CEMS Technician Senior

JOB INFORMATION

- Job Title: CEMS Technician Senior

- Grade: Technical 42

- Job Code: 127988

JOB SUMMARY

Maintains, calibrates and troubleshoots power plant emission monitoring systems in support of efficient generation and compliance of power under varying conditions.
## LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

- Complex responsibilities related to primary focus of job area. Uses best practices and in-depth business knowledge to solve complex problems and improve products or services. May adapt procedures, processes and techniques to meet the more complex requirements of position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

- Directs activities of emission monitoring contractors and vendors.

- Serves as a mentor and assists with training entry level technicians.

- Performs complex maintenance, configuration and calibration of emission monitoring systems utilized in the compliance demonstration in electrical generation.

- Provides technical support to lead I&C/ICE technicians in emission control schemes.

- Schedules and coordinates daily activities with peer operations personnel and is able to negotiate scheduling conflicts.

- Direct, plan and conduct assignments of a complex nature serving in a lead role.

- Provide detailed troubleshooting and programming enhancements to hardware and software vendors.

- Serves as a technical resource to operations personnel and lower technician positions.

- Troubleshoots and maintains all AC/DC control circuits and components.

- Serves as a technical resource for capital projects in the area of emission monitoring.

- May serve as the interface between testing contractors, plant operations, and/or regulatory agencies assuring test plans and methods are adhered to during compliance testing.

- Strong regulatory knowledge for air emission monitoring requirements (40 CFR parts 60, 63 and 75).

- All other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

- Associate's Degree in a Technical discipline (i.e. Electronics, Engineering Technology, Power Plant Operations, etc.) And 6 years maintaining instrumentation and controls or testing equipment or industrial controls; Or

- Bachelor's Degree in any field And 4 years experience maintaining instrumentation and controls or testing equipment or industrial controls; Or

- 4 years journey level experience in a craft technical/mechanical role; Or

- 8 years relevant military experience at the journey level or one enlistment completed with DD Form 214 – Discharge Papers and Separation Documents.

WORKING CONDITIONS

- Required to travel frequently to all generation facilities in the OG&E system with the majority of time spent at power plants (typically gas fired EGUs).

- Travel for work and/or training both in and out of state and may require overnight stays.

- Works independently.

- Required to climb ladders up to 250 feet and work at high elevations for extended periods.

- Required to travel to all generation facilities in the OG&E system.

- Required to work non-standard work schedules (i.e. outside typical Monday through Friday) to include overtime, weekends, holidays, and call-outs, as needed.

- Required to work in all ambient conditions (i.e. extreme wind, heat and cold).

- Required to wear PPE such as hard hat, safety glasses, flame retardant clothing, steel toed boots, hearing protection, fall protection harness and respirator.

- Obtain and maintain certifications (e.g., NICET level I or ISA level I), as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS - LIFTING AND OTHER WEIGHT REQMTS

General Requirements

- Occasionally:Standing

- Occasionally:Walking

- Occasionally:Pushing

- Occasionally:Pulling

- Occasionally:Climbing

- Occasionally:Stooping

- Occasionally:Kneeling

- Occasionally:Crouching

- Occasionally:Reaching

- Occasionally:Grasping

- Occasionally:Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination

- Occasionally:Repetitive Motions

- Frequently:SittingLifting & Other Weight Requirements

- Occasionally:Lifting up to 50 lbs

- Occasionally:Carrying up to 50 lbs

SPECIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

- Member is required to drive in order to perform their job duties. Member is assigned a company vehicle and/or member must drive a company and/or personal vehicle to complete company business at least 50% of time.

- The handling, packaging, processing, storage, disposal or transport of hazardous materials;

- The operation of equipment, machinery or power tools;

- Repairing, maintaining or monitoring the performance or operation of any equipment, machinery or manufacturing process, the malfunction or disruption of which could result in injury or property damage;

- The extraction, compression, processing, manufacturing, handling, packaging, storage, disposal, treatment or transport of potentially volatile, flammable, combustible materials, elements, chemicals or any other highly regulated component;

- The operation, maintenance or oversight of critical services and infrastructure including but not limited to, electric utilities, power generation or distribution;

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAS)

- Demonstrated leadership in Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture.

- Advanced knowledge of fundamental instrumentation and control concepts.

- Advanced knowledge of maintenance and quality assurance practices of emission monitoring hardware.

- Strong knowledge of emission monitoring systems and components.

- Strong ability to communicate with individuals at various levels throughout the organization.

- Advanced computer skills using MS Office, SAP, DAHS and remote access software to the analyzers, dataloggers and plc (i.e. iPort and iNet).

- Advanced knowledge of analyzer, dataloggers, PLC and DAHS communication protocols.

- Ability to read and interpret advanced Instrumentation and control drawings.

- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude in the use of hand tools.

- Demonstrated ability to take on additional responsibility.

- Advanced knowledge of AC/DC control circuits and components.

- Strong knowledge of OG&E's Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and the demonstrated ability to follow the procedures within the plan.

- Strong knowledge of the measurement technologies utilized in the monitoring of emissions (i.e. ultrasonic, laser, infrared, chemiluminenscence etc.).

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

- Required Certifications/Licensures:(Primary authorized employee (PAE) certification for required systems)

HEALTH AND SAFETY (MEDICAL/DOT REQUIREMENTS)

- Pre-Employment Drug Screen

- Pre-Employment Physical

- Audiogram Baseline

- Job Specific Physical Assessment

- This position is classified as a Safety-Sensitive Job under state law. Individuals in this position are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in OGE Energy Corp.’s Drug Testing Plan.

SALARY RANGE

$82,035 - $102.606