Hands-On Substation P&C Technician – Central Region

Black & Veatch; Mississippi; On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch is seeking a field engineer for on-site substation commissioning within the BV Construction group. The role focuses on verification that transmission substation equipment is commissioned per contract and design, with hands-on testing and calibration in a live environment.

Responsibilities include equipment setup, calibration, verification of set points, SCADA checks, and testing of protection relays and RTU/RTAC.

Qualifications

• NICET or NETA certification preferred; 2+ years startup experience.
• Experience using Doble, Megger, or other relay testing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Sets up equipment.
• Performs equipment calibration.
• Confirms device set points per design.
• Performs alarm checks to SCADA per substation commissioning package.
• Loads and tests settings and programming in protection relays, RTU, RTAC.
• Performs required functional testing of equipment and systems.
• Verifies equipment installation per design.

Skills

NICET Certification

Startup experience

Relay testing

Tools

Doble

Megger

Job description

Black & Veatch is seeking a field engineer for on-site substation commissioning within the BV Construction group. The role focuses on verification that transmission substation equipment is commissioned per contract and design, with hands-on testing and calibration in a live environment.

Responsibilities include equipment setup, calibration, verification of set points, SCADA checks, and testing of protection relays and RTU/RTAC.