Instrument Technician I

Dominion Energy • CLOVER, VA

21h • $65,500 - $106,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. This position does not offer relocation assistance. The Instrument Technician I inspects, tests, services, repairs, calibrates, and installs indicating, recording, and automatic control instruments such as flow meters, pressure gauges, thermometers, regulators, and similar components in a power station. The role involves locating the cause of defective instrument performance, reporting findings to a supervisor, and replacing component parts as required. The technician will use portable pressure gauges, manometers, and other similar test equipment, perform preventive maintenance, test flue gas, read meters, and record data as required. Additionally, the technician will perform tuning tasks on single loop controls and maintain and perform necessary changes to drawings related to instrumentation. Specific business unit duties may include performing maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, testing, calibration, and repair of instrumentation and control systems within offshore wind farms. This involves maintaining and optimizing the operation of systems of the wind turbines (both on and offshore substations) such as sensors, transmitters, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in operations. The technician will apply working knowledge of the operations and maintenance of instrumentation systems. In addition to technical tasks, the technician plays an active role in ensuring compliance with safety procedures and regulatory standards, such as NERC, and contributes to daily reporting through operations logbooks and ensures all work adheres to industry standards. This position demands a proactive and safety-conscious approach to working in a challenging and dynamic offshore environment, ensuring the reliability and safety of critical wind generation systems while adhering to industry standards and best practices. Understanding of the basic electric grid, including transmission and substation operations, as well as knowledge of NERC compliance, including evidence collection and documentation, is essential for maintaining the integrity and regulatory compliance of offshore wind operations. The selected candidate will be required to work at heights.

Requirements

• 0-2 years relevant experience in mechanical electrical, and instrumentation work.
• A partial year of related work experience of 6 months or greater will be considered one year towards the qualifications.
• Mastery of AC and DC instrumentation theory and practical applications.
• Ability to work on advanced control systems, with strong experience in diagnosing and resolving complex issues in instrumentation and control loops.
• Expertise in interpreting and creating complex schematics, instrumentation diagrams, and detailed control system designs.
• High-level proficiency in calibrating, installing, and optimizing advanced instrumentation systems for peak performance.
• Experience with SCADA systems and their integration with offshore operations for monitoring, data collection, and analysis.
• Extensive knowledge of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards and how they apply to offshore wind energy operations.
• Proven experience in gathering, documenting, and presenting compliance evidence for audits and inspections.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and the ability to lead efforts in ensuring offshore wind operations are in full compliance with NERC and other relevant regulations.
• Participation in compliance audits and knowledge of how offshore systems integrate with grid reliability standards are critical.
• Expert understanding of how offshore wind energy is transmitted to the grid and the role of offshore substations in this process.
• Ability to work closely with electrical teams on issues related to substations, transmission lines, and grid interconnectivity to ensure optimal performance and compliance.
• Helps maintain daily operations logbooks by documenting tasks, maintenance activities, and repairs completed during shifts.
• Follows internal safety protocols and external regulatory guidelines while performing tasks in the offshore environment.
• Assists in maintaining safety standards, attending training sessions, and adhering to industry regulations.
• Expertise in using all advanced diagnostic tools and calibration equipment necessary for complex offshore instrumentation systems.
• Expertise with insulation resistance testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and offshore-rated PPE.
• Experience with specialized calibration tools for sensors and instrumentation.
• Deep understanding of offshore-rated PPE and safety equipment, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Must be physically fit to work in an offshore environment, including the ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and under adverse weather conditions.
• Must be able to work on vessels and offshore platforms and perform tasks requiring heavy lifting and prolonged standing.
• Respirator qualification and the ability to wear full-body harness are required.
• 0+ years relevant experience in mechanical electrical, and instrumentation work with an Associates degree.
• 2+ years relevant experience in mechanical electrical, and instrumentation work with a High School Diploma.

Nice To Haves

• Proven ability to mentor and level one and two technicians in advanced instrumentation techniques, regulatory compliance, and offshore operational protocols.
• Capable of managing and leading small-scale projects, particularly in complex offshore environments, ensuring that both technical and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, service, repair, calibrate, and install indicating, recording, and automatic control instruments such as flow meters, pressure gauges, thermometers, regulators, and similar components in a power station.
• Locate cause of defective performance of instruments, report findings to supervisor, and replace component parts as required.
• Use portable pressure gauges, manometer, and other similar test equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Test flue gas, read meters, and record data as required.
• Perform tuning tasks on single loop controls.
• Maintain and perform necessary changes to drawings related to instrumentation.
• Performing maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, testing, calibration and repair of instrumentation and control systems within offshore wind farms.
• Maintaining and optimizing the operation of systems of the wind turbines (both on and offshore substations) such as sensors, transmitters, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in operations.
• Applying working knowledge of the operations and maintenance of instrumentation systems.
• Ensuring compliance with safety procedures and regularity standards, such as NERC.
• Contributing to daily reporting through operations logbooks and ensures all work adheres to industry standards.
• Working in a challenging and dynamic offshore environment, ensuring the reliability and safety of critical wind generation systems while adhering to industry standards and best practices.
• Maintaining the integrity and regulatory compliance of offshore wind operations.
• Work at heights.

Benefits

• health, dental, and vision benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners
• vacation
• retirement plans including 401k contributions and matches
• paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• bonus eligibility
• sick leave
• disability insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree