Relay Commissioner-Substation (Duke)

Pike • Charlotte, NC

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Relay Commissioner provides leadership skills to direct the work of a team of relay technicians. This role provides technical expertise to lead a team to install, maintain, test, adjust, troubleshoot and repair relay and control equipment in electrical substations. This includes electromechanical, solid state and microprocessor protective relays, instrument transformers, indicating and KWH/KW meters, recording instruments including sequential event recorders and digital fault recorders, controls to all substation equipment including breakers, transformers, regulators, capacitors, reactors and all associated equipment, and remote control equipment including various forms of SCADA. The position also performs testing on substation equipment such as power factor testing, transformer turns ratio testing, current transformer ratio and saturation testing, insulation testing and other analytical tests as assigned. The Relay Commissioner must comply with all company safety rules and procedures and is responsible for tools, test equipment and vehicles. This position is similar to an ANSI/NETA ETT-2000 Level 3 Technician with strong emphasis on relay and controls.

Requirements

• 8 – 10 years of work experience at a professional level in electrical substation relay and controls work related to testing and commissioning which demonstrates a progressive development of competence
• Expert in diagnostic testing and analysis of test results on protection and control equipment
• Expert with complex protective relay schemes in substations and power plants
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead, coach and train other relay technicians
• Exercises good communication, negotiation, organizational and time management skills
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and a good driving record
• Ability and willingness to work out of town
• Ability to adapt to changing technology
• Ability to work outside in an electrical substation environment, exposure to heat and cold, climbing stairs and ladders, lifting up to 50 pounds and working in elevated areas
• Possess and utilize excellent client relation skills.
• Associates degree in electrical power technology or related field, may be substituted with years of experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership skills to direct the work of a team of relay technicians.
• Provide technical expertise to lead a team to install, maintain, test, adjust, troubleshoot and repair relay and control equipment in electrical substations.
• Perform testing on substation equipment such as power factor testing, transformer turns ratio testing, current transformer ratio and saturation testing, insulation testing and other analytical tests as assigned.
• Comply with all company safety rules and procedures.
• Responsible for tools, test equipment and vehicles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree