Instrument & Controls Technician, Solar - Central Texas - Enel

Description

Please note:
this role is remote and must be located in the Central Texas/Dallas area. This role will be expected to periodically visit sites in the region.


Who We Are:

Enel is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy and is consistently named one of Fortune Magazine's "Companies that are Changing the World." It is also one of the largest and most trusted energy companies in the world, serving around 70 million customers in more than 30 countries across 5 continents.

The Enel Group vision is about Open Power.

Open Power means opening energy access to more people; opening the world of energy to new technologies; opening new ways for people to manage energy; opening new uses of energy; and opening more partnerships.

These are ambitious goals and we are pursuing them with the passion of more than 65,000 people whose brilliant work is based on our values of Responsibility, Innovation, Trust and Proactivity.

At Enel North America, our businesses are leading the energy transition, creating the sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value.

The Opportunity:

The Instrument and Controls Specialist is responsible to support execute and provide configuration and maintenance services for the Process Control System and other automation systems at the Enel Green Power Facilities for both Batter Energy Storage and Solar assets.

Ensure facility controls automation and machinery function safely, efficiently, reliably and within budgetary limits, utilizing allocated resources, with the objective of meeting business goals for production while minimizing unscheduled equipment down time.

Provide day-to-day maintenance activities and provide mentoring/coaching to less experienced employees.

What You'll Do at Enel North America:

• Monitor site performance via SCADA, Remote Desktop and SAP
• Provide all weather station, trackers, UPS, PC, Switch, Modem, PLC, HMI, AC system onsite preventative maintenance associated with the plant process control systems to comply with regulation, best practice, contractual, and business needs.
• Have working knowledge of solid-state circuitry and programmable controllers.
• Be able to work with various PC programs and operating systems.
• Perform calibration, preventive maintenance and testing of equipment.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose problems and repair plant mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical systems.
• Responsible for providing onsite services for all Controls Systems on the Process Control Network. Responsible for performance and maintaining 24x7 uptime of Control Systems including parts consumption system support and communications to Control Systems and other associated devices.
• Responsible for Process Control PLC SCADA channels including hardware and software communication. Responsible overall performance and maintenance of controllers that process and control many of the field devices for the operation of the facility including I/O and related system components that connect field devices to the Control Systems.

Who You Are:

• Comprehensive experience in the operation and maintenance of Control Systems.
• Must have a good understanding and be familiar with ESD systems, PLC's, control systems, and UPS systems.
• Must also have comprehensive experience in the Instrumentation field with a strong knowledge base of field instrumentation, fire, vibration switches/transducers, PLC's and SCADA systems.
• Experience with plant shutdown/turnaround activities.
• Must possess Strong PC skills to perform calibration and testing on various types of equipment, should be familiar with and able to use and be competent in using MS Word, Excel, Visio, SAP, CMD, Linux, Windows, Terminal, etc.

What You've Accomplished:

Minimum Required:

• High School Graduate or GED Equivalent.
• 3+ years of industrial automation experience in the Energy Sector or similar business, utilizing complex Control Systems.
• Industrial automation experience in the Energy Sector or similar business, utilizing complex

Control Systems:
E.g.- SCADA, Ladder Logic (PLC), etc.

• Networking experience, Windows, Linux, DOS, C++
• Communication bus, IOT experience

Preferred:

• Associates/Tech. Degree in Electrical, Instrumentation or Automation Technology
• 3+ years of industrial automation experience in the Renewable Energy Sector or similar business, utilizing complex

Control Systems:
E.g. - SCADA, Ladder Logic (PLC), etc.


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Enel North America is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information.

We will not discriminate, in any employment decision, against any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veterans/national guard/military reserve status.

This shall be done in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws in every location in which Enel North America has facilities.

Enel North America maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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What Enel North America Offers You:

• Enel North America offers its regular full-time employees affordable, quality healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits to provide security, and retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future. In addition, we offer an array of other benefits such as flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance.
• Benefits are effective as of day one
• Some additional perks to working with Enel North America include: 401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel North America matches 100% of the first 4% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.
• Generous PTO that supports work/life balance including: 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.
• Paid leave programs
• The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.
• The opportunity to work for one of the world's most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.
• An employee's eligibility for these benefits shall be subject to the governing documents for such plans and programs and/or company policy. The benefits described above may be modified or eliminated with or without notice in accordance with the governing documents and applicable law.