Instrument & Electronics Specialist IPP

About the role

Black Hills Energy is people powered and purpose driven. The Instrument & Electronic Specialist will safely check, test, adjust, calibrate and maintain instrumentation, controls, electronic equipment and plant electrical systems for a power plant facility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance activities both daily and PM tasks for instrumentation, controls and electronic equipment and systems including the plant distributed control system (DCS), Turbine and Engine Controls, PLCs, CEMS, Voltage Regulators, Power System Stabilizers, and balance of plant I&C equipment.
• Coordinate maintenance activities both daily and PM tasks for plant electrical systems consisting of AC and DC systems, battery banks, chargers and inverters.
• Comprehensive understanding of power plant operations to include start-up, shutdown and emergency operational actions.
• Aid O&M Techs in starting up, operating and monitoring plant operations.
• Perform both routine and non-routine preventive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment.
• Review Station Log Books, Dispatch Schedule and the Daily Read File on a daily basis.
• Support Operations and Maintenance department staff as needed to maintain reliability of units.
• Support RCA’s for plant disturbances and data collection.
• Work with and direct contractors and other temporary on-site activities.
• Use PIDs OEM manuals and other sources to troubleshoot controls of operating plant systems.
• Use installed and portable test equipment and technical manuals to troubleshoot equipment and systems.
• Conduct chemical analysis of plant water systems to support operational needs, and operate and perform routine maintenance on water and wastewater treatment systems to ensure safe and efficient plant performance.
• Maintain calibration, maintenance and drawing revision records for instruments and control systems.
• Continually update Jumper and Lifted Wire Log.
• Provide information for various plant reports.
• Requisition and assist in ordering and receiving plant materials.
• Support scheduled and unscheduled call-out support as needed.
• Maintenance and upkeep of site buildings and grounds.
• Operate a forklift.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience working in a combined cycle /gas turbine power plant or equivalent critical industrial facility experience.
• Thorough knowledge of plant hazards and safety equipment.
• Ability to understand engineering design drawings, vendor equipment drawings and technical information.
• Ability to use mechanical tools and hand tools and to occasionally perform heavy lifting.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and various other programs.
• Ability to calibrate and maintain process control equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of computer based preventive maintenance programs.
• Understand the principles of chemistry and their relationship to power plant operations.
• Ability to make effective long term and instantaneous decisions.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Attention to detail.
• Use discretion to balance competing priorities.

Desired

• Minimum of 2 years of technical training in the operation, calibration and maintenance of process control instruments and systems.
• Experience with power plant distributed control system (DCS) logic and configuration development.
• Thorough knowledge and/or background for operating and maintaining mechanical and/or electrical systems.
• Detailed knowledge of operating a power plant.
• Detailed knowledge of power plant systems and their interrelationships.
• Knowledge and/or background for operating and maintaining mechanical and/or electrical systems common to a generation power plant.

Pay

Pay Range: $35.58 - $53.49 per hour (This posting includes the full pay range for this position. Pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.)