Gas Turbine Operations Specialist

2 weeks ago

Orange, California, United States Entergy Full time
Workplace Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Texas, Inc.-GTX

At Entergy, we have been shaping the future for over a century. Our journey has seen us transition from generating power through sawdust to harnessing nuclear energy, solar power, and utilizing clean, efficient natural gas. We are at the forefront of the clean energy revolution in the utility sector and are continually investigating alternative technologies.

We stand on the brink of a significant technological evolution, where reality rapidly aligns with potential. The utility of tomorrow will do more than just provide electricity and gas; it will possess a knowledgeable and skilled workforce capable of addressing challenges and paving the way for a brighter, smarter, cleaner, and more prosperous future for all.

With the lowest retail electricity rates among U.S. utilities, we drive economic development within Entergy's service area, a crucial factor for sustained growth. We also recognize that a diverse workforce dedicated to personal and professional development is vital to our success. We prioritize talent development to meet current and future demands, offering employees the chance to advance their careers in their own way. Our commitment includes reducing carbon emissions from our operations to net-zero by 2050 over the next three decades.

Entergy's Power Generation division manages a portfolio of over 30 owned, leased, or operated facilities, including natural gas, coal, oil, hydro, solar, and petroleum coke plants, with a total capacity exceeding 20,000 megawatts. We continue to expand our capabilities by building or acquiring new hydrogen-capable natural gas units, solar, wind, and other technologies to complement our existing nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and solar facilities.

*This posting is intended to fill multiple vacancies.*

*These positions may be filled as a Production Technician III, II, I, or CRO based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.*

JOB SUMMARY/DESCRIPTION:

Operate and maintain systems related to a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) facility while demonstrating a commitment to safety and continuous performance improvement through strict adherence to established procedures and processes.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and proactively engage with all agencies to prevent reportable violations.
  • Participate in the multi-year Production Technician multi-skill progression plan to develop essential skills in maintenance and operations, aiming to achieve board operator qualifications.
  • Conduct job briefings and safety meetings, taking responsibility for Contractor Safety and providing orientations as necessary.
  • Utilize knowledge of plant systems, drawings, hydraulics, regulating devices, rotating equipment, and troubleshooting.
  • Operational tasks include operating the control board, conducting operational rounds, performing PM/PDM activities, monitoring HRSG water chemistry, and calibrating CEMS.
  • Employ skills to conduct inspections, installations, repairs, diagnostics, testing, and troubleshooting of complex mechanical equipment, as well as performing PMs of mechanical systems in a CCGT facility, both independently and as part of a team. Assist in the inspection, repair, and installation of instrumentation and electrical equipment.
Additional Job Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Ensure safe and reliable operations during commissioning and normal operations post-commercial operation date.
  • Assist the site team with program development and adherence to processes/programs associated with a newly designed and constructed Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant.
  • Design, develop, implement, and continuously evaluate programs for which they are responsible, utilizing metrics and reviewing key results.
  • Support the operations team in pre-commercial commissioning activities, collaborating with engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partners to uphold the highest standards, and assume control of the site at the commercial operations milestone date.
  • Leverage prior lessons learned and site pre-commissioning insights to refine and enhance operating procedures, training plans, unit operating parameters, alarm management, surveillance testing, work management strategies, and all Operations/Maintenance fundamentals.
  • Network with EPC partners and the project team to meet commissioning/testing schedules and resource requirements.
  • Ensure all site commissioning and testing reports and turnover packages are received and stored in accordance with the records management policy.
  • Complete all required OEM and EPC training classes successfully.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:
  • 2 Year Associate's Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Production/Process Technology, or equivalent work experience.
Minimum Experience:
  • Production Technician III: 0 - 2 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an Operations or Maintenance role; OR 4 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
  • Production Technician II - I: 2 - 5 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an Operations or Maintenance role; OR 5 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
  • Production Technician CRO: 5+ years of experience in a CCGT facility in an Operations or Maintenance role; OR 10 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
Preferred:
  • Experience with CCGT Technology.
  • 2-3 years of Industrial/Power Plant experience.
  • Commissioning experience.
  • Relevant Operations and Maintenance experience/skills.
* Either the minimum education or minimum experience requirements must be met by the applicant for job consideration *

Minimum Skills:
  • Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, to convey evaluation results to supervision.
  • Ability to interpret and understand P&ID's, mechanical drawings, and OEM manuals.
  • Strong computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Minimum Certifications/Licensing/Testing:
  • Successful completion of the EEI POSS/MASS Test.
  • Candidates selected for EEI POSS/MASS testing will be notified via email.
Primary Location: Texas-Orange Texas : Orange
Job Function: Skilled / Craft
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 15
Req ID: 114932
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

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