Electrical Field Service Tech – Substations & DER

NC Electric; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NC Electric of North Carolina is seeking a Field Service Technician to support operation, testing, inspection, and maintenance of electrical assets across generation, transmission, substations, mobile substations, metering, and DER sites. The role includes field work with travel to sites and coordination with member cooperatives.

Candidates should have an associate degree in engineering/technical field or equivalent experience; Technician II requires four years in a similar role.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electric utility and power systems operation and maintenance.
• Technician I: experience in electric utility and industrial operations and maintenance preferred.
• Technician II: minimum of four years of related experience in electric utility and industrial operations and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Review mobile transformer/substation usage by member EMCs.
• Maintain records on usage, inspections, testing, and maintenance.
• Create monthly reports of MS usage and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain a testing and maintenance schedule for the MS.
• Provide technical assistance in the operation of MS and mobile testing equipment.
• Coordinate and schedule the planned usage of the mobile substations.
• Install and maintain control system improvements for each MS.
• Request purchase of materials required to maintain MS and test equipment.
• Perform annual testing on NCEMC’s mobile substations and on member EMCs’ equipment.
• Assist in testing NCEMC’s generation, transmission, and substation protection systems.
• Assist in testing NCEMC’s generation, transmission, and substation electrical equipment; testing equipment includes but is not limited to: Doble power factor testing, Doble Sweep Frequency testing, Current Transformer test set, Alber resistance test set for battery testing, Infrared Thermal Camera for site inspections, Relay testing, Hi-Pot Testing, Breaker Timing testing, and NCEMC-owned revenue metering testing.
• Coordinate the maintenance of NCEMC’s test equipment and member EMC’s equipment as per their request.
• Assist in the installation and maintenance of non-nuclear generation, transmission, and substation electrical equipment and operating and protection systems.
• Assist in the performance of maintenance of the non-nuclear generation electrical equipment and protective relay/control systems.
• Install and maintain company-owned revenue metering systems.
• Provide direct support to the DER sites as directed.
• Assist in performing site inspections and improvements as needed.
• Assist in providing indirect support on various issues that may arise.
• Check company vehicle prior to and after use for any needed service or maintenance.
• Perform substation equipment inspections and prepare reports.
• Perform monthly inspections of vehicles, tools, and PPE.
• Assist in administering the Engineering Department’s Rubber Glove Program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Industrial power systems

Power quality measurement

Substations

Metering

Protection systems

Power transformers

Solar components

Battery storage

Education

Associate degree in engineering or technical field emphasizing electric utility and power systems

Tools

Doble testing equipment

Infrared thermal camera

Relay/test equipment

Breaker timing equipment

Job description

NC Electric of North Carolina is seeking a Field Service Technician to support operation, testing, inspection, and maintenance of electrical assets across generation, transmission, substations, mobile substations, metering, and DER sites. The role includes field work with travel to sites and coordination with member cooperatives.

Candidates should have an associate degree in engineering/technical field or equivalent experience; Technician II requires four years in a similar role.