I&C Technician - Outage

Internal Service Fund; Washington; On-site; USD 79,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Northwest in Richland, WA is seeking a skilled Instrumentation & Controls Technician for a bargaining unit, onsite role. The position requires five years of instrumentation and controls experience, plus two years of related technical training and a high school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities include performing surveillance tests, calibration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of process instrumentation and systems, assisting startup testing, and helping plan tooling and spares.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of instrumentation and controls experience.
• Two years of related technical training required.
• Maximum of four years of experience may be fulfilled by training.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• For outage work only, at least five years applicable experience.
• Experience in instrumentation and controls in industrial/commercial labs.
• High school diploma or GED is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform surveillance tests and calibration of instrumentation and control systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair process instrumentation including pneumatic/electronic types.
• Assist in initial system lineup, calibration and startup testing.
• Prepare tooling and spare parts requirements and preventive maintenance plans.
• Maintain auxiliary instruments and instrumentation systems.
• Perform other tasks as required.

Skills

Instrumentation and controls

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

System startup

Education

High school diploma or GED

Journeyman in instrumentation and controls

Related technical training

Tools

Calibration equipment

Pneumatic and electronic instrumentation tools

Reactor simulator

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

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.

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: $69.27 Pay 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.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

As a regional leader in clean energy generation and public power solutions, Energy Northwest develops, owns and operates a diverse mix of electricity generating resources, including hydro, solar, battery storage and wind projects - and the Northwest's only nuclear power facility. Energy Northwest is a Washington state joint operating agency comprised of public power member utilities, serving more than 1.5 million customers. The agency continually explores new generation projects and solutions to meet its members’ needs.