Plant Chemistry Technician

NAES•Sherman, TX

1d•$35 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Chemistry Technician supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Rayburn Energy Station 1 (RES 1) by managing plant chemistry, water-treatment, wastewater, and environmental programs. This position oversees water/steam-cycle chemistry, cooling-water treatment, reverse osmosis and demineralized-water systems, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) chemistry, chemical treatment, laboratory analysis, and online monitoring. The Plant Chemistry Technician works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Environmental, vendors, and OEM representatives to identify chemistry-related risks, optimize system performance, and maintain regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, Biology, or a related scientific or engineering discipline is preferred. Equivalent combinations of technical education and relevant experience may be considered.
Five or more years of relevant experience in power-generation chemistry, industrial water treatment, laboratory operations, wastewater treatment, or a related field is preferred; combined-cycle experience is strongly preferred.
Strong working knowledge of HRSG water/steam-cycle chemistry, cooling-water treatment, corrosion and scale control, chemical-feed systems, sampling practices, and interpretation of analytical data.
Hands-on understanding of reverse osmosis, demineralized-water, wastewater, and ZLD systems, including pretreatment, membrane performance, chemical cleaning, preservation, and troubleshooting.
Demonstrated ability to perform laboratory analyses and safely operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory and online analytical equipment.
Working familiarity with environmental compliance requirements involving wastewater, chemical management, sampling, monitoring, and regulatory recordkeeping.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to use plant historians, CMMS, laboratory systems, DCS trending tools, and other technical applications.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to evaluate chemistry trends, troubleshoot abnormal conditions, recommend corrective actions, prepare technical documentation, and provide training.
Commitment to safe chemical handling practices, including proper storage, compatibility, transfer, and spill response for laboratory reagents and industrial treatment chemicals.
Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and ensure it remains in good standing at all times.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage plant chemistry programs in accordance with OEM guidance, industry practices, environmental permits, and plant procedures.
Provide technical oversight of condensate, feedwater, HRSG, steam, cooling-water, and chemical-treatment programs to control corrosion, scaling, deposition, and equipment damage.
Monitor and optimize reverse osmosis, demineralized-water, cooling-water, and ZLD systems, including water quality, chemical usage, membrane performance, and treatment effectiveness.
Establish and maintain chemistry control limits, action levels, sampling frequencies, laboratory methods, alarm limits, and response procedures.
Collect and analyze water, steam, wastewater, chemical, and other process samples using approved laboratory methods.
Operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory and online analytical equipment, including pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, silica, sodium, and related instrumentation.
Analyze chemistry and process data to identify adverse trends, treatment deficiencies, equipment risks, and opportunities to improve reliability, water usage, chemical consumption, and operating cost.
Investigate chemistry-related issues involving corrosion, scaling, fouling, contamination, water-treatment upsets, equipment damage, or abnormal operating conditions and support corrective actions and root-cause analysis.
Support startups, shutdowns, outages, and equipment layup through chemistry monitoring, flushing, preservation, sampling, inspection, and treatment planning.
Coordinate chemical management including procurement, inventory, storage, labeling, compatibility, transfer practices, spill response, and SDS requirements.
Support environmental compliance through sampling, monitoring, data review, recordkeeping, and technical assistance related to water, wastewater, and chemical programs.
Maintain accurate records and reports covering chemistry results, equipment calibrations, chemical usage, inventories, procedures, vendor activities, and regulatory requirements.
Provide technical guidance and training to Operations and other plant personnel on sampling, testing, chemical handling, water treatment, and response to abnormal chemistry conditions.
Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Environmental, Safety, contractors, chemical suppliers, laboratories, vendors, and OEM representatives to support safe and reliable plant operation.
Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by the Operations Manager.