Calpine

IC&E Technician III

Calpine$89K — $111K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent; technical/vocational education preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in electrical and control systems.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and advanced knowledge of chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
  • Experience with Distributed Control System (DCS) programming and configuration.
  • Advanced certifications/licensures and a valid state driver’s license.

Responsibilities

  • Maintains and repairs complex electrical equipment and instrumentation.
  • Monitors and repairs plant Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
  • Troubleshoots issues with gas and steam turbine control systems, generators, and transformers.
  • Optimizes the plant's preventative maintenance programs based on OEM recommendations.
  • Keeps maintenance logs and operating procedures organized and professional.
  • Provides written reports on control system conditions as needed.
  • Incorporates safety into all activities and manages risks effectively.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for advanced training and skills development.
  • Work under limited supervision with opportunities to guide others.
  • Mentorship roles available for junior staff.
  • Engagement with complex and varied technical challenges.
Full Job Description
Job Summary (including but not limited to the following; other duties may be assigned)

Maintains and repairs electrical equipment and instrumentation. Monitors, maintains, and repairs plant Distributed Control System (DCS). Monitors, maintain, and repairs gas turbine, steam turbine control systems, generators, transformers, and switchgear. Maintain, calibrate and repair plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. Perform routine trouble shooting activities. Use Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to effectively accomplish required maintenance in and efficient and organized manner. Optimize plant preventative maintenance program to meet OEM recommendations, regulatory requirements, and corporate maintenance philosophy. Responsible for maintaining logs, manuals, records, blueprints and operating procedures in a neat and professional manner. Provide written reports on control system conditions when required. Incorporates safe behavior into all activities and consistently complies with all established safety and health policies and procedures, helps to identify and eliminate or actively manage risks in all work activities.

Job Responsibilities

  • Senior-level; recognized technical expertise in own and possibly related functions.
  • Performs a variety of complex technical service/support duties requiring specialized knowledge.
  • Regularly makes decisions on non-routine or escalated technical issues.
  • Independently prioritizes and executes responsibilities effectively for a single trade, group of related tasks or functional area.
  • Checks own work and possibly the work of others; work results are of the highest quality standards and advanced technical competency.
  • Errors may be serious, usually not subject to direct verification or check.
  • Duties and tasks reflect substantial variety and complexity.
  • Resolves the most complex technical issues, conferring with Team Leader occasionally; may serve as resource to others in resolution of complex issues.
  • Works under limited supervision.
  • Prioritizes own weekly schedule and may guide others in the completion of tasks within clearly defined schedules as set by management.
  • Regularly provides on-the-job skills training to others in complex technical areas.


Job Requirements

  • High School Diploma, degree from technical/vocational school or equivalent.
  • Senior-level; minimum of 5 years of experience in instrument/electrical and control system applications.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with an advanced understanding of chemistry, physics, electricity and mathematics.
  • Experience with DCS programming and configuration
  • Advanced certifications/licensures. Valid state driver's license.


Salary Information

Hourly Rate Range - $42.9162 to $53.6452 /hour

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About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is a power generation company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Calpine's fleet of natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants has a combined generating capacity of approximately 26,000 megawatts. Calpine sells wholesale power and other energy-related services to utilities, independent electric system operators, industrial and commercial customers, and retail power providers. The company was founded in 1984 and went public in 1996. In 2018, Calpine was acquired by Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors.
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