POSITION CONCEPT:
The DCS Specialist coordinates and maintains Station's plant Distributed Control System (DCS) hardware and software. This position's responsibility includes ensuring DCS system reliability, integrity, and health by performing daily back-ups of DCS computer software and logic changes. Responsibilities also include implementing new DCS logic, changing existing DCS logic, and replacing and installing DCS hardware. The DCS Specialist coordinates with IT ensuring plant DCS Cyber Security is active, current, and in compliance. The DCS specialist administers domains and users within the control networks.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain/troubleshoot/repair plant Distributed Control (DCS) and Emergency Showdown (ESD) Systems. Recognize needs before they arise and take appropriate action.
- Implement/modify/document plant communications for Cyber Security plan.
- Support plant equipment modifications by adding/changing/removing DCS logic and controls.
- Maintain plant 3rd party software applications for process monitoring (DBDOC, GRITS, Asset Centre, RSLogix5000)
- Assist TECO Energy Information & Security department with all plant control systems (GE & ABB) for NERC and Emera CSF compliance
- Interact and communicate daily with process teams providing technical support, direction and training to support plant operations. Provide technical support to maintenance Staff.
- Investigate and analyze new products and procedures and direct personnel in use of same. Contact equipment manufacturers to solve equipment problem.
- Coordinate and provide technical support and quality control for work performed by outside contractors and plant personnel within the realm of station service.
- Assist in the station budgeting process and provide annual forecast of expected contractor manpower levels and contractor costs. Also, track and provide reporting of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual versus budget contactor manpower levels and cost. Develop budgets for maintenance and improvements to ensure safe and reliable operation plant control system.
- Provide input for major outage planning. Lead projects when applicable and represent station on Energy Supply lead projects. Provide daily technical support to station operations concerning assigned equipment. Make recommendations to reduce costs, improve operations, extend equipment life and prevent unplanned downtime, including recommending spare parts for equipment. Support Predictive Maintenance (ie. vibration testing and lube oil analysis). Make use of and disseminate predictive data to ensure machinery health condition and predict machinery maintenance requirements.
EDUCATION:
Required: Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science Degree with a minimum of 4 years of related experience as defined below.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
Preferred: ISA Instrumentation & Controls Certification
DCS training, preferably ABB/Bailey
EXPERIENCE:
Required: Minimum of twelve (12) years of Instrumentation & Control experience working in a Process Plant Control environment including experience in developing, changing, maintaining, and troubleshooting DCS logic; maintaining, replacing and repairing Distributive Control System (DCS) hardware; and installing and maintaining 3rd party software applications.
Technical degree may be considered in lieu of comparable years of experience.
Preferred: Process control engineering with thorough understanding of control network communications. Familiarity with NERC CIP standard. Maintenance and repair of Emergency Shutdown Systems
TECO Energy
702 N Franklin St
Tampa
Florida États-Unis
www.tecoenergy.com
