What are the responsibilities and job description for the O&M Technician – Control Room Operator position at Consolidated Asset Management Services Texas, LLC?
The Operations & Maintenance Technician (OMT) is responsible for continuously monitoring all plant systems, responding to alarms, executing plant startup and shutdown procedures, and ensuring the facility operates safely, reliably, and efficiently within all regulatory and environmental requirements.
This role supports plant operations, maintenance, and technical activities, with specific responsibilities designated by the Facility Manager. The OMT plays a critical part in maintaining plant performance, compliance, and equipment integrity.
Dartmouth Power Associates power station is an operating power station of at least 74-megawatts (MW) in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Operations & Monitoring
- Monitor the status of all major plant systems and equipment on a continuous basis.
- Identify, investigate, and clear alarms; take corrective actions to maintain safe and efficient operation.
- Execute plant startup, shutdown, and operational procedures for turbines, HRSG, and auxiliary equipment.
- Coordinate with the Transmission Owner (utility) and Transmission Operator (ISO) to support dispatch requirements.
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of plant relay tripping schemes, emergency procedures, environmental parameters, sabotage reporting, and disturbance response protocols.
Regulatory & Compliance
- Maintain current knowledge of all NERC Reliability Standards applicable to plant operations, including:
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- Dispatch instruction response and reliability directives
- Sabotage threat and disturbance reporting
- Availability reporting and real/reactive power changes
- AVR operation changes
- Capacity and reactive demonstration tests
- Communication outage reporting
- Proper line identifier usage during communications
- Ensure accurate, timely logs, records, and compliance documentation.
Technical & Maintenance Support
- Control, monitor, and analyze plant performance using computerized systems and instrumentation.
- Diagnose process abnormalities and implement corrective adjustments within skill scope.
- Support maintenance activities, including equipment testing, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance work orders.
- Operate plant vehicles and equipment safely, including forklifts, cranes, trucks, and lifting devices.
- Assist in training and onboarding new OMTs.
- Successfully complete all required training, certifications, and qualification programs.
Safety & Plant Integrity
- Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly plant environment.
- Adhere to all safety requirements, including Lock-out/Tag-out and use of PPE.
- Monitor plant security systems and ensure compliance with all facility safety policies.
- Report equipment issues, system anomalies, and unsafe conditions promptly and accurately.
Administrative & Communication
- Maintain precise operational logs, reports, and performance charts.
- Engage in clear, effective communication with plant personnel, dispatchers, external stakeholders, and management.
- Participate in shift rotations, on-call assignments, overtime, outage coverage, and off-hour call-ins as needed.