Combined Cycle Operator I

Duke Energy•St. Petersburg, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Build an exciting, rewarding career with Duke Energy, a company focused on making a difference for millions of people every day. We are seeking qualified individuals to operate and maintain the P.L. Bartow Combined Cycle Power Plant in St. Petersburg, Florida. This role involves operating and maintaining a 4x1 Combined Cycle plant with Siemens SGT6-5000F CTs, Duel Fuel, Power Augmentation, and Evaporative Coolers. The Steam Generators are Duct Fired with Selective Catalytic Reduction for NOx removal. This position requires the incumbent to have been qualified as a control board operator at a power generation station (journeyman operator) and demonstrate a progression skill level of competence from selected journeyman tasks in Instrumentation and Control (I&C), Mechanical, and Electrical maintenance fields. The role ensures safe and reliable start-up, operation, and continuous monitoring of various plant systems and equipment, including control room monitoring and physical plant inspections. Responsibilities include making equipment adjustments, logging observations, maintaining logs, and performing basic chemistry and water analysis. The incumbent will also perform maintenance progression-level tasks, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and minor repairs in electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation & control fields. This includes experience with switchgear, motors, breakers, plant wiring, high-tech electronic test equipment, combustion turbines, steam turbines, HRSGs, pumps, compressors, valves, rotating equipment, alignment, basic machining, rigging, I&C equipment calibration, repair, tuning, replacement, and maintaining the plant Distributed Control System (DCS).

Requirements

High School diploma or GED equivalent is required.
Three years directly related experience as a journeyman power station operator (solar, wind or hydro experience does not apply) required, or three years’ experience in ancillary power operations in a military context.
Will be required to complete the Operator development program.
Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.
Must achieve test-recommended score on the Edison Electrical Institute (EEI) MASS, at the I&C level, and the POSS tests.
This position contains a weight restriction of 275 pounds as an essential function of the job.
Candidates must live within one (1) hour travel time of the plant.
Must possess well-developed oral and written communications skills.
Incumbent shall be a self-starter with interest in training and personal development and willing to work in a team oriented multi-discipline environment.
Vocational, technical or military training (practical and theory) in electrical, instrumentation and mechanical areas.
Excellent analysis and decision-making abilities
A complete understanding of power station water chemistry functions and applications (e.g., proper sampling, analysis, and related instrument calibrations).
Must have the ability to successfully complete the Combined Cycle Operator Development Program

Nice To Haves

Must be qualified as a Control Board Operator (i.e. Journeyman operator level skill) at a power generation station.
Incumbent must be fully competent in power station operations; incumbent must also be well versed in the underlying theoretical applications of thermodynamics.
External Candidates must be qualified as a Combined Cycle Control Board Operator at a power generation station to be considered for the Combined Cycle Operator position.
Three years' experience working in a combined cycle position within a utility environment.

Responsibilities

Training and instructional assignments in board watch (monitor and maintain plant parameters in accordance design basis; spot emergency conditions; protect individual safety and plant equipment integrity at all times; coordinate unit dispatch with unit control centers; stay engaged with portfolio management in order to sustain system requirements)
The performance of routine site rounds
The maintenance of the control center log
The ensuring that proper LOTO procedures are performed as directed
The coordination with operations of the work of maintenance personnel, to include vendor and Company maintenance personnel
Training and instructional assignments in basic, fundamental troubleshooting and repair of plant equipment
The identification of equipment that needs journeyman repair, and the contacting of station leadership to prepare work orders for that work
Training and instructional assignments in water chemistry duties such as sampling, analysis, and the routine performance of analyzer calibrations