Electrical, Instrumentation, & Controls Maintenance Supervisor

E&I/C Maintenance Supervisor

The E&I/C Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading all electrical instrumentation, and controls maintenance activities at the Tallgrass Energy Center-an off-grid, large-scale AI-dedicated critical power, multi-unit generation campus that is planned to produce approximately 2.5 GW of initial capacity with expansion capability up to 10 GW from a fleet of simple-cycle gas turbines and combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) technologies. This role ensures the safe, reliable, and compliant performance of critical electrical and control systems that support continuous, mission-critical power generation.

The E&I/C Maintenance Supervisor provides leadership to E&I/C craft personnel and contractors, overseeing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities, as well as scheduled and forced outages. The position is accountable for the reliability and integrity of MV/LV electrical distribution systems, protection and relay systems, instrumentation and analyzers (including CEMS), and the Emerson Ovation DCS. Responsibilities include safe work execution, outage coordination, configuration control, system documentation accuracy, and advanced technical troubleshooting across all E&I/C assets.

This E&I/C Maintenance Supervisor is accountable for zero-defect execution in high-risk electrical, instrumentation, and controls work where error tolerance is low. The E&I/C Maintenance Supervisor enforces disciplined procedure use, independent verification, peer checks, and place-keeping during energized work, protection system testing, DCS modifications, and control logic changes. Execution quality is measured through defined KPIs, including but not limited to rework rate, first-pass yield of maintenance evolutions, protection and DCS error events, schedule adherence, and documentation accuracy, with corrective actions required for any execution or configuration deficiencies.

The E&I/C Maintenance Supervisor applies Human Performance (HP) principles and Tallgrass culture expectations to drive learning, accountability, and continuous improvement. The supervisor ensures Tallgrass values and HP principles are included in effective pre-job briefs, quality post-job reviews, and robust event reporting. The role actively encourages reporting of wiring errors, configuration discrepancies, procedural gaps, and near misses without fear of reprisal. HP event reviews focus on system design, documentation control, work management practices, and organizational contributors rather than individual fault, strengthening long-term reliability and execution excellence.

The E&I/C Maintenance Supervisor works closely with Operations, Planning, Scheduling, Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and the O&M Contractor to meet Tallgrass Energy's safety, regulatory, environmental, and mission-critical data center commercial objectives while supporting safe, reliable, and repeatable plant.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead and supervise E&I/C maintenance teams and contractors; ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA, and Tallgrass safety requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement using RCM, RCFA, Lean methodologies, and reliability analytics.

Work Management & Execution

• Supervise E&I/C technicians, and contractors; enforce Tallgrass Energy and NFPA 70E electrical safety standards.
• Lead maintenance of MV/LV switchgear, relays, transformers, UPS systems, batteries, and grounding systems.
• Coordinate protection system testing, calibration, and breaker maintenance.
• Oversee Emerson Ovation DCS maintenance, logic updates, cybersecurity coordination, alarm management, and system documentation.
• Maintain field instrumentation including transmitters, analyzers (CEMS, gas), control valves, positioners, and vibration monitoring systems.
• Manage accurate work order documentation, backlog health, and PM optimization in Maximo.
• Lead troubleshooting for electrical, control, and instrumentation issues; perform RCAs and develop corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with NEC/NFPA codes, CEMS QA/QC requirements, and NERC/CIP as applicable.
• Maintain one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, logic diagrams, and firmware inventories.
• Support outage planning, testing procedures, and contractor management.
• Manage contractor scopes, budgets, quality, and schedule adherence.
• Mentor E&I/C craft personnel and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead E&I maintenance activities supporting combined-cycle operation, including HRSG instrumentation, steam turbine controls, condenser vacuum systems, chemistry analyzers, and protection systems.
• Ensure reliability and configuration control of control logic, interlocks, permissives, and bypasses associated with combined-cycle startup, shutdown, and load transitions.
• Oversee maintenance and testing of steam turbine overspeed protection, HRSG safety systems, pressure protection devices, and condenser vacuum protection.
• Coordinate DCS and protection system activities to support integrated gas turbine and steam cycle operation, including alarm management and sequence validation.
• Ensure accurate documentation of control logic, loop drawings, cause-and-effect diagrams, and protection schemes for combined-cycle systems.
• Support troubleshooting of combined-cycle operational issues related to temperature, pressure, flow, vibration, and chemistry instrumentation.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• 7+ years E&I/C maintenance experience in large scale power generation or heavy industrial operations.
• 3+ years supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience with gas and steam turbine components, HRSG systems, and rotating equipment.
• Proficiency in Maximo CMMS and Emerson Ovation DCS
• Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Electrical safety leadership and risk assessment.
• Advanced troubleshooting of protection, control, and instrumentation systems.
• Planning, scheduling and contractor coordination, and change management.
• Effective communication and technical documentation.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and with required PPE.
• Participation in emergency response and abnormal operating condition management.

Working Conditions:

• Industrial environment requires presence during planned and unplanned outages, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• May require travel 510% for training, vendor visits, and corporate meetings.
• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Yes

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Above the minimum requirements, not required but advantageous in this position:

• Technical certification or an associate degree in E&I/C.
• Preferred certifications: NFPA 70E, ISA instrumentation, NETA testing, OSHA 30.

Other responsibilities:

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This position may perform other duties as assigned.

About Us

Tallgrass was named one of the Top Workplaces USA and highlighted in Colorado's Top Workplaces for the past seven consecutive years. Tallgrass is a leading energy infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and sustainably delivering the energy and services that power our nation and