National Operation Control Center Engineer

AboitizPower; La Trinidad; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hedcor, Inc. seeks a National Operations and Control Engineer to oversee the efficient dispatch of plant generation assets, maximize output, and safely manage transitions between operational and safe‑to‑maintain states across Hedcor’s plants (ROR, Wind & Solar).

You will coordinate with NGCP and Grid Controllers and support daily/weekly/monthly reporting and regulatory submissions. The role requires strong knowledge of grid operations, SCADA systems, and power plant operation, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an Engineering Course (Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics).
• Licensed Engineer (Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics).
• Must have knowledge of the Philippine Grid Code and Philippine Electrical and Mechanical Code.
• Preferably with related experience in operating a power plant of at least 2 years.
• Basic power plant operation and maintenance.
• Above average verbal and non‑verbal communication skill.
• Preferably with Project Management experience.
• Knowledge and experience in SCADA Systems.
• 1 vacant position available in Baguio City.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the plant is optimally dispatched and maximizes the generation from the resources available while preventing loss that could otherwise be used for generation of all plants in the Luzon and Mindanao Grid and other RE plants (ROR, Wind & Solar).
• Manages the operating activities of the Waterguards to ensure that the intakes are managed and water delivery is maximized.
• Maintains communication with the NGCP Dispatcher and Grid Controllers and ensures that the plant dispatch is in accordance with NGCP needs and regulations.
• Maintains communication with the AP trading for the nominations and re‑nominations of the daily generation forecasts. Ensures compliance with the 5‑minute nomination/renomination.
• Ensures that daily, weekly, and monthly reports are carried out within the timeframe (Generation Report, Day‑ahead nominations and revisions, Outage notifications and restoration reports, Data Central inputs, Daily operating reports and highlights, Weekly operating report and highlights, WER & SER, MOR and other regulatory requirements).
• Ensures regulatory requirements WESM/ERC/DOE reports are submitted with complete details and on time.
• Ensures DAN/renomination for all Hedcor plants and other RE’s are submitted and the 5‑minute requirements are implemented.
• Gathers plant performance, output, and water losses and prepares reports on performance, trends, and achievement of results against targets to ensure the plant operation is monitored and to allow corrective action to be initiated for deviations and deficiencies.
• Ensures that plant and operating data is fully captured and checked to ensure data integrity and the ability to perform analysis in the future is maintained.
• Ensures participation in the review of Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and determination of Controls HAIRADC and Operational Management Plan ORMP.
• Promotes good housekeeping in the area of responsibility. Keeps documents and maintains records necessary for plant operations.
• Participates in CPAR/RCFA reports for equipment defects analyzed, root causes identified, and permanent repairs and improvements identified.
• Assists and provides general fault‑finding, diagnostic, and analysis services for plants and systems to ensure root causes of issues are identified and recurrences of faults eliminated.
• Operates generating units efficiently and maintains tie‑up with the system or grid. Immediately reports any observed malfunctioning of units to the Operations and Control Supervisor for proper action.
• Ensures that critical alarms captured during operations are managed and reported to the Maintenance team for verification on site, providing necessary data to maintenance.
• Provides data and trends to the maintenance team during outage and assists in the conduct of RCA.

Job description

Job ID: 3317

Location: Beckel

Company: Hedcor, Inc.

Department: Central Operations

Employment Type: Probationary

Work Arrangement: On-Site

The National Operations and Control Engineer is responsible for the effective and efficient operation and dispatch of the generation assets of the plant to maximize energy generation and avoid resource loss, and to safely manage the transitions for plant and systems between Operational and Safe-to-Maintain states of all plants in the Hedcor group and other RE plants (ROR, Wind & Solar).

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the plant is optimally dispatched and maximizes the generation from the resources available while preventing loss that could otherwise be used for generation of all plants in the Luzon and Mindanao Grid and other RE plants (ROR, Wind & Solar).
• Manages the operating activities of the Waterguards to ensure that the intakes are managed and water delivery is maximized.
• Maintains communication with the NGCP Dispatcher and Grid Controllers and ensures that the plant dispatch is in accordance with NGCP needs and regulations.
• Maintains communication with the AP trading for the nominations and re‑nominations of the daily generation forecasts. Ensures compliance with the 5‑minute nomination/renomination.
• Ensures that daily, weekly, and monthly reports are carried out within the timeframe (Generation Report, Day‑ahead nominations and revisions, Outage notifications and restoration reports, Data Central inputs, Daily operating reports and highlights, Weekly operating report and highlights, WER & SER, MOR and other regulatory requirements).
• Ensures regulatory requirements WESM/ERC/DOE reports are submitted with complete details and on time.
• Ensures DAN/renomination for all Hedcor plants and other RE’s are submitted and the 5‑minute requirements are implemented.
• Gathers plant performance, output, and water losses and prepares reports on performance, trends, and achievement of results against targets to ensure the plant operation is monitored and to allow corrective action to be initiated for deviations and deficiencies.
• Ensures that plant and operating data is fully captured and checked to ensure data integrity and the ability to perform analysis in the future is maintained.
• Ensures participation in the review of Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and determination of Controls HAIRADC and Operational Management Plan ORMP.
• Promotes good housekeeping in the area of responsibility. Keeps documents and maintains records necessary for plant operations.
• Participates in CPAR/RCFA reports for equipment defects analyzed, root causes identified, and permanent repairs and improvements identified.
• Assists and provides general fault‑finding, diagnostic, and analysis services for plants and systems to ensure root causes of issues are identified and recurrences of faults eliminated.
• Operates generating units efficiently and maintains tie‑up with the system or grid. Immediately reports any observed malfunctioning of units to the Operations and Control Supervisor for proper action.
• Ensures that critical alarms captured during operations are managed and reported to the Maintenance team for verification on site, providing necessary data to maintenance.
• Provides data and trends to the maintenance team during outage and assists in the conduct of RCA.

Other Related Tasks

• Maintains cleanliness at the national control center work area.
• Complies with company policies and procedures, safety rules and practices.
• Conforms to the company’s Integrated Management Systems, policies, standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Reports any Integrated Management System events/incidents or potential events or other risks to the organization.
• Protects information assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference by:
• Storing documents, forms, contracts, manuals, books and other documents in locked storage rooms/steel cabinets.
• Maintaining confidentiality and integrity of all plant records necessary for operations.
• Performs any other related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time by immediate superior consistent with the purpose of this role.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an Engineering Course (Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics).
• Licensed Engineer (Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics).
• Must have knowledge of the Philippine Grid Code and Philippine Electrical and Mechanical Code.
• Preferably with related experience in operating a power plant of at least 2 years.
• Basic power plant operation and maintenance.
• Above average verbal and non‑verbal communication skill.
• Preferably with Project Management experience.
• Knowledge and experience in SCADA Systems.
• 1 vacant position available in Baguio City.