Operator I, Control Room

Description

The Control Room Operator will play a key role in assisting the Operations Supervisor by pursuing maximum possible revenue deliveries, identifying, and initiating appropriate response plans for alarm conditions that may place safety or production at risk, and implementing all applicable regulatory and contractual obligations as they apply to real-time operations fleet wide. The Control Room Operator will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day operations activities for a diverse portfolio of generating facilities under the jurisdiction of many balancing authorities, transmission providers, and scheduling entities.

• Perform failure analysis
• Evaluate complicated operating situations against multiple regulatory and contractual obligations: operating contracts, business practice manuals, transmission and scheduling entity operating handbooks and O&M operating agreements.
• Maintains the operator log for tracking: capacity offline to ensure accurate up-to-date forecasting; trouble conditions and status for purposes of turnover and customer reporting; change in status of any contract or services; control actions implemented at the site or by Control Room; interactions with external regulatory entities.
• Operate multiple power plant control systems technologies across the fleet, understanding the behavior and capabilities of each technology; predict grid response to any control action; implement voltage schedules according to operating agreements and contracts.
• Provides contractually required failure notifications using the operator log
• Initiate and document an appropriate alarm response plan for all trouble indications in accordance with procedure, including documenting low-impact and low-risk trouble indications in CMMS system for planned response; coordinating immediate response for high risk or high impact trouble indications, providing all notifications required by contracts and regulations to the Owner, Transmission Provider, and Scheduling Entity.
• Maximize the fleet’s overall value through interactions with maintenance teams across the fleet; understand contractual dispatch obligations for each resource; understand the energy impact of all outages in the context of effective availability and performance requirements; always challenge the maintenance team to maximize the owner’s revenue and bonus; maximize value when accomplishing required maintenance.

Requirements

Degree with an emphasis in power systems or formal operations apprenticeship training or equivalent (e.g. Engineering with a focus on electrical power systems).

• Able to demonstrate competent technical knowledge of general plant and system processes, electrical and SCADA systems.
• VBA and/or SQL Experience is a plus.
• Experience working with computerized maintenance management systems. (Salesforce)
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities and ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence.
• Able to demonstrate competent technical knowledge in analyzing equipment performance and identifying performance issues.
• Monitors and operates many large and small aggregate generators, familiar with use of multiple monitoring and control platforms.
• Ability to take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others.
• Proficient computer skills using MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, and Outlook
• Understanding of electronic power system protection equipment purpose/behavior is required.
• 2 - 3 years’ experience in power plant operations experience.
• Ability to work in a high-stress environment where decisions directly impact personnel safety and equipment reliability.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance