City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION |
Power Plant Specialist Senior |
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FLSA: | Standard/Non-Exempt | EEO Category: | (70) Skill Craft |
Class Code: | 16365 | Salary Grade: | ZT4 |
Approved: | Last Revised: | September 11, 2017 | |
Purpose: | |||
Under minimal supervision, troubleshoot and resolve complex equipment problems requiring mastery in two of the following areas: is a demonstrated ability in maintenance of electrical, mechanical, or instrumentation/control equipment, ability to operate power plant equipment and provide and utilized appropriate documentation and system updates of work orders. Develop work plans by researching and determining operational or equipment repair requirements.
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Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: | |||
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. The following is required for mastery of the Operations Craft: 1. Estimates starting time for the idle generation units and follows prescribe startup procedures to bring units on line at a specified time. 2. Implements the Changes the loading of turbine/generator as required from the DCS (Distributed Control System) console or through other electronic control systems. 3. Reads meters and records data at specified intervals in appropriate logs and computers and interprets results from the readings. Duties 4-12 are availabe at Austin Energy Power Plants The following is required for mastery of the MECHANICAL craft: 1. Responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining structural or mechanical equipment at the plant including, turbines; pumps; piping systems; boilers; cooling towers; condensers; scrubber; pressure vessels; and all other associated systems and equipment to maintain efficient plant production of electrical energy. 2. Performs or directs millwright functions in setting up; aligning; balancing; and testing various machinery and equipment, such a turbines; pumps; shafts; bearings; gearboxes; and valves. 3. Work with precision tools and instruments within close tolerances to maintain precision alignment and balance which is critical for maximum life and performance of machinery and equipment. Evaluate the measurements to ensure they meet designed tolerances. Duties 4-11 are availabe at Austin Energy Power Plants The following is required for mastery of the ELECTRICAL craft: 1. Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, program, and replace complex electrical equipment, A/C and D/C control circuits, magnetic starters, interlock systems, and alarms, to ensure reliable and safe electric generation. 2. Maintain and calibrate electrical equipment such as circuit breakers, main generator, voltage regulator, exciter, protection circuits and relays, in plant transformers, bushings, transfer switches, and other electrical devices. 3. Set up and test various electrical equipment with the use of special testing devices to measure voltage, current, and resistance or locate faults, malfunctions, or device failures. Duties 4-8 are availabe at Austin Energy Power Plants The following is required for mastery of the INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL craft: 1. Responsible for installing, calibrating, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining protective circuits, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems on boilers, turbines, generators, and plant auxiliary equipment. 2. Remove, dismantle; clean; maintain; and assemble instruments and replace defective components. Perform in shop bench work and component troubleshooting on instrumentation. 3. Reads, and interprets electric generating plants piping & instrument diagrams, wiring and logic diagrams to locate, identify, troubleshoot, and repair plant systems, instrumentation interlocks, etc. Duties 4-9 are availabe at Austin Energy Power Plants |
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Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: | |||
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: | |||
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
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Minimum Qualifications: | |||
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Licenses and Certifications Required: | |||
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This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty. |