Generation Technician

Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

• LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
• LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
• This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Are you passionate about power generation, both thermal and electrical, and eager to contribute your technical expertise to providing sustainable and reliable power solutions? We are seeking a dedicated Generation Technician to join our LES team. As a Generation Technician, you will play a crucial role in the operation and maintenance of our several district energy central utility plants as well as assist with operation and maintenance activities at some of our power generation sites. In this role, you will work with a variety of systems including boilers for hot water and steam production, geothermal storage, heat pumps, and chillers. Your background in electrical or mechanical system maintenance and operations, attention to detail, and commitment to safety and efficiency will be key to ensuring the reliability and long-term sustainability of our energy solutions. We invite you to apply and be part of our mission to power a greener future!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & CORE COMPETENCIES

Responsible for operating and monitoring assigned electric power plant generation equipment under limited supervision including thermal plant equipment and their auxiliaries at the machine level. Specific responsibilities include plant preventive and corrective maintenance as well as on unit outages. Performs testing and makes operational adjustments to assigned equipment to maintain plant water chemistry based on established guidelines and procedures. Required to work a variety of rotating schedules according to business needs. Performs emergency and overtime work on short notice and at odd hours. When on-call, response time is expected to be 45 minutes or less, in fit for duty condition. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Assists in the sequenced startup, shutdowns and loading of assigned power and thermal plant equipment daily to meet LES and DEC dispatch needs.

• Monitors and inspects visually, audibly and via local instrumentation, and adjusts primary and auxiliary systems for assigned facilities by making routine rounds of all plant systems.

• Maintains daily logs of key operational parameters, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, and details of equipment malfunctions and maintenance work conducted to correct deficiencies.

• Assists in training junior personnel in assigned power plant and thermal plant work.

• Reports operational and mechanical problems and assists in the resolution of the problems.

• Completes routine water system tests and chemical adjustments for assigned plants and systems, based on established procedures.

• Performs corrective and preventative maintenance duties as assigned and assists with testing and troubleshooting plant equipment.

  
  

Adaptability - Seeking a candidate who maintains a positive attitude in the face of change; appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions.

Communication - The successful candidate expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner whether verbally, written, or other means; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience; delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling.

Customer Focus - The ideal candidate puts customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.

Initiative - The successful candidate in this role takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.

Job Technical Skills - The successful candidate keeps their technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with their job; shares technical expertise with others.

Teamwork - The individual in this position has the ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• At least one year of relevant maintenance/operations experience,

• or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

  
  

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Ability to obtain Rokeby Generation Station (RGS), J St. Generating Station (JGS), and District Energy Corporation (DEC) Safety Certifications within six months.

• Valid driver’s license

  
  

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