JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: IC&E Tech II

Reports To: Operations & Maintenance Manager

Direct Reports: No Functional Unit: Operations

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Position Type: Full-Time

Plant Location: Fountain, CO

THE COMPANY

Onward Energy is an independent power platform that owns and operates over 6.2 GW of utility-scale wind, solar and natural gas generation projects across the U.S. Our Vision is to reliably power a sustainable future. Our Mission is that as North America’s premier independent power generator, we will deliver renewable and reliable power to our customers, opportunities to our employees, sustainable returns to the families who invest in us, and a better world to the next generation. Corporate Offices in Denver, New York and Charlotte, we are where renewable meets reliable. See www.onwardenergy.com for more information.

The Fountain Valley Facility is a 240 MW simple cycle, natural gas-fired, peaking facility with a PPA with PSCo to 2032. The plant is located in Fountain, Colorado. Adjacent to the Fountain Valley Facility is 145 vacant acres of land for future development.

THE CHALLENGE

This position performs instrument, control and electrical maintenance functions to ensure safe, environmentally compliant operation of a simple-cycle power plant. Employees provide technical and analytical services essential to the control systems and associated equipment (electronic, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic) and electrical maintenance (LV/MV/HV) and associated equipment. These systems include digital control system, control circuits, power circuits, electrical and control devices on plant equipment. Employees will participate in the plant maintenance program as a system owner and document plant maintenance records in a computer-based work management, system including the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS).

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing the plant’s electrical, controls and instrumentation systems as assigned including specification and initiation of purchase requisitions on assigned systems/equipment including ability to safely apply lock-out tag-out process on owned equipment/systems or other equipment and/or systems when performing maintenance.
• Responsible for electrical maintenance on equipment greater than 600 volts and a backup responsibility for less than 600 volts.
• Conduct job safety briefings (JSB) at turnover and perform quality JSB’s for each job.
• Required to complete the O&M Tech I qualification process. Qualification is required within 2 years of date hired.
• Shall be capable of verifying absence of voltage on all systems (DC through 125V and AC through 230kV) utilizing appropriate meters or non-contact detectors.
• Ability to wire and unwire motors and other components as needed during outage and other maintenance related activities.
• Capable of troubleshooting of various electrical circuits (contactors, motor starters, ability to recognize single phasing on motors, lighting circuits, etc.) and communicate the cause of protective relay trips and repair initiating problems where applicable in accordance with NERC standards.
• Partnering on a System Ownership team with other IC&E Technicians, Operations Technicians, Management and Engineering. This includes support and input into the following: PLC/DCS/Controls programming and troubleshooting, calibrate, prior