Job Posting End Date06-21-2026
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Job Summary Perform work associated with the installation, operation, testing and maintenance of advanced protection and control systems and related equipment with minimal supervision. Such devices and equipment includes but is not limited to digital relays, electromechanical relays, intelligent electronic devices, Station Disturbance Recorders (SDR), digital fault recorders (DFR), event recorders, RTU's and station SCADA systems, statistical load metering, telemetering and transducers. Additionally, install, maintain and operate all power line carriers (PLC), tone, pilot wire, fiber and associated P&C communications equipment. Respond to emergency call-outs and coordinate prompt restoration of service to customers as required. This list is not intended to limit assignment of work or the degree of supervision under all operating conditions. Employee may perform miscellaneous, related, and incidental work in addition to that specifically outlined below.
Job Description**This position is posted at the grade 7 level only (P&C Field Technologist Sr)****Please note that we will accept both Engineers and Technologists for this position**What You'll Do:Commissioning:AEP FACTS employees serve a key role during new projects assisting with the following: specification development, technical bid review/evaluation, design review, approve prints and other vendor documents, and commissioning the equipment in the field with support from local TFS.
Operation and Maintenance: FACTS employees are responsible for assisting local TFS crews in conducting preventative and corrective maintenance.
This includes completing the annual work plan maintenance as well as field troubleshooting.
This position will serve as one of the FACTS engineers/technologists in the Western AEP footprint. Supporting FACTS devices in in and around the Laredo area.
- The essential job functions for this position are listed below: Coordinate/Schedule the annual FACTS maintenance work plan
- Provide on-site support and assistance necessary for the maintenance and repair of existing FACTS equipment
- Develop maintenance plans, inspection reports, and other documentation to record the maintenance and repair activities of the FACTS fleet
- Support AEP's documentation plan and record keeping efforts as it relates to the FACTS/HVDC equipment
- Coordinate procurement of replacement parts and manage warranty and service contact issues with vendors
- Provide on-site technical support and assistance necessary for the installation and commissioning of new FACTS equipment
- Lead in the investigation and remediation of equipment failures and operating events to insure the reliability of FACTS equipment
- Identify process improvement, asset renewal, and operational optimization plans for the existing FACTS devices
- Assist in the evaluation and performance analysis of FACTS equipment • Support new FACTS project activities from project specification to final in-service operation.
- Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance Policy.
- Promote and enforce the Company's Accident Prevention and Safety & Health Programs.
- This position requires extensive travel. Travel is required to support the FACTS fleet, to meet with management and other stakeholders, to provide training to remotely located personnel (such as a dispatch center), and to meet with vendors. International travel may be required in order to work with overseas vendors.
Where You'll Work:Veron, TX or Childress, TX****Candidates need to be within 1 hour of Veron, TX****What You'll Will Get For A Field Technologist Associate$63,496 - $95,242What You'll Get For A Field Technologist Senior$87,633 - $131,453What You'll Need:Field Technologist SrEducation: - Bachelor's degree in engineering in a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or a
- Bachelor's degree in engineering technology in a program accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Experience: - Has typically acquired 6 or more years of related experience in work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering technology principles
- Must successfully complete the Physical Abilities Test (PAT)
What You'll Get:Field Technologist Sr (grade 7) - Salary Range: $88,000 - $110,000In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.Compensation DataCompensation Grade:SP20-005
Compensation Range:$30.53 - $52.67
The Physical Demand Level for this job is: L - Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 12 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 5-6 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) When it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time, but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg c ontrols; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible
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