Remote Fleet Operator, RFO Sr - RFO Sr. Lead

Entergy • The Woodlands, TX

33d • Onsite

About The Position

The RFO is part of a team that centrally monitors Entergy’s regulated Power Generation resources’ fleet-wide performance, maintenance, and operations in a “co-location” workspace with the SPO’s EMO generation dispatcher and performance/equipment health monitoring groups. The RFO will operate and maintain systems associated with various fleet assets such as Combustion Turbine Generator (CTG), Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) and renewables facilities while demonstrating safety awareness that will continuously improve performance through the use and strict adherence to procedures and processes. As the new fleet of CCCT’s grows, the RFO will complement the plant commissioning teams to help and gain experience on the Mitsubishi JAC and STG machines. This position is also responsible for supporting the Asset Strategy & Operations leadership team, providing fleet operational support, and, predictive and preventative maintenance, through a defined set of Entergy software applications supporting the ROCC. Fleet performance monitoring will be included in the routine responsibilities working with the on-site PMAC employees. Collaboration and real-time engagement with the EMO generation dispatch operators is an everyday activity. This role will work closely with other support team members, external vendors, and relevant project teams to manage all issues related to the applications supporting the ROCC.

Requirements

• High School, college, or technical school graduate.
• Training in power plant operations, power plant systems and power plant performance or corresponding technical degree from an accredited school
• Relevant control room operational experience in drum type, supercritical, combined cycle combustion turbine (CCCT).
• Recognized system wide as knowledgeable in power plant operations.
• Candidates will be evaluated based on years of relative industry and demonstrated technical experience.
• CCCT experience is preferred for this position.
• RFO Sr. Minimum 5 – 6 years’ experience in operations across multiple technologies.
• RFO Sr. Lead: Minimum 7 – 8 years’ experience in operations across multiple technologies that includes leadership or supervisory roles.
• Extensive knowledge of power plant operating and maintenance practices, equipment maintenance strategies, lock out/tag out or Tagging Procedure and other safety procedures.
• Knowledge of power plant DCS, control logic and control philosophy.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with internal support groups, contractors, and outside agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to actively engage other plant personnel to strive for operational excellence.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to address complex problems using creative solutions quickly and accurately.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross functionally with other operational groups in a real-time operational environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• CCCT experience is preferred for this position.

Responsibilities

• Work an assigned shift in the ROCC as part of 24x7 coverage to monitor & operate multiple fleet assets.
• Periodic travel to new build sites to assist in commissioning activities.
• Collaborates with other groups within the ROCC, including co-location regulatory compliance requirements working with EMO and PMAC.
• Monitors fleet assets including those that are not being controlled remotely from the ROCC.
• Maintain regulatory compliance and be proactive in supporting responses to all agencies audits to avoid reportable violations.
• Facilitate and participate in job briefings, shift-turn overs, and safety meetings.
• Be responsible for NERC/CIP compliance associated with Asset Strategy & Operations functions.
• Applies understanding and knowledge of plant systems, renewables, turbine controls, data acquisition, process controls, regulating devices, troubleshooting, etc.
• Operational duties include, but not limited to, operating/monitoring the control board for multiple technologies, maintain PlantView logs, performing PM/PDM analytics, CEMS monitoring.
• Promotes and ensures a safe work environment, including use of Human Performance tools.
• Operates with a continuous improvement and commercial mindset while prioritizing safety and asset protection over production.
• Mentors and provides training to develop other remote operators in the operations training progression plan.
• Performs startup and shutdown functions of turbine, generator and associated equipment as required per instructions from the EMO, LBA & MISO.
• Works with (EMO) and plant staff to maximize plant production, scheduling unit testing, scheduling planned outages, communicate operational issues and outage return to service.
• Develops procedures, checklists, and performance measures to monitor process controls to ensure that all operations and regulatory requirements are fulfilled.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a high standard of performance using operational procedures, operations rounds/trending, shift turnover, protection system functionality etc.
• Complies with system critical conditions, suspending testing, maintenance, surveillance, equipment swaps and other activities upon issuance of conservative operations or max generation notices from the ISO, LBA, or TCC.
• Able to make real-time decisions and provides work direction regarding the operation of equipment in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner.
• Cover ‘on-shift” vacancies (vacation, call-ins, etc..) as needed on a case-by-case basis.
• Periodic travel to remotely operated sites for training opportunities & face-to-face personnel interaction as needed.
• Participate in simulator training (S/U, S/D & abnormal conditions) for remotely operated plants.
• Review and assess plant equipment condition using Advanced Pattern Recognition software.
• Create, tune, and implement APR models utilizing APR software.
• Monitor equipment performance and operational trends utilizing the suite of tools offered by PMAC in order to predict component health and deviation from operational standards.
• Triage developing issues to appropriate plant/engineering contacts and advise course of action, alerting corporate SME's and station personnel of anomalies which could adversely affect the reliability, availability, maintainability and performance of equipment.
• Track problems and issues to resolution, including participation in root cause analysis process.
• Provide real time guidance to Entergy dispatch group to optimize unit commitments and operation throughout the fleet.
• Routinely review the Tier 1 and Tier 2 instrument lists and assist the plants to resolve issues related to those lists.
• Drive the alarm management program to minimize nuisance alarms for remotely operated sites.
• Prepare and provide routine reports on unit performance and equipment condition to plants and management.
• Assist in the identification, evaluation and implementation of new processes or technology in support of Power Generation key initiatives, such as fuel efficiency, enhanced monitoring, and remote unit operation.
• Work with reliability analysts/engineers to capture and quantify avoided costs to express the value of the team's activities.
• Embraces and supports human performance improvement initiative as it relates to shared understanding of excellence, personal-joint accountability, feedback-coaching exchange, etc.

Benefits

• As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED