Sr Engineering Technologist

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This is the fourth level of the non-Engineer degreed technical support role job classification and considered the career level for the job hierarchy. Senior Engineering Technologist provide technical expertise to solve more complex problems, and leadership skills to manage work in a specific area of expertise, with minimal supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop advanced skills and to have the ability to work independently with increased latitude for unreviewed work. The Sr. Engineering Technologist position will support The H.F. Lee Energy Complex as the DCS & Electrical Systems owner.

Responsibilities – Sr Engineering Technologist Electrical/DCS

- Responsible for maintaining the configuration of station and turbine-specific Distributed Control System (DCS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and programmable logic controllers (PLC) process control systems to ensure safe, reliable, and regulatory compliant operation of power stations

- Responsible for maintaining station electrical configurations

- Monitor and support prioritization of work performed on plant electrical systems.

- Support outage planning and scope identification.

- Coordinate weekly schedules to include regulatory testing and compliance tasks

- Serve as Implementation Manager for projects as needed during Outages. Includes, but not limited to:

- Transformer and Doble Testing

- Iso-phase testing and repairs

- Switchgear and breaker testing

- Offline and online motor testing

- Relay testing

- Provide oversight for contract resources as needed to support engineering work.

- Have sufficient knowledge of the functions and limitations of the specific station systems and equipment being controlled to enable confident troubleshooting and manipulation of the control system without incurring safety, reliability, or regulatory impacts

- Perform point and logic configuration changes as well as graphics modifications and limited control loop tuning

- Log both temporary and permanent configuration changes made to control systems

- Monitor control system periodically for unlogged temporary modifications or forced points and resolve with internal customers

- Diagnose control system problems and alarms and provide resolution, including system hardware, software, logic, human-machine interface (HMI) and related procedures

- Manage external control system vendor support as a single point of contact (SPOC).

- Support startups, runbacks, and trips as required to troubleshoot malfunctions outside the capability of operations & maintenance

- Support post-maintenance testing as required

- Scrub and manipulate alarms utilizing both internal and external alarm management philosophy guidelines and site preferences to minimize nuisance alarms and periodically clean up alarm page backlog

- Maintain a customer focus on the station Operations and Maintenance teams, assisting with electrical and control systems challenges and needs

- Provide capital project support for necessary process control system modifications, including:

- Development of control philosophy and functional descriptions

- Factory and Site Acceptance Testing

- Checkout, Commissioning, and Startup

- Performance/Demonstration Testing

- Be versed in CIP-cyber security standards and how they affect site control system security, providing expertise for all standard datalink communication and network protocols, including Modbus serial, Modbus ethernet, OPC and other various protocols

- Coordinate with cyber security specialists for scheduling and implementing necessary patching and database management

- Manage electrical and control system vendor contracts, including on-call support, maintenance, and parts agreements

- Manage control system hardware life cycle, including: obsolescence, spares, performance upgrades, replacements, vendor recommendations, alternative vendors, equivalency evaluations, etc

- Maintain awareness and proficiency on controls platforms (hardware & software) and provide ad hoc training on control systems to Engineers and Technicians

- Maintain plant risk grid for system/equipment responsibilities

Basic/Required Qualifications – Sr Engineering Technologist

- Associates in Engineering Technology and a minimum of 8 years related experience

- In Lieu of degree, High School/GED and 12 years of related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications

- Good written and oral communication skills.

- Experience in the utility industry.

- Able to effectively apply basic principles of project management.

- Ovation

- Mark VIe

- Siemens T3000 Distributed Controls Systems

- Combustion Turbine and Combined Cycle Operations

- Familiar with Cybersecurity activities, NERC Cip and Compliance

- Basic network Administration, Design and Troubleshooting

- Datalink Experience (MODBUS, PLCs, RTUs or RTACs)

- Powerplan, Maximo, Pi software

Specific Requirements

- Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

- Good written and oral communication skills.

- Either 3+ years of relevant industry experience coupled with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (or equivalent), or 5+ years of experience and Associate Degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent), or 9+ years equivalent experience without a degree.

Working Conditions

- Onsite Mobility Classification – Work will be performed at a company facility.

- Ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel push, pull climb ladders, work in extreme heat or cold, walk/work on grating surfaces at extreme heights

- Lift up to 50 pounds

- Ability to work at heights and from suspended work platforms

- Required to work in all areas of the power plant, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year-includes exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust and humidity

- Occasional weekend and holiday work

- Required to climb ladders and stairs at various heights, enter equipment with limited access

- May be exposed to high stress situations and required to be available for emergency response as needed

- Potential shift work

- Potential exposure to electromagnetic fields

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Yes

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No

Posting Expiration Date

Saturday, August 23, 2025

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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