Hydro Plant Electrical Technician – Reliability & Controls

Hydropower Foundation, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 77,366,000 - 100,289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Com

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC seeks a Hydro Plant Technician (electrical focus) to operate and maintain hydroelectric facilities safely and reliably across our plants.

You will monitor generating units, perform preventive maintenance, test PLC/SCADA systems, and support outages, with weekend and off-hour coverage as needed; strong safety discipline and teamwork are essential. This is based in New York with opportunities for growth within the renewable energy portfolio.

Qualifications

• Power plant/industrial/military operations experience preferred.
• Strong safety mindset and public stewardship.
• Ability to read schematics and diagnose control circuits.
• Experience with instrumentation and calibration practices preferred.
• Electrical aptitude; interpreting P&IDs of electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Inspect hydroelectric plants, dams, and equipment; document conditions.
• Start, stop, monitor, and adjust generating units per procedures.
• Maintain logs, records, and reports of issues or downtime.
• Respond to alarms and outages; communicate status promptly.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical and control systems.
• Test and maintain PLC/SCADA equipment; assist calibration and repairs.
• Support outages, testing, and return-to-service activities; lockout/tagout.
• Operate hand and power tools; perform general electrical/mechanical maintenance.

Skills

Power plant operations

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

PLC/SCADA systems

Instrumentation calibration

Reading schematics

Communication

MS Office

Valid driver's license

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Vocational training in Engineering/Physical Sciences

Tools

SCADA equipment

PLC hardware

Job description

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC seeks a Hydro Plant Technician (electrical focus) to operate and maintain hydroelectric facilities safely and reliably across our plants.

You will monitor generating units, perform preventive maintenance, test PLC/SCADA systems, and support outages, with weekend and off-hour coverage as needed; strong safety discipline and teamwork are essential. This is based in New York with opportunities for growth within the renewable energy portfolio.