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Electrical:Instrument Technologist, Senior Qualified

valleyview, Canada 11 days ago

Job Description

WHO WE ARE "Energizing the Future." TransAlta owns, operates, and develops a diverse fleet of electrical generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia, providing municipalities, industries, and businesses with safe, low:cost, and reliable clean electricity. For over 114 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and proud community member where its employees work and live. We are committed to fostering a dynamic, productive, and safe work environment. Our employees contribute to a diverse, open, and transparent culture with clear accountabilities, strong leadership, and challenging opportunities for personal career growth. For more information about TransAlta, visit our website at, transalta . ABOUT THE ROLE We are currently hiring two (2) Senior Qualified Electrical:Instrument Technologists. This role is responsible for the interpretation and application of electrical and instrumentation principles in the design, installation, commissioning, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical and/or instrumentation equipment or systems at power stations. Key responsibilities include performing tests and evaluating results using various types of test equipment. The role involves analyzing, evaluating, documenting, and recommending follow:up actions to improve process and equipment reliability. Additional duties include developing and modifying existing drawings, estimating costs, specifying, selecting and procuring equipment, and conducting acceptance tests. This position also plays a key role in identifying, leading, and supporting upgrades to processes and equipment. May assume administrative duties such as filing, record keeping, data input, report writing and preparation of operating and maintenance manuals and technical presentations. This role also provides mentorship to less experienced staff by providing technical guidance. This is a full:time, safety:sensitive position based at our Valleyview Generating Station in Valleyview, Alberta. This position is administered under the CEWA Job Posting provisions. WHAT YOU WILL DO Under the general supervision of the Supervisor and/or other professional, employees perform various predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance activities of considerable variety and complexity as well non routine maintenance, leading and/or supporting capitol project initiatives. Typical duties may include but are not limited to: stylemargin:top:0.0in;margin:bottom:0.0in: : Troubleshooting routine and non:routine problems (faults, failures), providing in:depth analyses, and causing deficiencies to be corrected or repaired, submitting detailed technical reports and making recommendations for design changes. : Performing or leading preventative maintenance on specific pieces of equipment and participating in predictive maintenance programs. : Developing preventative or predictive programs for equipment in the station. : Designing, installing, commissioning, testing, maintaining electrical and/or instrumentation equipment or systems. : Performing duties such as routine paperwork, attending meetings, specifying and ordering equipment/parts/materials/supplies, data gathering and/or entry, record keeping, manual updates. : Instructing and mentoring less experienced staff in operation, installation, testing, repair, and maintenance of equipment. : Preparing costs and estimates and initiating work orders. : Coordinating the work of contractors and other work groups which includes planning, scheduling, execution and monitoring ongoing expenditures and reporting variances to actual budgets. : Providing comprehensive work plans for maintenance and projects. Reviewing/recommending enhancements to work procedures. : Interpreting the application of technical and/or operational procedures which may have a departmental or interdepartmental impact. : Consulting on departmental

Electrical-Instrument Technologist, Senior Qualified

Alberta 11 days ago
WHO WE ARE "Energizing the Future." TransAlta owns, operates, and develops a diverse fleet of electrical generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia, providing municipalities, industries, and businesses with safe, low-cost, and...

Electrical:Instrument Technologist, Senior Qualified

valleyview, Canada 11 days ago
WHO WE ARE "Energizing the Future." TransAlta owns, operates, and develops a diverse fleet of electrical generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia, providing municipalities, industries, and businesses with safe, low:cost, and...