- Thorough understanding of battery operation to include start-up, shutdown, and emergency operational actions
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- Ensures plant compliance with environmental, safety and health regulations and fire protection programs.
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- Responsible for ensuring that the plant is operated within the terms and conditions of all contracts and agreements.
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- Oversees operating and technical staff, such as operation, maintenance, and engineering personnel.
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- Coordinates and oversees both routine and non-routine preventative and corrective maintenance on plant equipment including plant rounds, logs equipment operating parameters and adjusts equipment as required
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- Coordinates a team of engineers, technicians, support contractors and internal resources
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- Requisitions and assists in ordering and receiving plant materials
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- Represents the Company with vendors and regulators as assigned
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- Continuously increases own knowledge by personal independent study
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- Implements emergency procedures as assigned
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- Implements safety procedures as assigned
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- Participates in design reviews, commissioning, and startup of battery storage facilities
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- Serves as a technical expert to troubleshoot equipment and systems
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- Must be able to operate a vehicle in a safe manner, enter and exit vehicle without assistance, remain alert while driving for a continuous period of time and read and understand maps
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- Must be able to travel overnight approximately 10% of the time out of the office by air, train or auto
Other Responsibilities - Must be able to climb ladders, climb to and work off elevated platforms, ladders and walkways
| - Maintain trend reports on equipment operation for assigned system
| - Complete various plant reports
| - Perform other duties and projects as assigned
Education, Experience, and Skills Required - A Bachelor’s degree with at least five (5) years of technical training in operations and routine maintenance of battery storage, power plants, or Five years of experience working in a power plant or an equivalent environment
| - Thorough knowledge of operating a power plant or battery storage facility
| - Thorough knowledge and/or background for operating and maintaining mechanical and/or electrical systems. Ability to maintain electrical systems is preferred
| - Demonstrated understanding of power plant O&M, plant engineering, contracts and general plant business functions.
| - Understanding of accounting, contract administration, HR, procurement and other plant administration functions.
| - Familiarity with applicable federal, state and local regulatory agencies.
| - Familiarity with basic internetworking protocol and related remote communication constructs for telemetry with RTUs
| - Knowledge and understanding of PLC based instrumentation and control systems. Ability to troubleshoot, repair and calibrate is preferred
| - Preferred working knowledge of power electronics within a utility (or similar) operating environment
| - Preferred knowledge of utility industry measurement & verification standardsAbility to understand engineering design drawings, vendor equipment drawings and technical information
| - Proficient in the use of hand tools, power tools and test equipment normally used in a power plant environment
| - Thorough knowledge of plant hazards and safety requirements
| - Thorough knowledge of computer based preventive maintenance programs
| - Computer literate in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and various other programs
| - Effective written and verbal communication skills
| - Must be able to read, write and speak English at a level which will permit the employee to accurately understand and communicate information to safely and efficiently perform the job duties.
| - Must possess at any time a valid driver’s license with a driving record acceptable to ORMAT’s auto insurance carrier.
| - Ability to make effective long term and instantaneous decisions
| - Ability to solve problems
| | - Use discretion to balance competing priorities
| - Familiarity with standard power plant PPE and its proper use
| - May be called upon to travel to other company sites
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Physical Requirements |
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- Occasionally perform heavy lifting up to 75 pounds
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- Must be able to frequently climb to and work off elevated platforms, ladders and walkways
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- Must be able to work in confined spaces and in harsh weather conditions
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- Must be able to wear a variety of protective equipment
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- Jobsite duties require sitting and/or standing for long periods of time with moderate bending, stooping, and kneeling
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- The ability to work at a computer and computer monitor for long periods of time and stay alert
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