I&C Technician I

Cordia; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cordia Energy Center in Pittsburgh is seeking an I&C Technician I to support electrical and instrumentation systems, including boilers, chillers, VFDs, and meters. You will calibrate, install, troubleshoot, and maintain I&C equipment while coordinating schedules and budgets across departments.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in industrial plant electrical troubleshooting, strong MS Office skills, and experience leading maintenance staff within a union framework.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Minimum 3 years industrial plant electrical troubleshooting and maintenance with supervisory and project management experience.
• Experience leading maintenance staff and coordinating safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Organize, prioritize, and perform work relative to electrical circuits/systems (both high and low voltage), pneumatic, metering and fittings.
• Calibrate, catalog, install, program and troubleshoot instrumentation/control components.
• Inspect, design, retrofit, and test I&C systems within the plant and at customer locations.
• Install thermal utility revenue and metering at plant and customer locations.
• Schedule and co-ordinate all jobs and assist with operating and capital budgets with other departments.
• Supervise and safety train contractors and participate in Cordia's Safety Program.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Maintenance leadership

District energy systems

Education

High school diploma

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

I&C Technician I

Reporting to the I & C Lead Manager, the I & C Technician is responsible for supporting all electrical equipment and systems at the Pittsburgh Energy Center and customer locations. They will demonstrate hands-on and practical experience in repairs, replacement, maintenance, trouble shooting, calibration, design and installation for electrical, pneumatic systems. They will ensure plant and customer electrical equipment is serviced, maintained and repaired as recommended by the Original Equipment Manufacturer's maintenance manuals. Electrical equipment is inclusive of boilers, chillers, steam turbines, VFDs, HVAC, UPS, switchgear, starters, and meters.

The I & C Technician works daylight shift and overtime as required by the demands of the job and is paid according to the current Union contract.

Responsibilities

• Organize, prioritize, and perform work relative to electrical circuits/systems (both high and low voltage), pneumatic, metering and fittings.
• Calibrate, catalog, install, program and troubleshoot instrumentation/control components.
• Inspect, design, retrofit, and test I & C systems within the plant and at customer locations.
• Install thermal utility revenue and metering at plant and customer locations.
• Schedule and co-ordinate all jobs (including assisting with operating and capital budgets with other departments and the management of Cordia Energy Center- Pittsburgh).
• Support Operations, Maintenance, and Distribution departments as required.
• Produce, maintain, and manage all electrical maintenance and repair records in accordance with federal, state, local, environmental, corporate and insurance requirements.
• Supervise and safety train contractors.
• Participate in Cordia\'s Safety Program as directed.
• Participate in Cordia\'s Environmental Program as directed.
• Maintain a working knowledge of electrical code, pipe/tube fitting, job documentation, instrumentation, meter calibration, shipping/receiving, quotation/purchasing, customer relations, safety/training.
• Comply and reinforce compliance with all Cordia Safety and Environmental Policies.
• Manage and support specifications for capital and major maintenance projects; supervise in the role of Project Manager as required.
• Responsible for plant-associated ancillary equipment located at UPMC Mercy facility with electrical troubleshooting/maintenance, calibration and inspection duties.
• Obtain a working knowledge of plant and customer meter room equipment.
• Maintain working knowledge of and use of SAP system to create work orders.
• Evaluate and purchase supplies and parts for the plant and equipment.

Knowledge & Skills

• Experience with commercial and/or industrial heating, cooling, pumping and District Energy systems preferred.
• Computer proficiency required in MS Office, Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead and direct maintenance staff.
• Sufficient physical attributes to be able to work in extremely hot and cold locations, the ability to work on ladders, to lift to 75 lbs., and to work standing for several consecutive hours

Experience & Education Requirements

• High school education
• Minimum 3 years industrial plant electrical troubleshooting and maintenance with equivalent technical supervisory and project management experience.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting - Frequently
• Standing - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Climbing/Balancing - Frequently
• Reaching - with Arms and Hands - Frequently
• Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling - Regularly
• Lifting - 1-25 lbs - Regularly
• Lifting - 25-50 lbs - Occasionally
• Lifting - 50+ lbs - Occasionally
• Talking - Regularly
• Hearing - Regularly
• Feeling/Touching - Regularly
• Vision - Close, Peripheral, Depth, Ability to Adjust Focus - Regularly