Job Description

IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) has a career opportunity for a Operation Supervisor Engineering at our Ravenswood Power Plant located in Long Island City, NY.  The salary range for this role is $145K - $185K annual base salary.  The Operation Supervising Engineer position will report to Operations Manager.

Ravenswood Generating Station is a 2,000 MW electric generating station on 28 acres located in Long Island City, Queens, NY along the East River. It consists of three steam turbine plants (1750 MWs), one GE 7FA combined cycle plant (250 MWs), Ravenswood is a component of the New York City generation supply.

Job Summary

The Operations Supervising Engineer is responsible for supervising & training their direct reports.

the monitoring, reporting, data collection and displays of all power generation performance instrumentation.

the performance control systems and electrical equipment in the power plant and the associated facilities.

the inspection, repair, testing, adjustment, installation of systems associated with operational performance.

establishing and using well-known procedures; decisions that are made within prescribed operating and casualty procedures and guidelines.

The Operation Supervising Engineer must perform and ensure direct reports work in a safe manner resulting in no accidents, in compliance with all environmental permits at all times. The Supervising Engineer must effectively communicate information to management and fellow plant personnel, relative to the condition of the plant equipment and performance and provide suggestions for plant improvements. The Operations Production Supervisor must perform duties in such a way to result in an optimum cost-benefit ratio.

All employees have the responsibility to both the company and their co-workers to do the job right the first time and to ensure the company’s needs are being met.

Job Functions

The Operations Production Supervising Engineer is to ensure the following:

• Perform monitoring of operational data collection instruments and repair all major equipment and systems as well as emergency backup systems.
• Maintain complete equipment files, logs, and drawings for all designated equipment.
• Forecast, inventory, and reorder spare parts to maintain plant reliability. Assist in physical inventories.
• Participate in the administrative maintenance of the plant operating manuals, technical references, prints and diagrams and preventive/predictive maintenance records.
• Conduct trouble shooting and analysis on Digital Control System, Programmable Logic Controller and SCADA systems, and their input devices.
• Complete other tasks as requested by the Operations Manager. 
• The Operations Production Team works in cooperation with the operations personnel on matters pertaining to the daily operation of the plant.

The Operations Production Supervising Engineer must provide

• data analysis and reporting of routine evolutions such as startups, shutdowns, max load testing, boiler and turbine air in leakage, etc.
• trend analysis including performance data for troubleshooting, compliance reporting and/or budgeting purposes.
• chemistry program management and reporting the health of the program.
• daily reporting of system performance including heat rate, water consumption, chemistry management, condenser and turbine efficiency, fuel usage/inventory, etc. and the possible causes.
• collected data from multiple sources such as recorders, PI, SCADA, log entries, procedural reviews and production technician rounds.

accurate unit reported status using GADS platform

Education and Experience – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline)
• 1+ years of power generation experience
• Graduation from an accredited Instrument Technician or Performance Analyst or Engineering Program and five years of work experience as a technician in a related industry may be substituted for the above requirement.

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work well with others and be self-directed, as well as apply creative solutions to unique I&E problems is required.
• Must be able to work from blueprints.
• Must be familiar with the safe operations of hand and power-driven tools.
• Must have excellent organizational skills. Experience in working with Instruments and Control voltages highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• EIT or Professional Engineer (PE) license a plus
• 1+ years of leadership experience, supervisory, team lead, or military leadership
• Experience with combined‑cycle, combustion turbine, or large thermal generation assets
• Familiarity with physical and cyber security requirements
• Experience working in regulated or compliance‑driven environments

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities which may be representative, but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this position.

• Must have working knowledge of simple cycle (braeton cycle) gas turbines, Rankine Cycle steam plants and combined cycle plants.
• Must have the desire to supervise a team and treat all members with respect, dignity and fairness.
• Must have the ability to read mechanical and electrical prints
• Must have the ability to work with various computer applications (MS Office, Paycom, Nite Owl, Stack Vision, Pi, Ovation, Maximo etc.)
• Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
• Work within and insure strict adherence to all safety practices and procedures.
• Must be able to respond to audio alarms and variations of sound.
• Strong data entry computer skills

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• Requires working both in an office setting and in the field in all weather conditions and common power plant conditions (heat/noise) at all times of day and night.
• Protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, respirator, ear protection, chemical suits, hot gloves, high voltage protective equipment and other equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties.
• Work with hazardous materials may be required.
• May require working extended hours with occasional weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload and plant conditions.
• Includes working indoors and outdoors.

Physical Abilities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.  The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Physical requirements include: possibility of working on feet for extensive periods, requiring stair and

ladder climbing; and occasionally lifting 50 pounds.

• All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post­ offer physical examination and drug screening and post-employment random drug screening. There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility.

• Must be able to work in elevated areas, confined spaces and in extreme heat and cold conditions.
• Will be subjected to quarterly DOT controlled substance testing.