Lead Electrical & Instrument Technician (Electrical Engineering)

Location: Dickerson, Maryland, USA; on-site power plant facility

Salary: USD 45.77–60.91 per hour

Company

hirify.global provides sustainable waste management and waste-to-energy solutions that help organizations reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover value from waste streams.

What you will do

• Direct and participate in daily electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities across the process and power-generation plant.
• Coordinate work assignments with operations and maintenance personnel, prioritize scheduled work, and ensure proper shift turnovers and completion records.
• Maintain and test low-, medium-, and high-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, motor starters, transformers, switchyard equipment, and turbine-driven generators.
• Troubleshoot and repair instrumentation, CEMS equipment, DCS and historian devices, and controls for boilers, pollution-control systems, pumps, fans, motors, conveyors, and refuse cranes.
• Perform preventive maintenance, calibration, thermography, ultrasonic testing, shutdown inspections, and maintenance documentation.
• Mentor crew members, enforce safe work practices, maintain clean work areas, and report incidents and operational issues.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least two years of experience maintaining power plant systems, equipment, and components.
• Experience operating and maintaining electrical systems from 13 kV to 120 V, including motor control centers, load centers, circuit breakers, motors, and associated controls.
• Experience with medium or large turbine generators, instrumentation, and controls.
• Experience with Emerson Ovation or similar DCS control systems and fire detection or suppression system controls.
• Ability to walk, stand, climb, work at heights and in confined spaces, lift or carry 50 pounds, wear a full-face respirator, and work in varying weather conditions.

Nice to have

• Waste-to-energy experience.
• Formal technical, apprentice, or military training.

Culture & Benefits

• Monday–Friday schedule from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Health care benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) plan with up to a 7% company match.
• Paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Wellness incentives, tuition reimbursement, educational assistance, and an employee referral bonus.
• Commitment to a safe, inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunity.