Calpine

IC&E Technician III

Calpine$151K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or technical/vocational degree.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in instrument/electrical and control systems.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with knowledge in chemistry, physics, electricity, and mathematics.
  • Experience in DCS programming and configuration.
  • Possesses advanced certifications/licensures and a valid state driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and repair electrical equipment and instrumentation.
  • Monitor and repair plant Distributed Control System (DCS).
  • Perform maintenance on gas turbine and steam turbine control systems.
  • Optimize the plant's preventative maintenance program according to OEM and regulatory standards.
  • Maintain meticulous logs and documentation for operational procedures.
  • Incorporate safe work practices and comply with all safety regulations.
  • Provide technical support to colleagues and guide them in task completion.

Benefits

  • Commitment to environmental stewardship and clean energy.
  • Opportunities for on-the-job skills training and professional development.
  • Engagement with advanced technologies in the energy sector.
  • Collaboration with a recognized leader in the power industry.
  • Inclusivity and Equal Opportunity employment practices.
Full Job Description
Job Summary (includes but is 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.

Specialized Job Information

This role will provide advanced support for critical plant computing, networking, and fleet-wide communication systems. The technician will maintain and administer HP server hardware, the plant's VMWare virtualized environment, and all associated cybersecurity and reliability practices. This position will also support updates and lifecycle management for eDNA/PI systems, FactoryTalk View SE, and the plant's Distributed Control System (DCS) network. Responsibilities further include oversight of Geysers fleet communication systems-such as network infrastructure, radio systems, paging, and telephony-along with maintenance of battery backup systems and providing local support for corporate IT and operational technology networks. As business needs evolve, the role may expand into broader PLC and HMI support depending on organizational priorities.

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

  • Fixed Hourly Rate - $72.8998

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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