Job Description
Salary: $60,014.43 Annually
Location : St. Croix, VI
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 01022
Department: Power Production Operations
Division: Electrical Operations
Opening Date: 10/23/2024
Job Summary Under General supervision of the Shift Supervisor, Senior Plant Operator(s) will maintain and report changes in plant loading, fuel selection, steam flow. Assist line crews dispatch center in switching, deenergizing and reenergizing of the electrical transmission system and the station auxiliaries. Adhering to guidelines and following well-established routines in the performance of regular assigned duties; reports abnormal conditions, report and correct environmental emission operational compliance, faulty equipment, or accidents to supervisor for action. Complete work is reviewed on basis of results obtained and reports submitted. Because the Authority has a primary responsibility to serve the public 24 hours per day an employee in this class is expected to work overtime as conditions demands and may be required to accept overtime on short notice during emergency or unusual conditions and to perform essential work as assigned.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities - In the absence of the Shift Supervisor the Sr. Operator will assumes the role and all duties associated with that of the Shift Supervisor, to include but not limited to areas such as, preparation of plant permits, communicating directives for operation personnel, compiling operational data requested by the Compliance Officer or Compliance Technician, preparation of the electric portion of the electric generating units for service by connecting or removing units as required and changing and adjusting the generator loading and voltage in accordance with system requirements.
- Operates control boards, exciters, disconnects, oil circuit breakers, power circuits, main transformer connections, load and voltage control equipment, and signal systems; performs routine switching in accordance with verbal or written instructions from a supervisor
- Opens and closes high and low-tension disconnection switches and places protective tags to clear equipment; checks clearance for adequacy and reports the completion of such operation to supervisor
- Observes the instruments of all switchboards in the control room for any unusual operating conditions and as directed by supervisor, performs the functions necessary to restore the equipment to normal or remove it from service as requested
- Inspects and determines operating condition of plant electrical and mechanical equipment external to the control room which includes the main and station service transformers, transmission substation, oil circuit breakers, station batteries, and charging equipment, generator buses, instrument transformers, lighting arresters, air conditions and ventilating equipment, fire protective equipment and other station auxiliaries, including desalination units, auxiliaries, intake and outfall, and circulating water system
- Assists in calculation of changes necessary for fuel flow control and computes the log sheet data; assists in the maintenance of the daily and monthly reports on generation, stem, line outages, desalination operations, etc., indicating and integrating meter data, generator operating records, and the cutting, marking and changing of charts
- Observes the equipment of all switchboards in the control room for any unusual operating conditions and as directed by supervisor performs the functions necessary to restore the equipment to normal or remove it from service as required
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities - Must wear proper personal protective equipment.
- Must be available for overtime work, as necessary
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must possess a valid Virgin Islands Driver's License. Must possess a valid TWIC card or be eligible to obtain one. •Must maintain HAZWOPER certification.
Education & Experience Graduation from a vocational high school including or supplemented by courses in the mechanical or electrical trades, and five years of progressively responsible experience in power and water plant operation, five years of which must have been as a Plant Operator 1st Class.
The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full time employees.
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Government Employees Retirement System (GERS)
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance
- Personal Time Off (PTO)
- 457b Deferred Compensation Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
Job Tags
Full time, Shift work,