Senior Relay Technician

EPS

$75K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of industry experience related to electrical systems
  • Bachelor's or associate degree in Electrical/Electronic technology or a 4-year Engineering Degree preferred
  • NETA III/IV certification preferred
  • Hands-on experience with protective relays installation and testing
  • Knowledgeable in relay test software

Responsibilities

  • Lead safety briefings, identifying and mitigating job site hazards
  • Utilize tools to eliminate human performance errors
  • Analyze and improve protection schemes for power circuits
  • Perform installation and testing of control circuits in substations
  • Develop and manage project execution and commissioning procedures
  • Train and qualify junior Relay Technicians and Engineers
  • Interact with customers to meet their requirements

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Competitive Pay
  • Talent Development through technical courses and online learning
  • Career Path Planning
  • Incentives for Professional Certifications
  • Competitive Per Diem for Travel
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Full Job Description
Overview

Job Title: Sr. Relay Technician

Benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and a Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Perks:
  • Competitive Pay
  • Talent Development - Instructor-Led Technical Courses and Online Learning
  • Career Path Planning
  • Incentives for Professional Certifications
  • Competitive Per Diem for Travel
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Position Summary:

The Sr. Relay Technician performs and supervises electrical testing, maintenance and troubleshooting relays in electrical power stations. Your duties involve using relay test equipment and tools to test several types of relays inside the electrical substation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead safety briefings on job site, identify, eliminate, or mitigate hazards.
  • Utilize Human Performance Error Elimination concepts and tools.
  • Analyze protection schemes for power circuits and other power system components.
  • Perform installation, commissioning, testing, and function testing of substation control circuits on relay panel, transformer & circuit breaker change-outs.
  • Ability to analyze event records and make informed deductions
  • Develop Project Execution, Commissioning, Outage Sequence & Energization Procedures.
  • Project management of large scale and complex projects.
  • Train and qualify Relay Technician I, II, or Relay Engineer I
  • Interact with customers.
  • Perform complex troubleshooting.
  • Perform end-to-end relay testing using relay test software and analyze the operation of the relay based on the fault type run.
  • Lead investigations of electrical related issues, including root cause analysis as needed.
  • Calibrate & perform functional tests on both electromechanical and microprocessor based protective relays for substations.
  • Function as an on-site lead for the project, assign tasks, prioritize activities and interface with customers.
  • Read and fully understand protection and control schematic diagrams and wiring diagrams and catch mistakes and problems with the drawings and design when comparing with accepted engineering and customer standards.
  • Determine and interpret customer's requirements and provide final deliverables including as built prints and all test results meeting specified requirements.
  • Understand manufactures' literature to facilitate testing.


Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen due to this being a safety sensitive position.
  • Complete a satisfactory criminal background check.
  • Able to work overtime and travel out of town for periods of time.
  • Must have a valid driver's license and currently have and be able to maintain a safe driving record.
  • Hands on experience installing, maintaining, testing & repairing protective relays in transmission, generation, or distribution level substations.
  • Capable of trouble shooting distribution and transmission controls circuits.
  • Knowledge of relay test software.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience installing, maintaining, testing, or repairing circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, or similar equipment.

Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's or associate degree in electrical/Electronic technology, Military Experience, or 4-year Engineering Degree, preferred
  • 5+ Years of Relevant Industry Experience
  • NETA III/IV Certified, preferred

Physical Requirements:
  • Able to climb ladders, stand for extended periods, able to lift 70 lbs.

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