Instrument, Controls & Electrical (IC&E Tech I) Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical (IC&E Tech I) Technician
Reports To: Plant Manager
Direct Reports: No Functional Unit: Operations
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Position Type: Full-Time
Plant Location: Brandywine, MD
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 Brandywine Power Facility (Brandywine) is a 230-megawatt natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility located in Prince George’s County, MD. The project operates in the PJM power market as a merchant facility. Brandywine became commercially operational in October 1996. Brandywine has two GE 7EA DLN1 gas turbines with Nooter Eriksen HRSGs and a single GE steam turbine.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This position performs instrument, control and electrical maintenance functions to ensure safe, environmentally compliant operation of a combined-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
• Perform preventive maintenance duties on all major equipment and systems as well as emergency backup systems.
• Maintain complete equipment files, logs, and drawings for all designated equipment.
• Forecast, inventory, and reorder spare parts to maintain plant reliability. Assist in physical inventories.
• Participate in the administrative maintenance of the plant operating manuals, technical references, prints and diagrams and preventive/predictive maintenance records.
• Inspect repair, install and remove all types of motors, generators, transformers, switches, control equipment, wiring, electrical signal and communication systems, and storage batteries, and work with electrical systems up to and including 4160 volts.
• Conduct trouble shooting and analysis on DCS, PLC and MK VIe turbine control equipment.
• Perform routine instrument calibrations.
• Complete other tasks as requested by the Maintenance Manager.
• The lC&E Technician works in cooperation with the operations personnel on matters pertaining to the daily operation of the plant.
• Required to complete the O&M Tech I (Outside Operator) qualification process. Qualification is required within 1 year of date of hire.
• Work safely, following company and operator policies, procedures and work practices in a positive, cooperative, and productive manner.
• Computes and analyzes test data.
• Use installed and portable test equipment and technical manuals to troubleshoot equipment and systems.
• Coordinates job activities relating to job planning, work methods, job standards and job reporting for the work assigned.
• Perform both routine and non-routine preventative and corrective maintenance on plant equipment.
• Use of maintenance management software to track work orders and spare parts.
• Required to be “on call” while off shift to support emergency repair or monitoring as necessary.
• Assist other plant personnel as needed.
• Maintenance and upkeep of site buildings and grounds.
• Prepares, maintains and provides a variety of reports/documents as required or upon request.
• Reviews P&ID Drawings and electrical diagrams.
• Communicates condition of plant systems, equipment and pertinent information to others.
• Directs and performs work in accordance with policies and procedures as established by the company and regulatory agencies
• Monitor and perform required periodic preventive maintenance and TIL updates and reports.
• Complete detailed planning, product specification and time estimates for repairs and installations.
• Creates procedures relate