Controls/Senior Controls Technician

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required:

On-Site Role: Must be available to work on-site at this assigned work location.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Title: Controls/Senior Controls Technician

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required:

Job Summary

Controls Technician is an entry-level position under indirect and intermittent supervision of more senior technicians. Performs basic installation, operation, calibration and maintenance of station automation, gas measurement, communication and control systems used in the transportation of natural gas. Activities are undertaken in accordance with specific standards, pre-determined tolerances, etc. Works directly with Gas Control operations and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) support staff in ensuring installed equipment can properly monitor and control the flow of gas measurement and control systems. Span of control is 0; this is an individual contributor job. Senior Controls Technician functions as a technical specialist in the installation, operation, calibration and maintenance of station automation, gas measurement, communication and control systems used in the transportation of natural gas. Works directly with Gas Control operations and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) support staff in ensuring equipment availability to properly monitor and control gas measurement and control systems.

Key Accountabilities

• Inspects and calibrates gas measurement and control equipment to ensure government, industry and enterprise standards are met.
• Works with engineering on implementation of major plant improvements and new construction projects.
• Monitors, calibrates, and tests integrated systems performances; analyzes results to the primary component level and initiates corrective action.
• Maintains communication hardware (Satellite, lease line, Ethernet) linking monitoring equipment to host systems.
• Installs and operates gas quality monitoring equipment.
• Utilizes Continuous Improvement skills to plan, execute and follow through on operational and procedural improvements in a dynamic regulatory environment.
  
  

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Controls Tech:

• High School diploma or GED and 2 years of installation and repair of control equipment
  
  

Senior Controls Tech:

This is a multi-track requirement job; education and experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following options:

• High School Diploma four years of experience in repair and maintenance of control, communications systems or measurement systems used in transportation of natural gas
• Associates degree and two years of experience in repair and maintenance of control, communications systems or measurement systems used in transportation of natural gas; OR
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related technical field
• Valid driver’s license must meet Company driving standard of less than 6 points. (Required for both levels)
  
  

Preferred

Other Qualifications

• Programmable logic controller (PLC) programming experience
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in engineering technology
• Exposure to PLC programming
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or equivalent software
  
  

Other Requirements

• Experience with spreadsheets, databases, and word processing software.
• Security screening and random drug testing is required for employment.
• Ability to carry test equipment that may weigh up to 50 pounds in remote field locations.
• Qualify under Department of Transportation Operator Qualification Program for related tasks.
• Ability to respond to after hour emergencies and on call responses.
  
  

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