LCL702 Electrician

About the role

CenterPoint Energy is looking for a Distributive Controls System Electrician to join our Power Supply team. In this role, you will support safe, reliable power generation by performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical, control, and instrumentation systems across the power plant. This position includes scheduled and emergency call-out overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays. You will have the ability to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the automated electrical control systems that power and regulate our plants.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, and maintain DCS hardware, redundant controllers, input/output (I/O) modules, and communication bus networks
• Diagnose and repair hardware malfunctions in automated control loops, variable frequency drives (VFDs), motor control centers (MCCs), and process controllers
• Calibrate, test, and repair field devices including transmitters (pressure, temperature, flow, level), electronic actuators, and position-sensing control valves
• Read and interpret complex loop sheets, P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams), electrical schematics, and blueprints to isolate faults
• Perform routine preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and emergency repair of plant electrical equipment and related systems as needed
• Document maintenance activities and complete required data entry/retrieval using computer-based systems
• Work collaboratively with operations, maintenance, and other plant personnel to safely implement logic modifications, system upgrades, and loop tuning without interrupting plant execution
• Follow all safety rules, procedures, and permitting requirements, including working safely around energized equipment, heights, and confined spaces
• Be available for scheduled and emergency call-out overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays

Requirements

Associate degree in Electrical Technology (or related field) or equivalent job-related experience; 1–5 years of job-related electrical maintenance experience in an industrial, power generation, or process environment; job-related formal training/experience equivalent to 2 years.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of electrical and DCS (Distributive Control systems)/PLC controls systems
• Experience with instrumentation and calibration procedures
• Experience with Communication Protocols such as: DNP3, Modbus, Profibus and SCADA
• Ability to read and interpret electrical prints and schematics
• Ability to use a computer for email, familiar with MS Word/Excel and data entry/retrieval
• Ability to work safely outdoors in varying conditions (hot, cold, wet, humid, noisy, dusty)
• Ability to enter confined spaces, work at heights, climb stairs and ladders, and perform physical tasks including stooping, bending, crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds
• Availability to work overtime and respond to emergency call-outs as business needs require
• Power plant electrical maintenance experience

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Transit subsidies
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution

Schedule

Scheduled and emergency call-out overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays; flexible work schedule.