Job Details
Terms of Employment
- W2 Contract, 6 Months (Permanent Conversion Possible)
- This individual will be required to work rotating 12-hour shifts (5am-5pm or 5pm-5am), including shift work at night and during weekends and holidays. The current schedule is 4 days on - 4 days off / 8 weeks on day shift and then 8 weeks on the night shift (rotation) - 24/7 operations, 2 operators on each shift.
Overview
Our client is seeking a Control Room Operator who will be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a cogeneration plant and its systems during their shift. This position is in Washington, DC. The Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Facility consists of three Solar Mercury 50 combustion turbines, three Rentech Heat Recovery Steam Generators, one Cleaver-Brooks auxiliary boiler, and associated auxiliary equipment (compressors, pumps, etc.).
Responsibilities
- Monitor, record, and trend readings from the plant control system and steam generating equipment.
- Monitor the Gas Turbine control panels to ensure the proper operation of turbine equipment.
- Perform all required plant water chemistry analysis, adjust as necessary to maintain chemistry control within the plant specified limits.
- Operate the plant in a safe and efficient manner, following all plant procedures, health and safety guidelines, and current operating practices.
- Monitor instrumentation readings for variances from prescribed operating standards and procedures, adjust as necessary to maintain proper operation of plant equipment.
- Maintain the control room logbook.
- Report conditions beyond the troubleshooting/repair capabilities of shift personnel to management.
- Maintain the lock-out/tag-out log and monitor maintenance activities to ensure proper plant operation.
- Visually inspect equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair or adjustments. Record any abnormalities in the control room log.
- Report and/or correct unsafe conditions or hazards, (leaks, slip hazards, safety deficiencies, etc).
- Maintain cleanliness of all plant spaces and common areas.
- Perform minor maintenance, outage repairs, and testing of equipment.
Required Skills & Experience
- DC 1st Class Stationary Engineer or DC 3rd Class Stationary Engineer licensure.
- Steam power plant experience and/or some type of boiler operating system experience.
- Experience as a Control Room Operator in a power plant.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with basic steam plant and combustion turbine knowledge.
- Ability to read and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, data, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- 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.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Power plant experience with electrical generation and steam pressures >100 psi.