Renewable Controls Specialist (Mid or Senior Level) - Salt Lake City, Utah or Portland, Or. #113776

PacifiCorp • Colorado, UT

79d • $90,200 - $134,200

About The Position

The Renewable Controls Specialist provides technical work and directs others in technical work in the planning, designing, procurement and construction of additions, changes or maintenance to the organization's renewable units plant logic, SCADA, and control systems. The renewable controls specialist will participate in the direction of work for the engineer I and II, technical specialists, contractors. The technical specialist will also provide guidance to Engineer I and II, Senior Engineers, Managers, and Principal engineers on higher level projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, power plant appropriate science discipline or business.
• Five or more years of experience in PLC programming with hands-on practical experience needed to fully understand the plant processes and ability to make modifications as needed to reduce equipment downtime and minimize costs.
• High level of technical knowledge, judgment and capability in controls and instrumentation.
• Effective communicator with technical and managerial personnel.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools, Excel, Access, and Word.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree.
• 7 or more years of experience in PLC programming with hands-on practical experience needed to fully understand the plant processes and ability to make modifications as needed to reduce equipment downtime and minimize costs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for control system administrative functions including patches, upgrades, and troubleshooting of the renewable control systems, PLC control systems, SCADA systems and electronic control instruments.
• Perform/assist in programming and upgrades in the SCADA system(s). Improve current process by auditing current programs and other renewable performance parameters and positively affect availability or reliability.
• Provide technical direction for troubleshooting, calibrating, and maintaining plant control systems, communication equipment and software.
• Diagnose OPC communication, and control system issues and implement enhancements or solutions.
• Provide technical support for the planning, design and construction of project additions or maintenance of the renewable control systems.
• Provide technical support for remote equipment monitoring and data collection including maintaining an accurate alarm management system and data history.
• Assist in control equipment maintenance, calibration, and control logic diagnosis.
• Assist in troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and operational issues.
• Provide organization, planning and control of high-level project assignments. Project assignments will routinely involve expenditures of $1 million or more.
• Investigate and solve extremely complex problems relating to renewable units.
• Demonstration of advanced technical knowledge and an advanced understanding of the company's business processes.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Perform responsibilities as directed within determined time frames and with a high degree of accuracy.
• Provide accurate input into the budget process and contribute to meeting the actual targets.
• Maintain sensitive and confidential information regarding company information.
• Perform work independently and direct the work of renewable engineers I, II, senior engineers, renewable technical specialists, and contractors.
• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Paid short-term and long-term disability
• Paid bereavement leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees