Date: Dec 1, 2024
Location: San Antonio, TX, US, 78205
Company: CPS Energy
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Pay Grade
GRADE: 19
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Open to Fill
Position Summary
Reporting to Sr. Director PG Central Support, the Boiler Technologies Principle provides strategic and technical leadership, oversight and management for CPS Energy’s boiler and heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) technologies. Assists executive leaders, plant teams and central support teams in overseeing and ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of boiler and HRSG systems. Works closely with other boiler and HRSG experts in industry to bring best practices into CPS Energy’s operations and maintenance strategies.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Day-to-day strategic & technical oversight of CPS Energy’s boiler & HRSG technologies.
- Development of strategies to sustain & improve boiler & HRSG performance & reliability.
- Analyzes & evaluates operations, maintenance & performance levels in plant environments.
- Recommends Boiler/HRSG conversions, upgrades, modifications and/or new products as appropriate to achieve operational performance.
- Prepares project estimates & develops & submits accurate budgets.
- Develops equipment specifications, contractual agreements and performs project management activities such as outage planning and execution.
- Assists with inspections of all assigned equipment during outages or overhauls to evaluate overall condition and document remaining life assessment.
- Continuously monitors technical bulletins and similar published materials applicable to the responsible assets. Generates work notifications and preventative maintenance plans in the computerized maintenance management system in support of unit reliability.
- Engages in key strategic business planning activities to ensure strategies & metric targets associated with financial, operational, & safety performance are aligned.
- Maintains current, readily available records on all boiler & parts; tracks the repair & status of each part; assists in tracking parts delivery for outages & ensures proper pricing & delivery.
- Directs department activities to support maintenance in troubleshooting the causes of repetitive failures & unusual events.
- Leads and supports cause analyses to identify and correct/mitigate repetitive failures.
- Indirectly supervise operations & maintenance team that oversees projects & manages performance activities.
- Develops training related to boilers & HRSG’s that is used to develop operations & maintenance teams.
- Oversees tests that analyze design, feasibility, operation, equipment condition & performance of the facility.
- Confers with Engineers, Plant Personnel and Management to develop mitigation plans, design modifications, operational changes and changes in maintenance practices and/or new system implementation to prevent repetitive failures and/or improve boiler & HRSG performance.
- Provides leadership and support for Power Generation improvement programs and initiatives.
- Perform other assigned duties as required to support CPS Energy objectives.
Minimum Skills
Minimum Knowledge and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
- PE registration / State of Texas
- Power plant or similar experience
- Specific experience operating and/or maintaining Alstom, Vogt-NEM boilers & HRSG’s
Competencies
Minimum Education
Required Certifications
Working Environment
Physical Demands
CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.
Nearest Major Market: San Antonio
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