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Power Management Control Engineer - City of Tallahassee
The CITY OF TALLAHASSEE has an exciting and rewarding Power Management Control Engineer opportunity for a highly motivated experienced utility professional. This is a highly responsible technical position that provides support to one or more of the Electric &Gas Utility’s two generating stations: Arvah B. Hopkins Generating Station, located ~7 miles west of Tallahassee and Sam O. Purdom Generating Station, located in St. Marks Florida. The position is responsible for ensuring the facilities are compliant with federal and state regulation and ensuring its physical and cyber security is intact. The Hopkins Generating Station is a 500 MW gas and emergency oil-fired facility with a 300 MW GE F Class one-on-one combined cycle unit with duct burners, two 50MW LM6000, five 19.6MW each gas fired reciprocation engines, and two remote site 9.4 MW each reciprocation engines. The Purdom Generating station is a 250 MW gas and emergency oil-fired facility with a 250 MW GE F class one-on-one combined cycle generating unit and a Zero Discharge water processing facility. Preferred candidate will have experience with regulated standards and highly motivated to stay abreast of the ever-changing changes to regulations.
More information on this position may be found at https://www.talgov.com/employment/hr-job-descriptions (Job code 576).
ABOUT TALLAHASSEE
Tallahassee, located in the panhandle of the Sunshine State, is the capital of the State of Florida and within the metropolitan area is home to more than 365,000 Floridians. It is a dynamic and growing community that provides its residents with excellent amenities and entertainment that include award winning parks, coastal and other outdoor activities, excellent educational opportunities, festivals, sporting events, and much more.
The City also owns and operates an award-winning electric utility that is consistently recognized for its commitment to reliable cost-effective service, customer service, environmental stewardship, and safety. It is the 4th largest municipal electric utility in Florida and the 27th largest in the United States. The electric utility is responsible for operation and maintenance of the city’s electric generation, transmission, and distribution system. Tallahassee’s Electric & Gas Utility delivers reliable Electric and Natural Gas service to over 125,000 Electric and 35,000 Gas customers within Leon, Wakulla, and Gadsden counties.
More information on the City’s Electric & Gas Utility may be found at www.talgov.com/you.
ESSENTIAL AND OTHER IMPORTANT JOB DUTIES:
ENERGY SUPPLY: This position would be dedicated to enhancing, documenting, and upholding our cyber security and physical security measures for power plants, with a focus on risk management and compliance. This role involves close collaboration with Power Management and Control Engineers at the Electric Control Center, power plant staff, and vendors associated with the power plants. The main responsibilities include equipment inventory, system, and documentation updates, organizing and conducting trainings for plant staff on cyber and physical security, and serving as the primary contact for the City's T&I Department and vendors responsible for plant electronics and communications systems. This position would fulfill the role of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) during NERC/SERC and related audits, specifically focusing on cyber and physical security at power plants.
Responsible for plant engineering support and oversight of assigned plant personnel. Coordinates with and supports power plant operations and maintenance staff to ensure safe and reliable plant operations. Provides oversight and direction to third party contractors during outage events. Provides technical support during emergency situations. Directs in-house development of plans, specifications for equipment repair, replacement, inspection, and system modifications. Coordinates the activities of consulting engineering firms. Reviews proposals, plans and specifications developed by consulting engineers. Develops and manages vendor quality assurance programs. Reviews, analyzes, and recommends operating and capital budgets and other budget requirements. Assists operational and maintenance personnel. Coordinates the preparation of various regulatory reports. Reviews specifications and drawings. Prepares specification for purchase of materials, equipment, and capital improvement projects. Utilizes plant computer for performing project cost comparisons and analysis of alternatives. Prepares and presents feasibility reports, compiles data, and participates in various committees and groups. Acts as the project manager on assigned maintenance and capital projects, with responsibility for supervising contract and city employees assigned to the project; ensuring work is completed according to specifications; ensuring work is completed on schedule and administering project budget and expenditures. May recommend the hire, transfer, promotion, grievance resolution, discipline, and discharge of subordinate personnel.
Other Important Duties: Serves as lead in support-engineering group. Completes special projects as assigned. Keeps abreast of general and job specific developments in area of responsibility. Participates in coordination activities, joint studies, and contract negotiations with other utilities. May act in the absence of their respective Assistant General Manager or Plant Manager. Performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronic engineering, computer science or a related field and six years of professional work experience that includes electric utility power system controls or related networking/IT operations; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A valid class E State driver’s license is required at the time of appointment.
Must obtain, and maintain throughout the employee’s period of employment, the required clearances to have unrestricted access to critical facilities consistent with NERC, FERC and FRCC reliability standards.
Employees in this classification that are required to have unescorted access to the Electric Control Center will be required to complete a personnel risk assessment consisting of an identity verification and seven-year criminal history screening (minimum) and maintain satisfactory clearance for continued employment.
Must be medically certified to wear a respirator and pass a respirator fit test prior to employment.
Individuals in this classification are considered essential during emergency and storm situations and must be able to work 16 hours per day for extended periods of time and may be required to be away from their family.
Individuals in this classification must be available to serve on-call and are subject to having to work outside of their assigned shift/schedule to meet operational needs.
Individuals in this classification must be able to distinguish between red and green.
Individuals in this classification must possess a valid Class E State driver's license at the time of appointment.
An employee assigned to the Purdom Power Plant, or who may be occasionally required to have unescorted access to the Port Facility portion of the Purdom Power Plant, (as determined by the General Manager – Electric & Gas and/or the Director of such employee's department), must obtain Transportation Workers Identification Credentials (TWIC) within 90-days of employment, and must maintain such credentials throughout his/her period of employment in that capacity, as a condition of continued employment.
HOW TO APPLY: A completed City of Tallahassee employment application is required. A resume may be attached to the application but will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applicants must apply on-line via the internet at https://www.talgov.com/employment/employment . If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Department at (850) 891-8214.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: The City of Tallahassee offers competitive salary and benefits.
In addition to competitive salaries, the City offers a full slate of benefits for its employees including a defined benefit pension plan, City contribution to a 401K plan, cafeteria-style benefit offerings including Flexbucks, 12 paid holidays, personal leave, sick leave, parental leave, and catastrophic leave.
The City of Tallahassee is an Equal Opportunity and Veteran’s Preference Employer.
If you have a disability requiring accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, in the Office of Diversity& Inclusion at (850) 891-8950 or at TLHADA@talgov.com. Preference will be given to veterans and spouses of veterans in accordance with Florida Statues 295.085.