Energy Tech 3-5 (Journeyman) - Military veterans preferred

This position is posted until filled.

Department: Relay

Relay Apprenticeship Program
2-3yrs exper in Relay – testing trouble shooting and maintaining relay
NERC Compliance testing familiar.
Computer skills

Journeyman Relay

Salary Grade: U32
$51.51 per hour

$7,500 sign-on bonus

DEPARTMENT: RELAY

DUTIES: Under general supervision of communication and relay manager foreman or working foreman.

Will work with skilled, and semi-skilled workers in a variety of duties by installing, testing, troubleshooting, and performing maintenance on relays, relay schemes, and control circuits throughout the transmission, generation, and distribution system.

Cleans, checks, and physically examines relays; electrically calibrates and sets relays in accordance with settings received from Engineering.

Makes tests to check polarity, ratio, and performance of current and potential transformers.

Maintains, tests, and repairs relays. Installs cable, conduit, cable tray, and panels.

Installs new relay equipment or may replace parts as required; connects relay and various electrical equipment testing mechanisms to a test board to simulate operating conditions; compares manufacturer's specifications of relays prescribed function to determine if exact sequence of operations is obtained.

Cooperates with other personnel in testing relay-tripping action. Verifies proper operation of control and indication circuits.

Proficient in troubleshooting and maintaining of system protection problems and schemes with various relays such as SEL’s, GE, ABB, Siemens, Westinghouse and various other electromechanical protection relays.

Also has knowledge of electronic components and skills necessary to test, calibrate, and maintain electromechanical, solid state and microprocessor relays.

Obtains proper clearance and performs switching operations on equipment for repair, maintenance, or construction work and places tags on equipment accordingly after coordinating with proper personnel.

Performs shop duties in the repair, testing, overhaul, and calibration of malfunctioning equipment; prepares records of maintenance and inspection and submits to supervisor.

Performs all duties in a safe manner complying with all safety and operational procedures; must be proficient in the application of first aid to injured persons; may work in areas requiring caution and use of safety devices; assists in providing instruction and training to apprentices.

Knowledge of protection principles and practices for transmission lines, distribution feeder, major substation equipment and NERC requirements

Strong knowledge of AC/DC fundamentals, including understanding of three-phase power systems.

Makes design recommendations, adaptations and modifications for utility substations.

Performs other related and assigned duties.

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