QUALIFICATIONS Education/Licenses:
• Bachelor of Science degree in a related Engineering discipline is required.
• Additional education and/or certifications in project management, control systems, instrumentation, electronics, and data communications are highly desirable.
• Valid Alaska driver’s license (may be secured following recruitment if candidate is relocating from another state).
Desired Knowledge/Experience/Skills:
• Must be a team player, self-motivated, and exhibit professional skills that reflect well on SEAPA.
• Minimum five (5) years of electric utility experience installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing control systems and data communications equipment. Hydro experience preferred.
• Strong ability to maintain control systems, including programming and implementation of complex SCADA and critical infrastructure communications equipment.
• Ability to quickly learn site-specific applications and system control concepts.
• Thorough understanding of electrical generation and transmission equipment.
• Practical knowledge of instrumentation control theory, electrical theory, networking, and security principles.
• Advanced ability to interpret electrical and control drawings and schematics.
• Experience with Schweitzer multifunction relays, GE PLC equipment, and Cisco switches.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Good documentation and technical writing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Telemetry (modbus, DNP, serial RS-232 / RS-485, RTU, I/O).
• Telecom (VoIP, POTS, DDS, T1, etc.).
• Fiber Optics (OTDR, Maintenance, etc.).
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to speak English clearly and hear well when communicating over the telephone, radios, and in person.
• Physically able to walk, climb stairs, climb ladders more than 100 feet, and lift up to 60 lbs.
• Ability to safely traverse uneven, wet, slippery, challenging terrain.
• Work in different types of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Work indoors in an industrial power plant environment.
• Occasional work outdoors and exposure to all seasonal weather conditions.
• Occasionally work around and over water.
• Occasionally required to work in elevated positions.
• Travel in fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, and boats.
• Risk of exposure to energized equipment, noise, rotating machinery, falling from heights and other hazards associated with remote field work or an industrial setting.
• Exposure to indigenous wildlife. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintains PLC-based control systems and communications interfaces required to reliably operate SEAPA’s generation and transmission facilities (programming, I/O configuration, scaling, alarming).
• Responsible for SCADA HMI configuration, graphical development, data historian, trending, OS patches, and security.
• Configures and maintains networking equipment (firewalls, routers, switches, VLAN, encryption, TCP/IP, UDP, VPN).
• Supports protective relay maintenance and testing, and remote terminal units (RTU’s).
• Maintains security elements (facilities, networks, risk modeling/remediation, intrusion monitoring).
• Optimizes control systems (generators, turbines, auxiliary equipment, batteries, etc.).
• Integrates new equipment (design, configuration, testing, implementation).
• Performs routine control systems maintenance, updates, and upgrades.
• Supplements information technology (IT) technical resources.
• Troubleshoots problems, conducts root cause analysis, and implements engineered solutions.
• Proactively manages all facets of assigned projects from concept through project close-out. Ensures scope, schedule, and budget are clearly defined and objectives are met.
• Provides project management support to others (develops wiring diagrams, layout drawings, and engineering specifications for system modifications).
• Maintains positive and supportive working relationships, providing guidance and instruction to less experienced personnel.
• Provides off-hour support for emergencies and major system events.
• Performs other duties as assigned. |
