DEPCOM is looking for a Control Room Operator. The Control Room Operator will play a key role in assisting the Operations capability team by pursuing maximum possible revenue deliveries, identifying and initiating appropriate response plans for alarm conditions that may place safety or production at risk, and implementing all applicable regulatory and contractual obligations as they apply to real-time operations fleet wide. The Control Room Operator will be responsible for coordinating day to day operations activities for a diverse portfolio of generating facilities under the jurisdiction of many balancing authorities, transmission providers, and scheduling entities.
Our Team
The DEPCOM Power Operations & Maintenance group is a collaborative, safety-oriented team troubleshooting at our project sites.
What You Will Do
Monitor and operate many small and large aggregate PV and Energy Storage generators, familiar with use of multiple monitoring and control platforms.
Evaluate complicated operating situations against multiple regulatory and contractual obligations: operating contracts (O&M Agreement, Power Purchase Agreement, Interconnect Agreement), business practice manuals, transmission and scheduling entity operating handbooks, operating agreements, and any NERC standards applicable to the generator operator / generator owner.
For equipment not yet under O&M jurisdiction, provide monitoring to recognize any high priority alarm conditions that may place DEPCOM at risk under applicable operating contracts and regulations. Provide recommendations to Commissioning for the purpose of mitigating risk, which recommendations from time to time may involve complicated business trade-offs.
Operate multiple power plant control systems technologies across the fleet, understanding the behavior and capabilities of each technology; predict grid response to any control action; implement voltage schedules according to operating agreements and contracts.
Initiate and document an appropriate alarm response plan for all trouble indications in accordance with DEPCOM procedure, including documenting low-impact and low-risk trouble indications. coordinate immediate response for high risk or high impact trouble indications, providing all notifications required by contracts and regulations to the Owner, Transmission Provider, and Scheduling Entity.
Perform failure analysis using historical data for inverter trips and performance reductions, failures of MV and HV equipment, network equipment, and control systems. Assigns outage classifications to ensure all monthly reporting obligations are met and provide reliability data for DEPCOM use in future process development and site development.
Maximize the fleet's overall value through interactions with maintenance teams across the fleet; understand contractual dispatch obligations for each resource; understand the energy impact of all outages in the context of effective availability and performance requirements; always challenge the maintenance team to maximize the owner's revenue and maximize value when accomplishing required maintenance.
Maintains the operator log for tracking: capacity offline to ensure accurate up-to-date forecasting; trouble conditions and status for purposes of turnover and customer reporting; change in status of any contract or services; control actions implemented at the site or by DEPCOM; interactions with external regulatory entities.
Provide safety review for any Procedure written to a specific Task by the maintenance team, to ensure that for any Medium Voltage or High Voltage switching operations: minimum isolation requirements are met according to DEPCOM policies and OSHA/NFPA/NETA requirements, and switching instructions are consistent with Good Utility Practice.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Experience in power plant operations with high voltage experience.
Able to demonstrate competent technical knowledge of general plant and system processes, electrical and SCADA systems.
Able to demonstrate competent technical knowledge in analyzing equipment performance and identifying performance issues using software tools
What Will Put You Ahead
Proficient computer skills using MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, and Outlook
Experience working with and troubleshooting plant SCADA systems and computerized maintenance management systems.
Knowledge of Power System dynamics required for predicting grid impact during control actions.
Understanding of electronic power system protection equipment purpose/behavior.
BA, SQL, Canary Labs, Ignition experience.
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering and operations and maintenance services. Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts work to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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Full-time
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