Lead Relay Technician

Utili-Serve; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Utili-Serve is seeking a skilled Relay Technician to install, test, troubleshoot, and repair relay and control equipment in substations, power plants, and customer facilities. You will work with protective relays, SCADA systems, meter devices, and related equipment, adhering to safety policies and contributing to project estimates and cost tracking.

The ideal candidate holds an associate degree in electrical/electronic fields, has at least three years of hands-on experience, and is willing to

Formación

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in electrical/electronic field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with relays and control systems.
• Hands-on testing and analysis of protective relays.

Responsabilidades

• Install, test, troubleshoot, and repair relay and control systems in substations, power plants, and customer facilities.
• Work with protective relays (electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor-based), instrument transformers, metering devices, and SCADA systems.
• Ensure compliance with all company and client safety policies and procedures.
• Estimate upcoming projects and assist in planning.
• Monitor project progress, track time and cost, and report updates.
• Support team leaders and management with operational needs.

Conocimientos

Relay testing

SCADA

Troubleshooting

Field service

Protective relays

Educación

Associate degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mathematics

Herramientas

SCADA systems

Metering devices

Protective relays

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a skilled Relay Technician responsible for the installation, testing, troubleshooting, and repair of relay and control equipment in electrical substations, power plants, and customer facilities. This includes working with electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor-based protective relays, instrument transformers, KWH/KW meters, sequential event recorders, digital fault recorders, substation controls, and various SCADA systems. The technician must adhere to all company and client safety protocols, contribute to project estimation, track progress, monitor costs, and support team leaders and management as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, test, troubleshooting, and repair relay and control systems in substations, power plants, and customer facilities.
• Work with a range of equipment including protective relays (electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor), instrument transformers, metering devices, and SCADA systems.
• Ensure compliance with all company and client safety policies and procedures.
• Estimate upcoming projects and assist in planning.
• Monitor project progress, track time and cost, and report updates.
• Support team leaders and management with operational needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mathematics from a technical school, or equivalent experience in the electrical/electronic field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with electrical relays and control systems, in addition to required education.
• Hands-on experience testing and analyzing results of protective relays and control equipment.
• Proven knowledge of protective relay schemes.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Willingness and ability to travel for work.
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving technology and changing work schedules.

Desired Qualifications:

• Background in estimating relay and control projects.
• Experience working with protective relaying and control systems in power plant environments.
• Familiarity with advanced protective relay schemes.