I&C Technician - Outage

Energy Northwest; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Northwest is seeking an I&C Technician for the Richland outage to support the biennial refueling effort. The role focuses on installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of plant instrumentation critical to safe operation of a nuclear generation facility.

You will troubleshoot pneumatic and electronic instrumentation, participate in pre-operational tests, and assist supervision with tools, spares, and preventive maintenance planning during outage activities.

Qualifications

• Journeyman level in instrumentation and controls with five years of experience plus two years of related technical training.
• High school diploma or GED required; related training may count toward experience.
• Experience in industrial or commercial lab settings is acceptable for outage work.

Responsibilities

• Perform surveillance tests and calibration of critical instrumentation systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair instrumentation monitoring and control systems.
• Assist in initial system lineup, calibration, and startup testing during outages.

Skills

Instrumentation & controls

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Education

Journeyman (5 years experience)

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calibration equipment

Test instruments

Job description

## I&C Technician - OutageApply: Richland, WA: Full time: Posted Yesterday: REQ26\\_311**Posting closes at 11:59 PM the day before the listed end date.** **Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Richland, WA.** Work with great people earning great money while contributing to clean energy.Join the Energy Northwest team as we complete our 28th refueling outage at Columbia Generating Station.**GENERAL SUMMARY** This is a temporary position supporting the plant’s biennial refueling outage. Responsible for installation, maintenance, repair, and calibration of plant and test instrumentation related to operation of large nuclear generation plants. **PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES*** Perform surveillance tests and calibration of critical and non-critical instrumentation (e.g., power range monitoring systems, control rod drive multiplexing systems, pressure instruments, measurement and test equipment, and reactor simulator).* Troubleshoot and repair process instrumentation used to monitor and control flow, radiation, temperature, pressure, power level, etc., including both pneumatic and electronic types.* Assist in initial system lineup, calibration, pre-operational testing and startup testing of installed systems.* Assist assigned supervision in the preparation of tooling and spare parts requirements, computer listing of instrumentation and spares, preparation of instructions, and establishing a preventive maintenance program.* Maintain auxiliary instruments and instrumentation systems (e.g., assigned computers, air conditioning controls).* Perform other tasks as required**REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**Journeyman classification requires a minimum of five years of experience in instrumentation and controls. A minimum of two years of these five years of experience should be related technical training. A maximum of four years of the five years of experience may be fulfilled by related technical or academic training. High school diploma or GED required.(For outage work only) At least five years applicable experience. Experience is applicable if it has been with instrumentation and controls in an industrial and/or commercial laboratory setting. A high school diploma or GED is required. This is a bargaining unit position and the hourly pay rate is: $69.27Pay In Lieu of Benefits Amount:$1.50 Energy Northwest does not provide employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment.