Lead Relay Field Technician
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Interpret project scope and lead commissioning teams to complete test activities without service interruptions while adhering to safety protocols. Interpret substation drawings and write procedures, isolation plans, and functional guidelines for maintenance and construction. Perform routine troubleshooting and repair of substation relaying and control equipment, including calibrating relays, verifying metering, conducting trip testing, and commissioning new substations and pilot channel equipment. Provide technical mentorship to junior field service personnel and serve as a subject matter expert for small project teams. This role involves leading field operations across client sites, with a travel schedule including up to three weeks away and paid housing. Candidates must have at least five years of field experience in relay calibration and substation commissioning.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of field experience in commissioning, panel and equipment checkout, relay calibration, testing and repairing substation relaying and control schemes
- Valid Driver's license and good driving record
- Ability to communicate effectively in English (inclusive of reading and writing) due to the nature of safety-related materials, documentation, and interactions with clients
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Quickly learn and apply test procedures for various types of substation equipment
- Learn and apply client's switching procedures and safety measures as required
- Reference and complete assignments as described in applicable specifications
- Perform regular field work both indoors and outdoors
- Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, business acumen, management ability
- Is considered a subject matter expert in the area of protective relaying in the field
- Serve as a technical lead for small project teams
- Interprets substation drawings (e.g., single line drawings, AC and DC schematics, panel wiring diagrams, and panel layout drawings)
- Writing procedures and/or test plans in support of maintenance and construction activities including development of isolation plans and functional guidelines
- Leading and performing routine troubleshooting and repair of substation relaying and control equipment
- Commission new substations, power equipment, relaying (electro-mechanical, solid state and microprocessor), pilot channel equipment (power line carrier, pilot wire, transfer, transfer trip, fiber optic, CVT's, line tuners, line traps, etc.), controls and communications equipment
- Provide Project Technical Support to Field Service personnel
- Provide technical mentorship to junior level field service personnel
- Interprets project-level scope of work and effectively plans commissioning and resource scheduling and provides team leadership for completing test activities efficiently, on time and without service interruptions, adhering to all established safety protocol
Desired Qualifications
- Experience is desirable in any of the following related areas: substation design (including protection & control engineering); substation construction; substation commissioning; SCADA/Fault Data/SER/Integration-Automation equipment installation and testing
- 3 phase power systems; power system protection & control schemes; test equipment; test equipment software
- Test equipment and toll/wiring usage; interpretation of wiring and elementary diagrams; basic test skills to perform duties listed above; basic PC skills
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