Technician Lead - GREC HVAC

Grand River Dam Authority; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

GRDA seeks a Technician Lead-HVAC at the Grand River Energy Center, located near Tulsa, OK. This role provides leadership and technical expertise to a multidisciplinary maintenance team responsible for power generation facilities.

Key duties include leading HVAC maintenance, coordinating outages, and ensuring safe, reliable plant operation and compliance with procedures. A strong background in HVAC at industrial facilities plus a technical degree are required.

Qualifications

• Eight years of skilled HVAC maintenance experience in a generation or large industrial facility.
• Completion of a two-year technical program; trade, technical, or vocational schooling.
• Advanced class combustion turbine chiller systems preferred.
• Valid Oklahoma driver license or ability to convert within 30 days if out of state.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe work environment through procedures, training, and safe work plans.
• Lead maintenance team to achieve high plant availability and cost objectives.
• Install, adjust, inspect, service, and repair HVAC equipment in the power plant.
• Perform postmortem analysis for forced outages and equipment failures.
• Review and maintain standardized maintenance procedures.
• Monitor inventory and ensure spare parts availability for critical assets.
• Develop, implement, and administer predictive and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Coordinate unit outages and use Maximo to create and schedule work orders.
• Be available for odd shifts or after-hours emergencies as needed.

Skills

Power generation systems

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Reading & interpreting instructions

Overtime readiness

Independent problem solving

Safety consciousness

Team leadership

Education

Two-year technical degree or equivalent

Tools

Maximo

TK Pro

Excel

Access

Word

Job description

This job posting will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on the date listed below. September 07, 2026

We deliver affordable, reliable ELECTRICITY, with a focus on EFFICIENCY and a commitment to ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. We are dedicated to ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, providing resources and supporting economic growth. Our EMPLOYEES are our greatest asset in meeting our mission to be an Oklahoma Agency of Excellence. GRDA is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Technician Lead-HVAC at its Grand River Energy Center (GREC), located just thirty (30) miles east of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Technician Lead-HVAC provides leadership, direction, and technical expertise to a multidisciplinary maintenance team responsible for power generation facilities.

Key objectives:

• As part of a multidisciplinary maintenance team, provides HVAC support for the execution of preventative, predictive, and reactive maintenance of power-generation assets.
• Coordinates and executes scheduled maintenance activities using both internal and external resources to ensure reliable, efficient, and safe operation of assigned equipment.
• Such equipment will include, but not limited to building HVAC units of various sizes, chiller units for combustion turbine, plant ventilation fans/louvers/heaters, plant chiller systems, plant air handlers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide a safe working environment through procedural compliance, training, and safe work plans to safeguard personnel and plant equipment.
• Use prudent leadership to achieve high plant availability and minimize potential for catastrophic loss.
• Installs adjusts, inspects, services, and repairs a variety of electrical/mechanical HVAC equipment utilized in an electrical power station.
• Perform postmortem analysis for forced outages and equipment failures in assigned areas.
• Reviews, initiates, and maintains standardized maintenance procedures for assigned systems.
• Monitor inventory while ensuring availability of adequate and correct spare parts for critical assets.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and administration of predictive and preventative maintenance strategies for power generation systems.
• Recommends, plans, and assists with the execution of unit outages.
• Ensures that work performed progresses as scheduled to meet performance and cost objectives.
• Perform and/or coordinate assessments and inspections to execute cost effective preventive maintenance strategies, design improvements, and major equipment component replacement.
• Using IBM Maximo, generates purchase requisitions, creates, and schedules work orders.
• Odd shifts and after-hours work may be required under system emergency.
• Creates, organizes, and maintains records for assigned oversight areas of the department(s).
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE: The preferred applicant will have a minimum of eight (8) years of experience performing skilled maintenance as an HVAC Technician at a generation or large industrial facility and completion of a two-year course of study in a technical discipline at a recognized trade, technical or vocational school, or accredited college, or a combination of education/experience. Additional preference given for training and direct experience with advanced class combustion turbine chiller systems. Valid Oklahoma driver’s license, or the ability to convert within 30 days for those with an out of state driver’s license that are an Oklahoma resident.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Excellent knowledge of power generation systems maintenance and repair.
• Functional competency with personal computers; experience with Maximo, TK Pro, Excel, Access, and Word.
• Must be capable of methodical analysis of complex technical problems.
• Must possess and demonstrate excellent writing and composition skills.
• Ability to read, interpret and carry out complex written and oral instructions.
• Highly motivated with a willingness to work extended hours, when necessary, this includes scheduled overtime and emergency callouts to support the plant.
• Must be able to complete work assignments with little or no supervision PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to walk, climb stairs, crawl, work from ladders and elevated platforms.
• Must not have a fear of heights, confined spaces, or working around high voltage equipment.
• Ability to lift, move, and carry weights of up to 50 lb. on an irregular basis.
• Must possess mental, visual, and auditory acuity for attention to visual and auditory detail.
• Manual dexterity is required for operation of test equipment, small tools, and the installation, adjustment, and repair of control devices.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS & SAFETY CONCERNS:

Work locations range from an office environment to outdoors and/or indoors in a high noise/high temperature environment with work possible in confined spaces. Emergency repair work may be required during system upsets.

JOB LOCATION:

Work is performed at the Grand River Energy Center in Chouteau, Oklahoma. Minimal travel requirements. If you’re passionate about growth, teamwork, and making an impact, you’ll love building your career with us. The Grand River Dam Authority is Oklahoma’s largest public power electric utility, fully funded by revenues from electric and water sales instead of taxes. GRDA is also a steward of the waters of the Grand and Illinois Rivers in Oklahoma and manages over 70,000 surface acres of premier Oklahoma lake waters, as well as miles and miles of the Scenic Illinois River.