day-to-day responsibility for monitoring and interpreting the alerts produced by software models and tools. Provide the first line of communication with the plant staff when a confirmed anomaly is detected by the center.

The role will also operate select power plants throughout a variety of operational scenarios from cold plant startup to emergency operations during plant upsets. This aspect of the position will require excellent troubleshooting, diagnosis and decision making and leadership skills.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

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.

High School Diploma, Desired-Bachelor of Science in Engineering, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education.

Associates degree of Applied Science from technical/vocational school, military service or equivalent.

Skills

• 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.

Benefits

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