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Power Plant Operator (TC-I)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Posted 32 days ago
On-site The Dalles, OR $64.7/hr Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Electrical Power Controlling ENFJENFPESFJINFJ Education
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About the Position: You will serve as a Power Plant Operator at a hydroelectric power project, which may include one or more power plants, with one or more adjunct operating facilities/features consisting of navigation lock, fishways, pumping plant, and spillway.
What You'll Do
- →Inspect project areas and equipment as well as observing, checking and reporting operational data to the control room.
- →Operate power project equipment to prescribed standards which includes assuming local control of stopping, starting, synchronizing, and adjusting load and voltage for units and auxiliary equipment.
- →Operate gates to control flows, pool levels, or to discharge debris.
- →Operate navigation lock and control machinery for valves and gates in passing vessels through high, single-lift locks.
- →Perform operator-related preventative maintenance checks and will maintain security surveillance of the project.
- →Perform transmission line disconnects or ground switches as required for clearing circuits on high voltage gear.
Personality Fit
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