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| Category: | Other |
| Job Ref: | 1000007844 |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Salary: | Competitive |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Province: | Tennessee |
| City: | Chattanooga |
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JOB SUMMARY This position serves as a technical expert in Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) equipment, systems, and processes. Performs and directs studies to evaluate the current and future instrumentation needs of the TVA fleet. Assists production units in resolution of equipment and system problems as requested. Performs or directs multi-discipline engineering work to optimize performance of plant equipment, apparatus, and facilities for I&C systems at all TVA fossil plants. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring, analysis, evaluation, and investigation of plant systems, processes, and equipment. Initiates improvements to optimize achievement of plant, fleet, and/or fossil system business plan objectives. Ensures that performance gaps and other problems at a particular location are investigated at other locations having similar equipment and systems. Ensures fleet or fossil systemwide replication of solutions and standardization as appropriate. Serve as project engineer for assigned projects, including large, multi-discipline, and more complex projects. Duties include leading the project team, establishing and accomplishing valid requirements, monitoring all phases of project performance, approving project changes within approved limits, and conducting lessons learned reviews at project completion. MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY FACTORS Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an accredited engineering program. Full competence as a System Engineer as demonstrated by several years' experience at Senior level as a System Engineer or Discipline Engineer. Extensive background in NFPA and other Standards relating to I&C systems. License as a Professional Engineer is highly desirable. TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. TVA gives hiring preference to qualified U.S. citizens and other protected individuals (green card holders, asylees, etc.) for all job vacancies. Between qualified U.S. citizens and other protected individuals, TVA gives hiring preference to equally qualified born or naturalized U.S. citizens. | |
| Post Date: | 08/10/2010 |
| Application Deadline: | Aug 12, 2010 |