Instrumentation Controls & Electrical (ICE) Technician II

Job Category : Power Operations

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Requisition Number : INSTR007358

Posted : October 14, 2024

Employment Type : Full-Time

Work Location : On-site

Company Overview

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets.

Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada.

Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility.

Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship.

In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary

Maintains and repairs electrical equipment and instrumentation. Monitors, maintains, and repairs plant Distributed Control System (DCS).

Monitors, maintains, and repairs gas turbine, steam turbine control systems, generators, transformers, and switchgear. Maintains, calibrates, and repairs plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.

Performs routine troubleshooting activities. Uses Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to effectively accomplish required maintenance in an efficient and organized manner.

Optimizes 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.

Provides 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

• Journey-level; specialized technical knowledge with function.
• Performs a variety of technical service / support duties that are semi-routine in nature.
• Routine and non-routine decisions with some latitude, but still subject to approval.
• With limited guidance, prioritizes and executes responsibilities effectively for a single trade, group of related tasks or functional area.
• Work periodically reviewed by others; work reflects solid performance of duties.
• Errors have small and possibly incremental impact on department or facility and discovered in succeeding operations where work is verified or checked.
• Completes tasks and resolves problems that require an ability to recognize deviation from accepted practices.
• Resolves most questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels.
• Prioritizes daily activities to complete tasks / projects assigned by others.
• May assist with orienting and training employees in moderately complex to complex areas.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma, degree from technical / vocational school or equivalent.
• Journey-level; 2-5 years’ experience in instrument / electrical and control system applications.
• Preferred experience with Mark VI Control System and Emerson Ovation Control System.
• 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 range rate - $41.4149 to $51.7687

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and / or mental disabilities.

If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to hrrecruitment@calpine.

com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

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