I&C Technician IV - Thermal

Responsible for day-to-day preventative maintenance and repair of the instrumentation, controls, and plant equipment at the Energy Center San Francisco facilities.

Major Accountabilities:

• Inspect, test, troubleshoot, configure, repair, calibrate, and install mechanical, pneumatic, electric, and hydraulic control components and instrumentation.
• Perform electrical maintenance work as needed.
• Locate causes of defective or intermittent instruments, report findings to supervisor, and execute installation, repair or replacement and commissioning as required.
• Maintain logs, manuals, records, blueprints, and operating procedures and provide written reports on control system conditions when required.
• Coordinate and schedule with other plants, customers, and contractors as necessary to accomplish installation and maintenance objectives consistent with schedules, quality, and cost management.
• Direct and train technicians to improve efficiency and technical skills.
• Solve complex hardware and software problems.
• Perform DCS programming, troubleshooting, repair and installation activities.
• Develop new programs and enhancements to existing programs.
• Perform software maintenance of process system computers and monitoring systems.
• Use Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) effectively to accomplish required maintenance in and efficient and organized manner.
• Stand in for plant operations when necessary.
• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies:

• Adjusts quickly to change; remains flexible and productive in times of continuing change. Supports and champions change processes.
• Gathers data; identifies issues; relates and compares; identifies cause-effect; interprets different viewpoints; determines and takes a course of action after identifying and developing consequences.
• Expresses ideas clearly and effectively both orally and in writing; adjusts language or terminology to the characteristics of the audience; uses appropriate organization, structure, and grammar in written.
• Seeks, acquires, and promptly applies new knowledge and skills, including interpersonal skills, advances in technology, business-related information, and emerging industry.
• Generates creative solutions to work situations; tries different and novel ways to deal with organizational problems and opportunities. Develops systems or work processes to increase efficiency and production.
• Considers the needs and feelings of others; remains aware of the impact of personal behavior.
• Maintains high personal standards of performance, responsibility, and professionalism.

Minimum Requirements:

• An associate degree in a related technical area or equivalent experience as senior technician.
• Extensive knowledge of distributed control systems such as: Allen Bradley, GE PAC Systems RX3i, Johnson Controls and/or Wonderware.
• Extensive knowledge of digital/analog electronics, instrumentation, controls, and peripheral equipment.
• Proficiency in implementation and maintenance of distributed control systems,
• Experience with contract management.
• Proven skills in leading/directing small teams of technicians.
• Knowledge of power plant and/or large heating and cooling plant processes

• San Fran Thermal Station, 14 Mint Plaza,Suite 200, San Francisco, California, United States of America