Nuclear Relay Technician

PSEG•Lower Alloways Creek Township, NJ

4d•$31 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

The Nuclear Relay Technician performs installation, operation, and maintenance of protective and auxiliary relays and associated equipment at generating stations, switching stations, substations, customer installations, and field locations. The role includes shop and field work involving relays and supervisory control and data acquisition equipment, excluding database configuration and maintenance. The technician also makes required field revisions to prints and pulls and terminates control cable for relay installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and removal. The position is onsite and may require work outside routine duties and schedules during emergency restoration efforts. Nuclear requirements for unescorted site access apply, as do applicable Department of Energy 10 CFR 810 requirements. A valid Real ID or approved alternate documentation is required by May 7, 2027. PSEG does not offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to complete Company courses relating to the occupational group, including Company courses in Fundamentals of Electricity DC and AC.
Ability to acquire a working knowledge of Company operating and maintenance handbooks and manuals, including applicable safety rules and practices.
Ability to understand apparatus, control circuits, and testing equipment, and apply manufacturers' instructions for testing, adjustment, and maintenance of protective equipment.
Ability to obtain general knowledge of the system layout in the assigned area, relay operation theory, and related records.
Patience, precision, manual dexterity, due care, neat and orderly work habits, and the ability to meet the public pleasantly and tactfully.
Proficiency in approved methods of artificial respiration.
Successful completion of the Relay Technician portion of the preemployment test, except for the stated exception for qualifying employees hired before May 1, 1983.
Ability to follow instructions, perform routine operations, and demonstrate mechanical and mental aptitudes suited to relay work.
Ability to learn to read blueprints and wiring diagrams, make simple field sketches, and operate and maintain relays and associated equipment.
Ability to identify and use instruments, tools, and equipment commonly used in relay work.
Sufficient understanding of mathematics and other subjects to progress in advanced relay work; the stated equivalent is satisfactory completion of additional mathematics and electricity work at a recognized technical or correspondence school for the equivalent of one school year.
Ability to acquire sufficient knowledge of electronic circuits to perform work in relay protection and supervisory control.
Resourcefulness, sound judgment, good workmanship, and ability to work on energized relays without interrupting service.
Ability to qualify for an automobile driver's license to operate motor vehicles in New Jersey.
Must meet nuclear requirements for unescorted site access.
A valid Real ID or an approved form of alternate documentation is required by May 7, 2027.
Compliance with Department of Energy regulation 10 CFR 810 is required; where applicable, the successful applicant must meet one of the specified U.S. citizenship, permanent-residency, generally authorized destination, or protected-individual criteria.
Must meet the Company's General Requirements.

Responsibilities

Install, operate, and maintain protective and auxiliary relays and associated equipment in generating stations, switching stations, substations, customer installations, and field locations.
Perform shop and field work associated with relays and supervisory control and data acquisition equipment, excluding database configuration and maintenance.
Make field revisions to prints as required.
Pull and terminate control cable for installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and removal of relays and associated equipment.
Assemble, disassemble, repair, and adjust facility electrical equipment operating at a nominal voltage of 120 volts.
Install, check, test, repair, and remove temporary power and lighting up to 120 volts.
Perform minor repairs to equipment, such as leads on electrical equipment rated 220 volts and under.
Analyze, check, and repair lighting circuits up to 277 volts, and assist other occupational groups.
Work on energized relays without causing interruption to service.
During emergency restoration efforts, perform functions outside routine duties and work on a schedule that may differ from normal operations.