I & C Technician

Job Description

Description

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Instrumentation & Controls Technician, Washington DC

Constellation is looking for a Instrumentation & Controls Technician (a.k.a. I & C Tech) to join our team in Washington, DC.  This person will lead a multi-craft team of workers in the maintenance and repair of steam & power generation equipment, HVAC systems, auxiliary equipment, and controls.  Responsibilities shall include planning and schedule control, risk analysis, cost control, safety assurance, repair and testing of equipment.  Selected candidate will occasionally oversee contract labor and outside contractors to support outages, projects, or to supplement department work force.  All activities must ensure safety as well as environmental compliance, cost effective repairs, and reliable and efficient operation of plant equipment in support of the Company’s goals and objectives.  Within their duties is the responsibility to adhere to the Company’s business and ethical standards and to assure compliance with al applicable government and industry regulations and practices.  Candidates must have a strong Instrumentation & Controls background.  Approximately 50% of the work will be administrative/planning duties, 50% will be performance of Instrumentation & Controls tasks such as calibrations and repairs.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Responsible for planning and assigning daily work tasks for the maintenance team.
• Provides feedback to management regarding maintenance team performance.
• Utilize the computerized maintenance management system (Maximo) to plan and schedule maintenance, track man-hours, and report status of tasks.
• Orders parts to support preventive and corrective maintenance; maintains and tracks spare parts inventory.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on Instrumentation & Controls systems
• Assist in preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical and mechanical systems as necessary.
• Perform calibrations and testing of equipment; maintain custody records of calibration and test equipment.
• Use troubleshooting skills to diagnose system and equipment problems.
• Perform installation/replacement of plant equipment and systems.
• Assist in vendor sourcing to ensure the best value and highest quality for the DC Water Cogeneration Facility.
• Install revisions or modifications to plant systems, update controls drawings and schematics.
• Communicate and interact with inter-departmental personnel, vendors, and customer as necessary to accomplish tasks.
• Follow all approved plant operating, maintenance and health and safety procedures.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.  Decisions are made based on formal procedures, calculations, deductive reasoning, and consultation with supervisor.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.
• This position may be required to work overtime to support vacations, plant outages, emergency work, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving parts and outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high precarious places, hazardous chemicals.
• The employee is exposed to high noise level areas where hearing protection is required.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE & OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma
• Technical training (trade or military)
• Five years power plant or industrial plant, I & C maintenance experience.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Ability to read and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, data, operating and maintenance instructions, one-line diagrams, ladder logic, and procedure manuals.
• Must be able to speak English plainly, write work orders and understand oral communications.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Experience with analytical troubleshooting techniques and root cause failure analysis.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb talk, hear and use hands.
• Required to reach with hands and arms and to climb and balance.
• Required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude, basic steam plant and combustion turbine knowledge.
• Familiarity with maintenance planning software such as Maximo or similar.

Constellation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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