FirstEnergy - Maidsville, WV
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Maidsville, WV
Utilities
About the position
The Advanced Generation Specialist at FirstEnergy's Mon Power subsidiary is responsible for coordinating outage and non-outage projects at the Fort Martin Power Station. This role requires proficiency in technical and business processes, strong troubleshooting skills, and a focus on continuous improvement. The specialist will provide leadership on various initiatives and projects, ensuring safety and efficiency in operations.
Responsibilities
- Planning, coordinating, and executing activities related to contractor-performed outage and non-outage projects including material procurement and contract administration.
- Coaching, guidance to and oversight of outage coordinators.
- Developing estimates for labor and material.
- Preparing and maintaining outage and project records.
- Coordinating outage and project work within an approved schedule and budget.
- Developing and submitting outage/project work orders.
- Providing support for assessing risk and developing risk mitigation plans for outage/project work.
- Maintaining the outage work backlog.
- Providing planning support for forced outages and planned outage projects.
- Developing outage scope documents.
- Providing safety oversight of contractor-performed outage and non-outage projects.
- Providing contractor safety orientation and completing company required incident reports.
- Supporting safety investigations and audits and performing periodic contractor safety assessments.
- Assisting the Outage Supervisor in the execution of forced outages and with developing project estimates, budgets, and schedules.
- Supporting other station personnel in monitoring station equipment system health and maintenance.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Engineering Technology or Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
- 4-7 years in a power plant setting or work management preferred.
- Understanding of basic power station operation, equipment, and procedures.
- Proficiency in work management software and strong SAP knowledge.
- Qualified or able to qualify in the use of various power station support and mobile equipment.
- Experience with coordinating projects, outages or equivalent projects preferred.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills required.
- Working knowledge of various Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access).
- Experience with scheduling software preferred.
- Willingness to work extended hours as necessary.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with coordinating projects, outages or equivalent projects is preferred.
- Experience with scheduling software is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive pay plus incentive compensation
- Company-sponsored pension plan
- 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution
- Choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs
- Skills development training with tuition reimbursement
