Electrical Plant Specialist/Engineer

NRG Energy-posted 4 months ago

Jewett, TX

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The Electrical Plant Specialist / Engineer primarily responsibility is to support the Limestone Plant low and medium voltage systems for both Operations and Maintenance. The incumbent is expected to have a working knowledge of a wide range of electrical systems and protective equipment. In this position the individual will be expected to provide advanced technical support for issues electrical in nature. This knowledge can be gained through experience or a combination of college/technical training. The incumbent will act as a Project Manager of varying complexity of projects and programs. The job level for this position will be based on education, skills, and experience. The Limestone Generating Station is a 2-unit 1750MW coal facility built in the 1980's to fire lignite and is currently operating on Powder River Basin coal. The plant is located in Jewett, Texas.

General electrical support for Plant Operations and Maintenance departments for electrical systems.
Provide support for following plant systems: Breakers, MCC's, Switchgears, Relays, VFD, UPS, Batteries, Motor Drives, transformers, cathodic protection.
Administration of several high visibility, Safety oriented programs to include Budgets, Inspections, repairs and reporting across all management levels.
Act as lead and support NRG NERC compliance efforts at Limestone plant.
Provide oversite, direction and validation of 3rd party inspectors and contractors.
Provide oversite, direction, technical consultation regarding repairs and findings to NRG and contractor work crews.
Provide direction and coordination to Contract Coordinator(s) with regards to plans, schedules, work scopes, priorities relevant to NRG 'OPO' programs and repairs.
Manage Station wide repair budget resulting from inspection findings within program domain.
Review and/or build work packages for 3rd party contractors based on finding priorities and adjacency.
Develop long range budgets and schedules.
Collaborate with Limestone staff, NRG Corporate Leadership, NRG peers at other plants and 3rd parties to improve the plans and execution of programs and projects at Limestone.
Develop project scope, budgets and schedules as needed to support plant priorities, these may or may not be inside core areas of responsibility.
Perform field inspections, field measurements and equipment walk downs.
Support, monitor and emphasize the importance of safety and environmental programs.
Prepare written reports in assigned area of responsibility.
Participate and/or lead teams that focus on specific problem areas or needs to achieve optimal operation (ie: Root Cause Analysis).
Coordinate activities with Vendors/Contractors and outside support groups.
Be proactive with problem recognition, using independent judgment to provide input on ways to solve them.
Provide assistance when training personnel on system operations in their associated area of expertise.
Provides technical input on due diligence efforts and new projects as they arise in their technical area of expertise.
Attend training in area of specialization.
Participates in the applicable internal and external user groups and implement industry best practices to the fleet as required.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering with 4 years' experience in a power plant or 8 years' experience in a power plant focused on operations, maintenance, or technical field.
Must have knowledge of electrical systems.
Must have knowledge and understanding of construction and repair methods.
Must have demonstrated skills in basic Project Management.
Must possess a valid driver's license.

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering strongly preferred.

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