Plant Engineer - Kiowa

Essential Job Functions :

• Leverage plant modeling tools like Power Market Wise to report output capability for different configurations, forecasted as required by TPS or Asset Management. Collaborate with Omaha to create operational dashboards and plant models to monitor equipment health, thermal performance, heat rate, and other anomalies as configured to add value to the business for reliability, efficiency and compliance.
• Assist the operations manager with providing directions to the operators for dispatching the plant, including determining each unit's operating status based on real-time or day-ahead energy dispatch taking into consideration equipment reliability concerns, service fired hours, EH&S and other material business considerations.
• Responsible for overseeing the plant's capacity and thermal performance tests. Coordinate all test dates and scheduling activities, oversee unit preparation tasks, activities related to operator instruction during testing, and maintenance of the Plants Performance Test Procedure and Analysis Documentation and Tools.
• Have a working knowledge of contractual, insurance and other binding agreements to ensure that they are managed and adhered to. Coordinate with Omaha Staff and Legal as needed on new agreements, interpretation, and disputes as needed. Create Tenaska Technical Team Plant Actions as needed for tracking related actions.
• Produce Reports including an assessment of the plant's performance, current and reliability concerns. Monitor Engine and Component operating hours, availability bonuses, EFORd, capacity factors, heat rates, reliability analyses, and other plant metrics as directed.
• Coordinate compliance with all applicable NERC standards and requirements for the plant. Participate in corporate NERC compliance committee activities. NERC compliance management includes monitoring changes to NERC standards, providing training, and preparing for NERC compliance audits. Maintain market compliance and respond to "Request for Information" (RFI), prepare for all audits related to the markets and manage market portals.
• Monitor and track the thermodynamic performance of the plant using online tools such as Asset 360. Components such as gas turbines, HRSGs, STs, large pumps, condensers, and cooling towers are monitored and trended. Aid the operations and maintenance managers in resolving performance and reliability problems, including margin metering and performance instrumentation, by working with Asset 360 in the creation of new analytics. Create Tenaska Technical Team Plant Actions as needed for tracking.
• Keep track of all plant event reports, CT and ST inspection, equipment inspection, outage, and protective relay reports, MOCs, tank inspections, and other reports that require action.
• Manage 3rd party CAD resources to update or redraw P&IDs and other drawings, prioritized to improve reliability, at least annually from maintained redline control set. Create Tenaska Technical Team Plant Actions as needed for tracking.
• Technical Team coordination with site, identify and track the actions required to address the operational and reliability issues determined to reduce significant business impact. Liaison with Plant Employees and Tenaska Technical Team to Report at the end of each quarter the predetermined Plant Goals and Plant Actions to Operations Leadership. Ensure the plant is operated in a manner to maximize availability. Identify operations and maintenance problems that prevent the plant from achieving revenue targets.
• Monitor and track the performance of the control system and the operation of the plant regarding automatic generation control, generation imbalance, and other ancillary services. Ensure procedures for contacting the interconnected utilities of Notice Events are followed and that the facility does not incur any Penalty Events. Monitor the performance of the plant regarding the applicable regional transmission operating guidelines (transmission grid, market, etc.) and identify any potential problems. Create Tenaska Technical Team Plant Actions as needed for tracking.
• Complete special projects as required by the Plant Manager and Corporate Operations Department.
• Dependable, reliable and predictable attendance is required.
• Must possess a valid, in-state motor vehicle operator's license at all times.

Supportive Job Functions :

Assist the Operations and Maintenance Managers in troubleshooting problems at the plant.

Assist the Operations Manager with administration of environmental compliance reporting requirements.

Provide engineering expertise for outages and plant betterment projects.

Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities :

Must be able to handle multiple job assignments daily while meeting divisional objectives and deadlines. Strong time management and teamwork skills are necessary.

Strong analytical / business-case skills necessary.

Must have strong leadership, motivational, and communication (oral and written) skills, including the ability to communicate effectively to large groups.

Education and Experience :

BS in Engineering or six (6) or more years of experience in the operations of power generating facilities and transmission systems, including exposure to combined cycle or steam cycle plants. Demonstrated skills in adding value to a generating station or industrial facility. History of development of innovative and creative problem-solving approaches to improving various aspects of facility performance including technical and business.

Physical Demands :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

0-24%

25-49%

50-74%

75-100%

Vision : Must be able to read reports and use computer.

Hearing : Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co-workers.

Standing / Walking : Must be able to stand for long periods of time and walk to various areas throughout the plant.

Bending / Stooping / Kneeling : Must be able to bend, stoop or kneel down to work with equipment or materials. Must be able to work in confined spaces.

Stair / Ladder Climbing : Must be able to climb stairs and / or ladders on equipment at the plant. Must be able to walk on platforms at high altitudes (80 feet or higher)

Lifting / Pulling / Pushing : Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds and pull or push equipment or materials. Moderate over-head reaching and lifting and grasping is necessary.

Fingering / Grasping / Feeling : Must be able to write, type, and use phone system.

Working Conditions :

Position requires extended working hours and varied shifts with probable weekend and holiday work, as required by schedules, workload and plant conditions. Position will require on-call status. Protective clothing and equipment are required for plant site.

All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a pre-employment physical examination and drug screening, and random drug screening during employment. Extensive smoking restrictions exist in and around the facility.

TENASKA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Equal Opportunity Employer

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