Instrument Technician I - Clover, VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Clover, VA

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Dominion Energy is hiring an Instrument Technician I to inspect, test, service, repair, calibrate, and install indicating, recording, and automatic control instruments, including flow meters, pressure gauges, thermometers, and regulators. The technician diagnoses defective instrument performance, reports findings to a supervisor, replaces component parts as needed, performs preventive maintenance, tests flue gas, reads meters, records data, tunes single-loop controls, and maintains or updates instrumentation drawings. The role may also involve maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, testing, calibration, and repair of instrumentation and control systems at offshore wind farms. Systems include wind turbine and onshore or offshore substation equipment such as sensors, transmitters, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The technician contributes to reliable wind generation, documents work in operations logbooks, and follows safety procedures and regulatory standards, including NERC requirements. Understanding the electric grid, transmission, and substation operations, as well as compliance evidence collection and documentation, is essential to the offshore duties. The position is based in Clover, Virginia, and is on-site. Work may involve offshore wind farms and related facilities. The selected candidate must be able to work at heights, in confined spaces, on vessels and offshore platforms, and in adverse weather conditions. The posting states that relocation assistance and work visa or employment authorization sponsorship are not available.

Requirements

Instrument Technician I: 0–2 years of relevant experience in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work; a partial year of related experience of six months or more counts as one year toward the qualifications.
For the Instrument Technician I education and experience pathway: an associate degree with 0 or more years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma with 2 or more years of relevant experience in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work.
An associate degree in a technical discipline is preferred; other disciplines may be substituted. Equivalent education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of the preferred education level.
Working knowledge of instrumentation systems and their operations and maintenance.
Understanding of the basic electric grid, including transmission and substation operations, and knowledge of NERC compliance, evidence collection, and documentation.
Must be physically fit for offshore work, including working at heights, in confined spaces, and in adverse weather conditions; able to work on vessels and offshore platforms and perform heavy lifting and prolonged standing.
Respirator qualification and ability to wear a full-body harness are required.
Military service members and veterans with ranks E3–E5, W1–W2, or O1–O3, or an appropriate equivalent combination of education and experience, will be considered.
Must be able to work on-site in Clover, Virginia; the selected candidate is required to work at heights.

Nice To Haves

Technical associate degree.
Experience with SCADA systems and their integration with offshore operations for monitoring, data collection, and analysis.
Knowledge of AC and DC instrumentation theory and practical applications.
Experience diagnosing instrumentation and control-loop issues and working with advanced control systems.
Ability to interpret and create schematics, instrumentation diagrams, and control-system designs.
Experience calibrating, installing, and optimizing instrumentation systems.
Knowledge of NERC standards and experience gathering, documenting, and presenting compliance evidence for audits and inspections.
Knowledge of offshore wind transmission, offshore substations, and grid interconnectivity.
Experience mentoring technicians or leading small-scale projects in offshore environments.
Experience using insulation resistance testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, specialized calibration tools, and offshore-rated PPE.

Responsibilities

Inspect, test, service, repair, calibrate, and install instrumentation and automatic control instruments.
Diagnose defective instrument performance, report findings to a supervisor, and replace component parts as needed.
Perform preventive maintenance and tune single-loop controls.
Test flue gas, read meters, and record required data.
Maintain and make necessary changes to instrumentation drawings.
Maintain, troubleshoot, inspect, test, calibrate, and repair instrumentation and control systems for wind turbines and offshore or onshore substations, including sensors, transmitters, and PLCs.
Document tasks, maintenance activities, and repairs in daily operations logbooks.
Follow safety procedures and regulatory requirements, including NERC standards, and contribute to compliance evidence collection and documentation.
Work with electrical teams on substations, transmission lines, and grid interconnectivity.
Use diagnostic, testing, and calibration equipment to service instrumentation systems.
Work at heights and, as required, in confined spaces, on vessels and offshore platforms, and in adverse weather conditions.