CEMS Reliability & Compliance Lead

Prairie State Energy Campus; Illinois; On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement plan with company match

Life and disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Prairie State Energy Campus seeks a qualified professional to oversee Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and Data Acquisition/Handling Systems (DAHS), ensuring reliability and compliance with federal and state requirements.

You will lead maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and audits, while coordinating with operations, engineering, and environmental teams to meet monitoring objectives and regulatory permits.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Two-year technical degree in Electrical/Technology fields or equivalent required.
• Two years’ experience with operating and maintaining a Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) preferred.
• Four years of coal or solid fuel power plant technical and operational experience required related to electrical and I&C preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and repair CEMS equipment.
• Perform QA/QC audits to verify CEMS compliance and maintain required monitoring equipment.
• Develop and implement operating, maintenance, and audit procedures for analyzers and sample acquisition systems.
• Provide training to I&E Technicians and other personnel to support reliable system coverage.
• Support Relative Accuracy Test Audits (RATA) and emissions performance testing.
• Maintain CEMS analyzer availability above 96%.
• Recommend and coordinate external CEMS and DAHS support services to maintain analyzer availability and reporting functionality.
• Maintain documentation required by 40 CFR Part 75 and other applicable regulations and permits.
• Collaborate with Operations/Maintenance/Engineering to support emissions monitoring objectives.
• Coordinate with the Corporate Environmental team to ensure proper operation of DAHS and vendor software.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Environmental team to develop and maintain environmental compliance program documentation, regulatory reports, CEMS monitoring plans, and associated QA/QC records, and to coordinate required CEMS certification, Relative Accuracy Test Audits (RATA), and unit emissions performance testing in accordance with applicable permit, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Perform other assigned duties, including non-core responsibilities.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required.
• Supervisor Responsibilities: General oversight of Contractors used for periodic testing and repairs of the CEMS.

Skills

CEMS operation

DAHS knowledge

Electrical diagrams

P&ID drawings

Data acquisition systems

Test equipment

Multi meters

Flow meters

Electronic test equipment

MS Office

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Two-year technical degree in Electrical/Technology fields or equivalent

Tools

Test equipment

Multi meters

Flow meters

Electronic test equipment

Job description

Prairie State Energy Campus seeks a qualified professional to oversee Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and Data Acquisition/Handling Systems (DAHS), ensuring reliability and compliance with federal and state requirements.

You will lead maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and audits, while coordinating with operations, engineering, and environmental teams to meet monitoring objectives and regulatory permits.