DCS Maint Specialist- Solar

Duties and Responsibilities

• On an on-going basis ensure the Solar Digital Process Control/Computer systems are maintained and running properly. Initiate all necessary repairs or as needed manage maintenance of said systems.
• Provides day-to-day operational and maintenance support to local personnel for all Solar Process Digital Control/Computer systems and subsystems on an as needed basis and provides relevant training at regular intervals. This would include the spare parts review and common everyday DCS and PLC parts repair and documentation requirements.
• On an on-going basis ensure the Solar DCS subsystems (such as Ignition Control System, Canary Historian and Solar Plant Master Controllers) are maintained and running properly.
• Provides active support for all Process Control/Computer systems and associated subsystems upgrades and new installations. Ensure concerns are addressed and systems installations are documented well with a critical review of future maintenance requirements. Provide Graphic, Control and Point building support on an as-needed basis and proactive basis. Also initiate periodic review of point Alarm priorities. Also, maintain system documentation, this includes: monthly software backups of all Solar Process Digital Control/Computer systems and associated subsystems, ensure installation documentation exists and is current, maintain related I/O maintenance database or databases in a matter that supports system and field maintenance.
• Maintain personal safety awareness. This includes attending all safety training and general safety meetings that are available. To perform monthly H.E.C. procedure reviews via a team effort, to orchestrate monthly housekeeping reviews and associated follow up work, to monthly review the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) of one random individual and all other management mandated safety procedural tasks. In general, assist the team to maintain an injury free and environmentally compliant workplace by ensuring that areas reviewed are clean, obstacle free and safe.
• Maintains an ongoing education of state-of-the-art equipment and operating procedures beneficial to station controls optimization.
• Provides technical support and direction in the related Instrument & Controls areas to include routine and emergency maintenance requirements, which include problem resolution, and root cause analysis. This support also includes the engineering and related documentation effort associated with new field installation or upgrades that often evolve into budgeted projects. Develops and implements improved troubleshooting procedures and seek new solutions for I&C control systems(s).
• Review and implement on a regular basis the Solar Cyber security initiatives as required. This currently includes the implementation and thereafter utilization of the new government required North American Electric Reliability Corporation (N.E.R.C.) Standard. This will involve new equipment configurations and installations. And thereafter on an on-going basis the utilization of this equipment such as software backup subsystems, Anti-Virus subsystems and Public Domain subsystems that orchestrate equipment security and personnel equipment interface access via regularly maintained password administration. In addition, the new N.E.R.C standard requires a very large documentation effort on an on-going basis for the entire DCS system and associated infrastructure and related processes (such as equipment maintenance, security related initiatives and software backup).

Education

Requirement: DCS Maint Specialist - Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.

PREFERRED: DCS Engineer - Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science Degree

Licenses/Certifications

PREFERRED: ISA Instrumentation & Controls Certification

DCS training, preferably ABB/Bailey

Experience

• Required: Maint Specialist - DCS - Minimum 5 years of controls experience working in a Process Plant Control environment and requires at least 2 years’ experience in developing, changing, maintaining, and troubleshooting DCS logic; maintaining, replacing, and repairing Distributive Control System (DCS) hardware; and installing and maintaining 3rd party software applications.
• Required: Maint Specialist Sr - DCS - Minimum 7 years of controls experience working in a Process Plant Control environment and requires at least 2 years’ experience in developing, changing, maintaining, and troubleshooting DCS logic; maintaining, replacing, and repairing Distributive Control System (DCS) hardware; and installing and maintaining 3rd party software applications. AND must prove competency in the station specific control system through skills testing and approval from the review board.
• Required: DCS Engineer - Minimum of 4 years of related to the duties and responsinilities of the position.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge & skill of instrumentation controls and devices.
• Understanding programmable logic controls, emergency shutdown systems, distributive control systems, routable/non-routable communications interfaces, and analytical devices.
• Understanding of DCS, CAD drawings, electrical drawings, P&ID drawings, ladder logic & flow diagrams.
• Ability to work in an industrial environment.
• Good interpersonal oral & written communication skills.

Working Conditions

• Must be willing and able to respond to plant needs with 24/7 coverage
• Must be willing and able to work in dusty, hot and noisy environments

Physical Demands/Requirements

• Must be willing and able to pass a baseline physical with pulmonary function and negative pressure respirator fit test.
• Must be willing and able to use personal protective equipment (PPE) on-the-job.
• Must be willing and able to work from elevated platforms
• Must be willing and able to ascend and descend from ladders and stairs

Competencies

• Buils Strong, Collaborative Relationships
• Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change
• Drives Operational Excellence for Customers
• Speaks Up on Safety, Health, and the Environment
• Takes Ownership & Acts with Integrity